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Counter staff at nine post offices are to go on a half day strike later on Friday.Counter staff at nine post offices are to go on a half day strike later on Friday.
It will be the fifth walkout in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions.It will be the fifth walkout in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions.
The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast.The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast.
The strike will begin at 1430 BST. The Post Office said it would run a normal service at the branches.The strike will begin at 1430 BST. The Post Office said it would run a normal service at the branches.
Johnny McKeever from the Communication Workers Union said strikes were set to continue, with the next one planned for Tuesday.Johnny McKeever from the Communication Workers Union said strikes were set to continue, with the next one planned for Tuesday.
He said counter staff would come off worst under the new pay and restructuring plans.He said counter staff would come off worst under the new pay and restructuring plans.
The union claims that Royal Mail's 2.5% pay rise offer is unfair and means a reduced service for customers.
However, Royal Mail has said that the "harsh commercial reality of the market" meant that money needed to be invested in modernising its operation.
Postal workers staged strike action at the end of June as part of their dispute.