Post Office strikes to go ahead after talks break down : U.K news

Post Office says next week’s strike will have minimal impact with less than 100 branches to close, though that claim is disputed by unions. Post Office workers will go ahead with five days of strikes next week after talks over jobs, pay and pensions broke down on Thursday.

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said the Post Office had rejected its offer to suspend strike action in exchange for suspension of the closure of main post offices and for “meaningful negotiations” on pensions and jobs.

Terry Pullinger, deputy general secretary of CWU, which acts for about 4,000 postal workers, said: “Our members and this union have tried everything possible to resolve the dispute. The latest response from the Post Office is bitterly disappointing and an indication that the employer is determined on forcing through their plans irrespective of the concerns of the customers, staff and the union.