POSTAL workers are set to strike, it was announced today. In an escalation of a dispute over pay and jobs, the 24 hour strike is set to disrupt mail deliveries for the second time in a fortnight.

POSTAL workers are set to strike, it was announced today.

In an escalation of a dispute over pay and jobs, the 24 hour strike is set to disrupt mail deliveries for the second time in a fortnight.

The Communication Workers Union said up to 130,000 of its members will walk out from 7pm next Thursday.

The union has also called for renewed efforts to break the deadlock as well as threatening further industrial action.