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Workers at seven Royal Mail delivery offices in Scotland are taking part in a strike in a row over job cuts and services. Workers at seven Royal Mail delivery offices in Scotland have been taking part in a 24-hour strike in a row over job cuts and services.
Royal Mail said about 330 staff at two offices in Edinburgh and others in Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Grangemouth, Bathgate and Irvine were involved.Royal Mail said about 330 staff at two offices in Edinburgh and others in Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Grangemouth, Bathgate and Irvine were involved.
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 put 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 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.
Royal Mail said it had honoured existing agreements and urged the union to call off the strikes. A Royal Mail spokeswoman said it had put 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."