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Union members at hundreds of Crown post offices will walk out tomorrow – the fourth round of industrial action in recent weeks More: continued here
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Workers in some of the country's biggest post offices will stage a fresh strike on Tuesday in a bitter row over jobs, pay and branch closures. More: continued here
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