Rival carriers undercut the Royal Mail by offering far worse pay and conditions. It’s time to stay this race to the bottom
Postal workers have just voted to strike. The Tories at their conference gleefully challenged Labour leaders to denounce “illegal” action,assuming the Communication Workers’ Union ballot would never jump the hurdle of Tory laws designed to create strikes virtually impossible. Tough: not only did turnout far outleap the legal minimum, but 89% of votes backed a walkout.
Lord Tebbit, or union-baiter in chief,could only harrumph. “They are pricing themselves out of business, making it more difficult for themselves to preserve their jobs, and ” he said,calling them “near-suicidal”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk