By Channel 4 News
The Communication Workers Union says that it will hold more strikes next week, in addition to the 48 hours of industrial action already underway.
Up to 40,000 mail centre staff and drivers are on strike today in a dispute with Royal Mail over pay and modernisation. They will be followed by postmen and women tomorrow.
It is an industrial dispute that does not just involve employers and employees, but has also dragged in the Labour government, with the union criticising the role ministers have played.
The CWU and Royal Mail have accused one another of walking away from an outline agreement reached on Tuesday night to end the confrontation.
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