Postal strike
Sir,—l fully support the posties’ move and put forward my street as an example of one of their grievances. I live in a cul-de-sac which five years ago contained 10 letter boxes. Through development, this number has now increased to 20 Post Office has not
decreased the length of rounds, thereby doubling the work load. Good on the posties for putting their case; yet another example of Government departments taking Rogernomics to heart. — Yours, etc., M. D. SHAW. July 29, 1986.
Sir,—While I sympathise with the overworked, it strikes me that perhaps they are also overpaid as the postal workers will not be paid while they are on strike. Perhaps if the Post Office were to reduce their pay to a more reasonable level, the money saved could be used to employ extra labour with which to relieve the work load to a level commensurate With the pay. Such a pay reduction would, of course, have to be across the board and may well give postal workers in other areas cause to have second thought about their support for those in Zones 6 and 7.—Yours, etc., DAVID J. H. STRINGER. July 29, 1986.
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