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NINE Merseyside Post Offices could temporarily shut if a threatened strike goes ahead.
Workers are embroiled in a row with Royal Mail bosses over pay.
Yesterday, ballot papers were sent out to Post Office counter staff across Merseyside asking if they want to down tools.
According to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) they have been locked in fruitless talks with management over a new pay deal since April last year. They want a wage rise, but Royal Mail claims it cannot afford the extra expense.
CWU’s Liverpool branch secretary Mark Walsh told the Daily Post the union launched the ballot after an angry meeting last week.
He added: “We had a meeting last week. They got a clear message from Liverpool.
“Since April 1 last year, we’ve been in protracted talks and there’s still nothing on the table.
“What they have done that’s inflamed the situation is that the office managers have been given a pay rise.
“They have refused to give our members one – they have actually said they’re overpaid.”
