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| Postal workers to stage strikes | Postal workers to stage strikes |
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| Over 25,000 postal workers will stage a series of strikes on Friday, Saturday and Monday over pay and jobs, the Communication Workers Union has said. | Over 25,000 postal workers will stage a series of strikes on Friday, Saturday and Monday over pay and jobs, the Communication Workers Union has said. |
| Services across the UK, including in London, Scotland, the West Country, East Anglia and the Midlands will be affected, the union added. | Services across the UK, including in London, Scotland, the West Country, East Anglia and the Midlands will be affected, the union added. |
| London and Scotland have already witnessed stoppages in recent weeks. | London and Scotland have already witnessed stoppages in recent weeks. |
| The Royal Mail has accused the union of breaking a deal which ended an earlier dispute in 2007. | The Royal Mail has accused the union of breaking a deal which ended an earlier dispute in 2007. |
| 'Panic-driven' | 'Panic-driven' |
| The strikes will be the most widespread walkouts since 2007's national action. | The strikes will be the most widespread walkouts since 2007's national action. |
| On Friday drivers based in Birmingham, Coventry, Essex and London will stage a 24-hour strike, and postal workers in Bristol, Somerset and Edinburgh will take action on Saturday. | On Friday drivers based in Birmingham, Coventry, Essex and London will stage a 24-hour strike, and postal workers in Bristol, Somerset and Edinburgh will take action on Saturday. |
| Stoppages will spread to Suffolk on Monday, and further areas are due to see disruption later in the week. | Stoppages will spread to Suffolk on Monday, and further areas are due to see disruption later in the week. |
| CWU Deputy general secretary Dave Ward said "panic-driven" cuts were being made to jobs and services without agreement. | CWU Deputy general secretary Dave Ward said "panic-driven" cuts were being made to jobs and services without agreement. |
| But a Royal Mail spokesman said the union was failing to acknowledge "clear evidence" of declining mail volumes. | But a Royal Mail spokesman said the union was failing to acknowledge "clear evidence" of declining mail volumes. |
| He added: "We condemn the CWU for striking over much-needed modernisation and change which has already been successfully implemented by our people in the majority of offices around the UK and is working well." | He added: "We condemn the CWU for striking over much-needed modernisation and change which has already been successfully implemented by our people in the majority of offices around the UK and is working well." |
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