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Katie Williams

Glasgow Post Office branches close for Jubilee Weekend as staff take strike action

Post Office workers around Scotland and the UK are taking strike action in a dispute over pay this Jubilee Weekend.

Ten branches are set to be impacted in Scotland, with two of them being in Glasgow.

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Crown Post Offices, the larger branches often found on high streets, will walk out on Saturday, June 4, and on Monday, and those in administration and supply chain networks will also strike.

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Both West Nile Street and Springburn Way branches in Glasgow will be affected.

This comes after industrial action was taken earlier this year following a dispute over pay.

The union said the pay offer was a wage freeze from April 2021 with a 2.5 percent increase and £500 lump sum from April this year.

With 3,500 union members involved in the dispute, CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey said: “Our members do not want to be in this situation, but they won’t accept humiliation either.

“Our members worked hard to deliver an excellent annual profit for the company – affordability isn’t management’s problem here.

“Frankly, their degrading excuse for an offer has only hardened members, who won’t tolerate a collapse in their living standards.

“We thank the public for their understanding and support, and we urge Post Office to get round the table and thrash out a real settlement that treats key worker heroes with the respect they deserve.”

A Post Office spokesperson said: "We want to assure our customers that the vast majority of our branches are unaffected by CWU strike action on Saturday.

"There are 114 branches, typically in city centres, that are directly managed by Post Office.

"Over two thirds would normally only be open between 9am and 12.30pm on a Saturday. We apologise to any customers who are inconvenienced by a closure."

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