Breakdown in Talks Leads to a Fresh Wave of Strikes

Western Daily Press › October 30, 2009

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Postal workers mounted picket lines across the country again yesterday at the start of a fresh wave of strikes after the collapse of peace talks aimed at resolving the bitter mail dispute. Thousands of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked out from 4am, causing huge disruption to mail deliveries. The strike went ahead after the failure of three days of intensive talks between union leaders and Royal Mail bosses.

In Bristol, striking postal workers picketed Royal Mail centres, including the Filton Mail Centre, and the delivery centre in Severn Beach.

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Breakdown in Talks Leads to a Fresh Wave of Strikes

Steve Simmonds 48, from Hengrove, has been a postal worker ...

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