Scotland’s army of front-line posties deserve better pay and protection from coronavirus - and a return to public ownership.
The calls by a Scottish MP are being made on National Postal Workers’ Day in an attempt to ease the burden on staff swamped by extra demand during the covid-19 pandemic.
Posties have become a new “emergency service” with shops shut and households in lockdown. Marion Fellows, an SNP MP, wrote to chief executive Rico Black and Tory business secretary Alok Sharma demanding improved conditions for key-worker staff.She said: “Royal Mail postal workers have continued to serve communities across the UK throughout the covid-19 pandemic and deserve to be properly recognised and remunerated for their work through improved
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