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| About 100 postal workers have called an unofficial strike at Edinburgh's main sorting office after being asked to sort what they dubbed "scab" mail. | About 100 postal workers have called an unofficial strike at Edinburgh's main sorting office after being asked to sort what they dubbed "scab" mail. |
| Staff at the Sighthill sorting office walked out on Wednesday after claiming four workers had been suspended. | Staff at the Sighthill sorting office walked out on Wednesday after claiming four workers had been suspended. |
| The suspended staff are said to have refused to handle mail transferred from Glasgow following unofficial strike action there. | The suspended staff are said to have refused to handle mail transferred from Glasgow following unofficial strike action there. |
| Royal Mail was unable to say whether there would be an impact on deliveries. | Royal Mail was unable to say whether there would be an impact on deliveries. |
| The strike was sparked by postal workers at Glasgow's mail centre in Springburn walking out on Tuesday. | |
| Talks in Glasgow between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail management on Wednesday failed to find a solution to the dispute. | |
| A spokeswoman for Royal Mail condemned the action, which she said played directly into the hands of their competitors, and urged the striking workers to return to recognised negotiating procedures. | |
| Julie Morrison, head of external relations at the Royal Mail Group, said: "Royal Mail's utmost concern is to continue to provide a service to our customers and this kind of unlawful action plays directly into the hands of our competitors. | Julie Morrison, head of external relations at the Royal Mail Group, said: "Royal Mail's utmost concern is to continue to provide a service to our customers and this kind of unlawful action plays directly into the hands of our competitors. |
| "We hope that the union will encourage staff back to work and allow this matter to be handled following proper agreed procedures. We remain open to dialogue in this matter." | "We hope that the union will encourage staff back to work and allow this matter to be handled following proper agreed procedures. We remain open to dialogue in this matter." |
| The wildcat strike has been called against the backdrop of a Scotland-wide dispute over pay, pensions and future industry changes that has seen the CWU call a series of official 24-hour strikes. | |
| A further 24-hour official strike by delivery staff is expected across the UK on Thursday. |