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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 Dec 2016

    Post Office workers to stage five days of strikes from Monday in dispute over jobs and pensions, union sayshttp://bbc.in/2hFDppw 

    10:54 AM - 12 Dec 2016
    • 654 Retweets
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    • Ricardo Gladwell 🌹🏳️‍🌈 Puck6 daniel ramirez মনের ডায়েরি Ken Spearpoint RN BSc MSc MPhil Anthony Waterston سعد قنديل 🇪🇬 🔬Jono🕹️ Séamus Rudden
    223 replies 654 retweets 429 likes
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      2. Richard Birch  🇬🇧‏ @Darunatura 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Shut every post office who cares, the internet is a thing now.

        2 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
      3. Brooksy‏ @andybrooks69 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Darunatura @BBCBreaking

        > How do you think your parcels ordered on the internet get delivered?

        5 replies 0 retweets 43 likes
      4. Richard Birch  🇬🇧‏ @Darunatura 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @andybrooks69 @BBCBreaking

        private couriers, typically TNT or DHL

        3 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
      5. David Oxley‏ @doxley56 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Darunatura @andybrooks69 @BBCBreaking

        they get delivered by Royal Mail NOT the post office!!

        1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
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      7. Richard Birch  🇬🇧‏ @Darunatura 14 Dec 2016
        Replying to @polar8 @doxley56 and

        YESpic.twitter.com/nGaZCrdNIX

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Andrew Gibson‏ @andrew2891 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        no junk mail for a week then

        2 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
      3. Paul Cooke‏ @paulpcooke 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @andrew2891 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Post Office, not Royal Mail

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Peter wailing‏ @petinspain 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        sack the fucking lot of them.

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      3. Sara Candy Kane‏ @Sazzyknicks 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @petinspain @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        up yours!

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. End of conversation
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      2. James‏ @james1508 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        idle swines. All they do is dump unopened packages in the middle of your drive now.

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Simon Drayton‏ @simmy1976 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @james1508 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        it's the post office, not Royal Mail, two different companies, posties are still working

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. James‏ @james1508 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @simmy1976 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        all the same to me, neither gives a toss about its customers.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Simon Drayton‏ @simmy1976 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @james1508 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        I'm a postie mate and I beg to differ, walking 15 miles a day to make sure people get parcels and cards etc

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      6. James‏ @james1508 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @simmy1976 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        you are one of few good ones then. Ours don't give a toss round here.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. JD 7️⃣‏ @Haighy_23 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @james1508 @simmy1976 and

        I'm out walking over 5 hours a days delivering in all weathers and doing the best I can. 😴

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. End of conversation
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      2. richard jameson‏ @richcjameson 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        PO &RM are not same company. I'm a postie and absolutely breaking my backside to ensure everyone gets their parcels and cards !

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Sara Candy Kane‏ @Sazzyknicks 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @richcjameson @BBCBreaking

        same as my hubby is this getting annoying & very insulting isn't it! Public have no clue what you posties do xx

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Oga Timi‏ @oga_timi 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Justice0999 @BBCBreaking

        best way to get what you want is to use leverage. They've played it perfectly

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      4. Oga Timi‏ @oga_timi 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Justice0999 @BBCBreaking

        public sentiment means nothing. Would you cry about your customers if you were striking for more pay?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Oga Timi‏ @oga_timi 12 Dec 2016
        Replying to @oga_timi @Justice0999 @BBCBreaking

        this isn't a massive political vote or anything. Postal workers are thinking about thenselves (quite rightly imo)

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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