Post workers' talks fail
Tough talking Royal Mail refused to back down as the postal dispute bit deep into the West Midlands today.
They insisted that changes in working practices, at the heart of the walkout, would be introduced whether Communication Workers Union ( CWU ) strikers liked it or not.
Royal Mail spokeswoman Jane Thomas insisted: " The union's determination to continue to call its members out on strike will not change the urgent need for us to modernise and become more flexible and efficient if we are to survive."
The current stoppage ends at noon tomorrow but another 48-hour walkout is set to being in the early hours of Monday, meaning that post will not start returning to normal until late next week at the earliest.
Royal Mail today urged people to use Post Offices to post letters during the dispute. There are no immediate plans to start sealing post boxes even if the dispute drags on.
