Post Office workers have become the latest group to launch strike action – following a row with bosses over pay.
Up to 1,500 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike today at Crown Post Offices – the larger branches usually sited on high streets.
The union said its 24-hour strike would cause ‘considerable delays’ for consumers.
However the Post Office today said half of its 114 crown branches had remained open despite the strike.
It advised customers to make use of services in sub-post offices or WH Smith stores if their nearest crown branch is closed.
Meanwhile, Post Office supply chain and administrative workers will strike on Thursday.
The union said this will affect sub-post offices – smaller branches often in more rural locations.
However the Post Office said it had put a range of ‘contingency measures’ in place and it expects business as usual at its 11,500 sub-post offices.
The strike action by staff at the Post Office, which provides over the counter…
