UK Post Office union ready for ballot
Post Office counter staff have overwhelmingly rejected a 2.4pc pay offer, opening up a second front in the Royal Mail’s ongoing dispute with the Communication Workers Union.
National officer Andy Furey warned that a refusal to sweeten the offer could lead to a ballot over industrial action by more than 7,000 counter services and cash-in-transit staff.
In a consultative ballot, 91pc of votes were cast against accepting the Post Office’s offer.
Separately, CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward has met with Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton to try to avert strike action by 150,000 postal workers and sorting office staff.
