The union said that the activity could escalate to a national strike and accused Royal Mail of "sulking" since plans to part-privatise the group were shelved by Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary.

该联盟说，该活动可能升级为全国性罢工，并指责英国皇家邮政的 “ 无能”，因为集团的部分私有化计划被商业秘书勋爵曼德尔森搁置。

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He added that he did not think Royal Mail would want to see a second strike, and he hoped a compromise could be reached.

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The strike started when 500 workers at Royal Mail's main sorting centre in Mallusk, Newtownabbey, joined about 250 other members of staff in Belfast city centre who walked out on Thursday in a dispute over proposed new working patterns.

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