Post Office strike this weekend

The Post Office is reassuring customers in the Exeter area that despite the Unions’ call for strike action on Saturday 3 December at three Post Office branches, services will not be impacted at other branches in the area.

The Post Office said it is soon to say if services will be affected at the three branches where strike action has been called but other Post Offices in the areas will be open for business as usual as they are not involved in the industrial action.

Kevin Gilliland, Post Office’s Network and Sales Director, said: “We regret that the Unions are attempting to disrupt services for people who want to use Post Office branches in the run up to Christmas. However, we would like to reassure our customers that, if a strike goes ahead on 3rd December, it will be business as usual in 97 per cent of our network, with almost all of our network operating to its usual Saturday schedule.

“We know all our people work very hard to make Christmas as easy as possible for customers - the Unions’ call for strike action can only cause unnecessary concern in the run up to the big day.

“Customers who want to check if their branch is affected, or the opening hours of alternative branches, should visit the Post Office branch finder at www.postoffice.co.uk for find information on their closest branch.”

Branches in the Exeter area where strike action has been called are: