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

BBC: Royal Mail generic

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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.

BBC: Still no agreement in postal dispute