Postal unions warn of strikes over post office closures

A postal workers’ union delivered an ultimatum to the Government, saying there will be escalating strike action unless it abandons plans to axe 2,500 post offices and franchise out 83 Crown Offices.
The Communication Workers Union assistant secretary Andy Furey said “the Government can’t afford not to support this vital public service”.
In a letter to MPs, the union warns: “If a settlement is not reached, an industrial action ballot is inevitable.”
David Drew, Labour MP for Stroud, blamed Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier and chairman Alan Leighton.
He said they had “taken Manchester United and turned them into Derby County”