Late mail is on the cards

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Oct 6 2007

by Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner


MAIL deliveries in Huddersfield could be even later, it emerged today.

Postal staff – currently on strike in the town – have been asked to start work later.

And they have warned that will mean some letters and packages will not reach their destinations until the afternoon, which could be bad news for businesses in particular.

The news came as post staff in Huddersfield continued their strike action.

A shop steward said participation in a postal strike has been unanimous.

Communication Workers Union (CWU) members walked out at noon on Thursday for a 48-hour stoppage to protest against a below-inflation pay offer.

The union – which is staging a second two-day strike from Monday – is also fighting Royal Mail modernisation plans which it warns will lead to 40,000 job losses.

Simon Midgley, CWU office representative for Huddersfield Delivery Office on St Peters Street, said support for the strike was total.

Mr Midgley said staff at the delivery office were being asked to work from 6am to 2pm rather than 5am to 1pm.

He said: “It would mean we couldn’t start deliveries until 10am which would drag them out into later in the day.

“People want their mail as early as possible so obviously this change would lead to more complaints from the public.â€