Fears for hundreds of Liverpool Royal Mail jobs

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HUNDREDS of postal jobs are under threat today over fears that Liverpool’s Copperas Hill sorting office could be axed.

Workers’ representatives fear a new review of resources could resurrect plans to shut the city centre site and transfer work to Warrington.

Mail officials tried to switch the work in 1997 in a proposed shake-up.

Royal Mail is half way through a six-week review of north west postal centres.

Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) Merseyside branch secretary Mark Walsh believes Royal Mail are ready to return with closure plans.

He has called a meeting on Sunday lunchtime to bring postal workers up to date with the review.

Since the last study there has been no investment in new technology at Copperas Hill.

Mr Walsh said the most modern machine, which could handle A4 envelopes, was removed last October while his members were on unofficial strike.

He said: “I believe that was a ‘dumbing down’ of the building.

“Management have said that nothing is ruled in and nothing is ruled out.

“But I believe they will say the building is not fit for purpose and want to resurrect the original plan to move us to Warrington.â€