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Johnson warns over postal strike

Martin Rosenbaum | 10:57 UK time, Thursday, 15 October 2009

The postal workers' union is warning that there's going to be a national strike unless the Royal Mail management comes up with new proposals.

Letter from Alan Johnson

But the letter above was written in 1996, when its author Alan Johnson was leader of the Communication Workers' Union and not, as he is now, home secretary in a Labour cabinet whose minister responsible for the matter has described such a strike as a "lunatic proposition".

Mr Johnson's letter was released to the BBC in the past following a freedom of information request.

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  • 1. At 11:46am on 15 Oct 2009, audibert112 wrote:

    It seems that people change...
    banque et credit

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  • 2. At 2:37pm on 15 Oct 2009, barry-white wrote:

    He solved a load of problems as his time as leader.....

    Why are they not even talking? There must be someone out there to get a chat on. I am free at the moment so if there are any takers..........................

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  • 3. At 10:05pm on 19 Oct 2009, ghostofsichuan wrote:

    Cuts in government are coming and all the vested interest are posturing. The public will be punished as the two sides fight it out...punished again. You can't hold a politican to anything they may have said in the past......, or now.....,or in the future.
    The postal service is becoming the fireman on a train...and they were around a long time after they were needed.

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  • 4. At 10:38am on 26 Oct 2009, les_ayasquit wrote:

    A letter written in 1996 has only just come to light? This a highly tardy delivery even by royal standards? Shame on you postmen!

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