Delivery Office set for another strike

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Network drivers at the Rochdale delivery office are set to strike for 24 hours on Saturday (12 September).

The action is part of a wave of strikes across the UK taking place this week.

The Communication Workers Union released a list of strike locations, with Rochdale joining a number of London depots as well as delivery office and distribution centres across the country.

The Union claims that there is a UK-wide mail backlog of more than 20 million items and is urging Royal Mail to take part in meaningful negotiations.

The Union is set to ballot 130,000 of its Royal Mail postal workers later this month over the possibility of national strike action.

Dave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, said: "Royal Mail's head in the sand approach to the problems in the mail industry is now severely damaging services for customers with backlogs bigger than in the national strike of 2007.

"Management have been attacking our members through bullying-in unagreed, often unworkable, changes. The dismissive attitude to staff at the same time as cuts to jobs, hours and overtime and a pay-freeze has made Royal Mail a dismal place to work.

"We are successful at bringing in change by agreement. Royal Mail needs the backing of postal workers to make the company successful and make change work. We want them to see sense and negotiate agreements which make change work for the company, staff and customers."