'It's not just the posties, it's the NHS, the universities and Network Rail – all working class people are feeling the pinch'
Postal workers in Northern Ireland are to take part in further strike action, a trade union has confirmed.
Read more: Aidan McAnespie: Former soldier David Jonathan Holden found guilty over 1988 Troubles killing Fra Martin is the Northern Ireland Branch Secretary for CWU and said that postal workers would not be deterred in their action. Mr Martin told Belfast Live that offers have not reflected the changed landscape since negotiations began."Our policy still is above-inflation pay rise and if Royal Mail were serious about this in February, the inflation rate was sitting between 5-7%.
"And when you look around it's not just the posties, it's the NHS, the universities and Network Rail, all working class people are feeling the pinch."
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