So we are off to Jurassic Park this Friday as Postal Workers announce they are to strike.  If you haven’t already, take a look at this definitive Gallery of the Dinosaurs who seek to bring chaos to our lives in the coming months:  http://tiny.cc/ACj2X 

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said more than 12,000 of its members – one in 13 of all postal workers - would walk out for 24 hours in offices ranging across the country.    There are now real fears Friday’s dispute could be the start of a summer of strike action which could cripple the postal network. A spokesman for the CWU said that 400 Royal Mail offices from around the country had submitted requests to strike.

Dave Ward, Deputy of the CWU stated that: ”There are serious and growing problems in the postal sector which urgently need resolving. We have renewed our offer of a three-month no-strike deal to Royal Mail in return for meaningful talks over modernisation. The current cuts, bullying managers and ever-increasing workloads on a shrinking workforce cannot continue. Pressure and stress is at breaking point for postal workers.”

Dave, ever considered that the definition of a bully may live closer to home?

What makes this strike pointless is that the Royal Mail has stated that more than 90 per cent of its people would still be delivering the mail to their customers. Nine out of 10 of offices were not affected by the planned strikes.

Also funny day for a strike….a Friday.  Nothing to do with making a long weekend for your members Dave?

Look forward to seeing Dave Ward on a tv and on a picket line near you this Friday