Crown postal workers to vote on strike action
All is not well in the world of the former post office. Now we have to think about the concept as a supply chain rather than one entity. The part of it covered in this article continues to face a malaise. This story tells us:
Postal workers at Crown offices are to be balloted on strike action over job cuts, pension changes and post office closures, the Communication Workers Union says.
It says about 3,500 of its members will be balloted on whether to launch industrial action.
The ballot will be for staff at 300 Crown offices, supply chain depots and administration sites across the UK.
The union opposes what it says is the network’s “wholesale privatisation”.
It is also against any job cuts or the planned closure of the defined benefit pension scheme.
There are currently about 11,500 post office branches across the UK, of which 300 are directly managed by Post Office Ltd and are known as Crown offices.
Postal delivery staff are employed by Royal Mail so would not be directly involved in any action.