TWENTY Tyneside electricians and heating engineers were striking today in an escalating dispute over "bullying" claims.
In a statement Royal Mail said: "There are robust contingency plans in place aimed at ensuring no impact on our customers from planned industrial action.''He added: "The information is passed back. They want to know why you are idling in traffic, they want to know how long who stayed at the wholesalers to pick up stuff for a job. If they don't like the answer you can be disciplined."The Communications Workers Union formed a picket outside the Royal Mail centre in Gateshead this morning and will do again on Monday.Mr Dickson said that the engineers had tracking sensors in vans that allowed Romec to follow them from the moment they start the engine to clocking off time.It will be followed by a call out ban.CWU regional spokesman Frank Dickson said: "This is not about money. It's about the Big Brother attitude of management who have broken national agreements."
In a statement Royal Mail said: "There are robust contingency plans in place aimed at ensuring no impact on our customers from planned industrial action.''
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