Source:Sky News
Royal Mail bosses have been kept waiting over whether they face a national strike by up to 120,000 postal workers.
There are warnings of widespread disruption in the run-up to Christmas
Union officials have met to discuss when to call out their members following a huge vote in favour of industrial action.
They are considering a number of options, including a nationwide walkout by all postal workers, or a rolling programme of action involving different groups of workers taking action on different days.
The latter tactic would maximise disruption to post deliveries while minimising the effect on the pay of workers involved in strikes.
But it has now emerged that no decision is expected today.
In any case, the union will first have to give seven days' notice of a strike.
It is feared further strike action could hit Christmas deliveries if a deal is not reached in the short term.
The problem is that once a customer moves they're unlikely to return. The strike could end up delivering some first-class business into competitors' hands.
Sky News business presenter Anna Jones
Further talks are due to be held later this week but there is little sign of a breakthrough.
The union insists that the Royal Mail is imposing changes onto postal workers, cutting jobs and pay which officials say is leading to a worsening service.
The Royal Mail says managers are implementing an agreed deal between the two sides to modernise the service which was drawn up after the last national dispute two years ago.
Members of the union voted by three to one last week to strike following months of regional stoppages.
Business groups have warned that a national strike will have a huge impact on companies trying to recover from the recession.
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