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Latest post strike 'called off' Royal Mail strikes are called off
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The postal strikes planned for Friday and Monday have been reportedly called off. The postal strikes have been called off until at least the New Year to allow for fresh talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union.
However, it is unlikely that an agreement has been reached to resolve the wider dispute over job cuts, pay and working conditions. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the decision had been made to provide "a period of calm" in which the two sides could reach a long-term deal.
The planned strikes would have been the third round of nationwide walkouts by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). As a result, he said Royal Mail deliveries would be "free of any disruption" over Christmas.
Statements from the CWU and Royal Mail are expected shortly. Yet Mr Barber added that securing a final deal remained a long way away.