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| Postal workers in wildcat strikes | Postal workers in wildcat strikes |
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| Dozens of postal staff have been staging wildcat strikes in Edinburgh and Grangemouth over pay deductions following recent official action. | |
| Workers left depots in Edinburgh North West and Grangemouth at about 0900 BST. | Workers left depots in Edinburgh North West and Grangemouth at about 0900 BST. |
| The walkouts followed 48-hour strikes last week and earlier this week. Staff said deductions for both strikes came out of one weekly wage. | The walkouts followed 48-hour strikes last week and earlier this week. Staff said deductions for both strikes came out of one weekly wage. |
| A Royal Mail spokeswoman said the payroll calendar meant all deductions had to be taken at once. | A Royal Mail spokeswoman said the payroll calendar meant all deductions had to be taken at once. |
| The spokeswoman said the four strike days happened in a six-day payroll period. | The spokeswoman said the four strike days happened in a six-day payroll period. |
| She said: "If the payroll records show that a member of staff was not at work on a particular day they are not paid for that day. | She said: "If the payroll records show that a member of staff was not at work on a particular day they are not paid for that day. |
| "The rules are simple and clear, people who took industrial action over four days were fully aware that they would not be paid for the days on which they took strike action. | |
| 'Working normally' | |
| "Staff at North West Delivery Office in Edinburgh and Grangemouth Delivery Office have taken unlawful unofficial industrial action on Friday over pay abatement and we are deeply disappointed that they have decided to do so. | |
| "Every other office in Scotland is working normally and we would encourage our staff to come back to work." | |
| The spokeswoman apologised to customers and said the action "played into the hands" of competitors. | |
| There are 18 staff at Grangemouth Delivery Office and 81 at Edinburgh North West Delivery Office. |