Post Office staff strike

OLDHAM Post Office is to take part in a strike as part of a long-running row over closures, jobs and pay.

The local branch will join hundreds of workers from Crown Post Offices across the country in two days of action.

Members of the Communication Workers Union in hundreds of branches will walk out for half a day on Thursday and all day on Saturday, June 29.

The union has held five strikes since Easter in protest at plans to close or franchise 76 of the Crown offices — the larger branches usually sited on high streets.

Talks between the two sides have failed to break the deadlock, and the union called for senior Post Office executives to get involved in attempts to reach a deal.

CWU officials said they believed the Post Office is preparing to announce a £94 million profit, “smashing” its target by £10 million which the union predicted will mean large bonuses for senior executives.