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| Postal workers strike over jobs | Postal workers strike over jobs |
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| Workers at seven Royal Mail delivery offices in Scotland are taking part in a strike in a row over jobs and services. | |
| About 330 staff at two offices in Edinburgh and others in Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Grangemouth, Bathgate and Irvine have joined the strike action. | |
| About 160 distribution drivers in Edinburgh were among thousands in the UK who took action on Friday. | About 160 distribution drivers in Edinburgh were among thousands in the UK who took action on Friday. |
| Royal Mail said "robust contingency plans" were in place. | Royal Mail said "robust contingency plans" were in place. |
| The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said up to 8,000 members in London and about 160 in Scotland walked out from 0600 BST on Friday. | The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said up to 8,000 members in London and about 160 in Scotland walked out from 0600 BST on Friday. |
| The union accused Royal Mail of cuts which break a national agreement and threatened modernisation. | The union accused Royal Mail of cuts which break a national agreement and threatened modernisation. |
| Royal Mail said it had honoured existing agreements and urged the union to call off the strikes. | Royal Mail said it had honoured existing agreements and urged the union to call off the strikes. |
| A Royal Mail spokeswoman said it had robust contingency plans in place to minimise disruption to its customers. | A Royal Mail spokeswoman said it had robust contingency plans in place to minimise disruption to its customers. |
| She said: "Industrial action will not modernise Royal Mail - it will simply disrupt the service, annoy customers and lead to an even greater loss of business, leaving Royal Mail less able to protect full time jobs - and the Universal Service in the competitive marketplace." | She said: "Industrial action will not modernise Royal Mail - it will simply disrupt the service, annoy customers and lead to an even greater loss of business, leaving Royal Mail less able to protect full time jobs - and the Universal Service in the competitive marketplace." |