Unions plan national postal strike ballot
Updated on 10 September 2009
A fresh row breaks out over postal strikes as unions release footage of a mass backlog of mail in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and services.
A fresh row over the postal strikes broke out today when union leaders confirmed plans for a national ballot in the bitter dispute over jobs, pay and services.
Members of the Communication Workers Union will start voting next Wednesday on whether to back a nationwide walkout, with the result expected on 30 September - while Labour is holding its annual conference.
Royal Mail attacked the decision to press ahead with the ballot as "wholly irresponsible", as talks between senior management and the union leadership are still being held.
The news came as fresh strikes were held today in London, worsening the huge backlog of mail building up across the UK.
