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Published on: 8/4/2007
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Union representative John Thompson, right, on a picket line outside the Royal Mail's Leeman Road depot in York last monthUnion representative John Thompson, right, on a picket line outside the Royal Mail's Leeman Road depot in York last month
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John Thompson, branch secretary for York and District Amalgamated CWU, said there could be a backlog of mail.
He said: "It will come to breaking point at some stage if it's not resolved.
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Mr Thompson said the strikes will mean less mail than usual will be delivered to all areas of York, albeit it on different days.
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Local Communication Workers Union representative John Thompson said this would mean people in more central areas of York, such as Dringhouses and Acomb, will receive a limited amount of mail on Friday and the following Thursday.
Postal workers at Birch Park, off Huntington Road, are preparing themselves for two 24-hour strikes, on Friday and Saturday, and on the following Thursday and Friday.