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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.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.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. Royal Mail said there was a national agreement with the Communication Workers Union "covering payment for delivery of election communications".
"We would like to move everyone on to one averaged standard rate, but previous proposals to do this have been rejected," a 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.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 which meant political parties had to deliver their own literature.