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| Post delivery staff join strike | Post delivery staff join strike |
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| Thousands of mail delivery workers in Scotland have walked out in a second day of strike action over jobs, pay and modernisation at the Royal Mail. | |
| The Communications Workers Union (CWU) estimated about 7,500 workers in Scotland would take part in the industrial action. | |
| A further three days of strikes have been called for next week, starting on Thursday, the union said. | A further three days of strikes have been called for next week, starting on Thursday, the union said. |
| The Royal Mail has said it would try to minimise any disruption. | The Royal Mail has said it would try to minimise any disruption. |
| It has advised customers to take mail to post office counters. | It has advised customers to take mail to post office counters. |
| Resume negotiations | Resume negotiations |
| The CWU said that 3,382 workers were on strike on Thursday in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Wishaw and Perth. | The CWU said that 3,382 workers were on strike on Thursday in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Wishaw and Perth. |
| Across the UK, up to 42,000 staff held a 24-hour strike. | Across the UK, up to 42,000 staff held a 24-hour strike. |
| Meanwhile, another three days of strikes at Royal Mail will take place next week, the CWU said. | Meanwhile, another three days of strikes at Royal Mail will take place next week, the CWU said. |
| The next wave of action will begin on 29 October. | The next wave of action will begin on 29 October. |
| The prime minister has urged both sides to resume negotiations to bring an end to the "self-defeating" strike. | The prime minister has urged both sides to resume negotiations to bring an end to the "self-defeating" strike. |
| Jim McKechnie, branch secretary for CWU Glasgow and District, told BBC Scotland: "Hopefully this will let Royal Mail know that our members are unhappy at the way we are being treated. | Jim McKechnie, branch secretary for CWU Glasgow and District, told BBC Scotland: "Hopefully this will let Royal Mail know that our members are unhappy at the way we are being treated. |
| "There is confusion all over the place. We don't want our members out here because we want the public to get a true postal service which they are entitled to." | "There is confusion all over the place. We don't want our members out here because we want the public to get a true postal service which they are entitled to." |
| He called on Royal Mail to sit down with the union and "get it sorted" before a further strikes next week. | He called on Royal Mail to sit down with the union and "get it sorted" before a further strikes next week. |
| The Royal Mail's Alan Gairns said it had repeatedly asked workers to withdraw from industrial action and enter talks at Acas. | |
| He said managers and non-striking staff were attempting to keep the service operating. | |
| "We are making normal collections from post office boxes and we are processing mail," he said. | |
| "Our delivery operation is obviously affected and we, Royal Mail, are continuing to, and repeatedly, asking the union to come and speak to us." |