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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham

Royal Mail and CWU trade accusations as strike turns increasingly bitter

Royal Mail postal workers strike in Leeds.
Royal Mail postal workers strike in Leeds. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

A fresh war of words has escalated the bitter dispute at Royal Mail, as union leaders across the communications, rail, health and education sectors said that only fair pay and job security can end the UK’s waves of strike action.

Dave Ward, the secretary general of the Communication Workers Union, which is midway through a series of strikes running up to Christmas, accused bosses of “goading” members and creating “a psychological attack” on postal workers.

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