{"id":121,"date":"2007-08-01T23:51:57","date_gmt":"2007-08-01T23:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-finance-zone.co.uk\/uncategorized\/further-postal-stoppages-planned\/"},"modified":"2007-08-01T23:51:57","modified_gmt":"2007-08-01T23:51:57","slug":"further-postal-stoppages-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-finance-zone.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/08\/01\/further-postal-stoppages-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"Further postal stoppages planned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Postal unions are planning another two weeks of strike action in a further escalation of their dispute with Royal Mail, the BBC has learned.<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The current period of staggered stoppages was due to end on 7 August. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But the Communication Workers Union is expected to announce on Thursday it will extend the action until 20 August. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The union has called for “serious negotiations” but the Royal Mail has said its pay demands threaten efforts to make the business more efficient. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Disruption<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Workers are in the middle of a two-week period of staggered stoppages designed to maximise disruption to the business. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They have already staged two 24-hour strikes in protest at what they say is an inadequate 2.5% pay offer and modernisation plans which threaten 40,000 jobs. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More than 98% of staff took part in Tuesday’s stoppages at mail centres across the country, the union said. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
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Further stoppages at delivery and collection centres are due later this week. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The CWU said a backlog of 80 million items of mail had now built up in the system. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The union has once again extended its invitation to Royal Mail management to come and negotiate seriously,” said Dave Ward, the CWU’s deputy general secretary, ahead of Thursday’s meeting. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Mail has said it has made contingency plans for further stoppages to ensure that services are not affected. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The company has called for a return to negotiations but has warned unions that fundamental changes are needed if it is going to survive in a fully competitive market. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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