Oxford mail centre wildcat strike

Postal workers at Royal Mail’s Oxford Mail centre were on unofficial strike last Monday 16th June over the suspension of a union rep.

The rep was accused of organising a flying picket to visit another mail office (Watlington) during Friday’s official strike. 100pct of staff were on strike for the late shift this evening.

Some workers believed the suspension had been planned in advance by management to provoke a walk out in order to attempt a change of contracts.

Other offices are on alert in case mail was diverted, which since many postal workers are frustrated by the current one-day official strikes could provoke action in other offices should it occur.

The Headington and Cowley offices in Oxford both struck unofficially in 2003