Talks to continue next week in UK mail dispute

Further negotiations will be needed next week to resolve the “high-pressure dispute” between Royal Mail and postal workers, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said today.

Mr Barber, who has chaired the talks between Royal Mail managers and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), said no further details of the negotiations would be revealed.

His comments came as the Royal Mail said this week’s strikes delayed 35 million items of mail.