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| Postal row over Euro poll pay gap | Postal row over Euro poll pay gap |
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| Royal Mail staff in Londonderry have decided not to handle European election literature because of a pay dispute. | Royal Mail staff in Londonderry have decided not to handle European election literature because of a pay dispute. |
| Postal workers in Derry are paid the lowest fee in Northern Ireland for delivering such items. | |
| In Lisburn, Holywood, Ballyclare and Newtownabbey, staff are paid 6.6 pence per item. In Derry it is 4.2 pence. | |
| "There is a national agreement with the CWU covering payment for delivery of election communications," a Royal Mail spokesperson said. | "There is a national agreement with the CWU covering payment for delivery of election communications," a Royal Mail spokesperson said. |
| "We are continuing to talk to the Communication Workers Union and our employees in Londonderry Delivery Office in seeking to resolve this issue." | "We are continuing to talk to the Communication Workers Union and our employees in Londonderry Delivery Office in seeking to resolve this issue." |
| Staff in Omagh, Newtownards, Ballymena and Limavady will all get a marginally higher rate than the Derry workers ranging from 4.6 pence to 4.8 pence. | |
| In 2005, staff at the Derry sorting office boycotted election mail over a pay dispute and political parties delivered their own literature. | In 2005, staff at the Derry sorting office boycotted election mail over a pay dispute and political parties delivered their own literature. |