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Hewitt Must Tame Royal Mail Wild Cats

10.56.46am UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 30th Oct 2003

DTI Secretary Patricia Hewitt must intervene to bring the wild cat strikes afflicting Royal Mail to an end said Malcolm Bruce MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow DTI Secretary.

Mr. Bruce said: "A national universal postal service is part of the Britain's critical infrastructure. As a publicly owned public service, the Government has a responsibility to help bring this current dispute to an end."

"If compulsory arbitration is required to tame the wild cat strikes, then Patricia Hewitt must be prepared to impose it."

"Some big businesses may be able to find alternatives to the postal system in times of crisis, but many small businesses and the public don't."

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