Posties walk out as strike goes on

Postal workers across the West Midlands were out on strike today as a fresh wave of action was announced for next week.

The Communication Workers Union has served notice of a third wave of national walkouts next Friday and the following Monday (November 9) as around 77,000 delivery and collection staff took part in the industrial action across the country today.

In Stafford more than 200 postmen and women walked out of the town's delivery office. Only four union members crossed the picket with the remaining 206 staff in full support of the strike.

In Cannock and Lichfield workers also went out along with those at delivery offices in Wednesfield, Dunstall Park, Albrighton, Bilston and Wombourne.

Staff at West Bromwich's Lyng Lane and Bridge Street depots were out along with 200 staff at the Walsall office and 40 at the Aldridge depot.

At the office in Moss Grove, Kingswinford, 22 workers were on strike and almost a third were out at the delivery office in Dudley.