Scottish staff abandon wildcat strike
Postal workers in the west of Scotland have ended their second wildcat strike in four days amid an ongoing dispute about crossing official picket lines, reports the BBC. The article continues:
Staff at Glasgow Mail Centre and 12 other delivery offices in the city, Paisley and Ayr returned to work on 22 September.
Royal Mail said it had brought in extra volunteers to get services back to normal as quickly as possible.
Similar action on 18 September disrupted work at 14 delivery offices.
The disputes started after several drivers were sent home without pay for refusing to cross an official picket line.
Royal Mail said this was “standard practice” where staff refused to work while not taking industrial action.
The Communication Workers Union is involved in on-going official strike action against Royal Mail.
Both parties have accused each other of reneging on a deal reached in 2007 aimed at modernising the service.
The union has accused bosses of forcing through change without consultation. Royal Mail said the changes were needed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
