Postal Strike Hits Small Businesses
Small business owners in London are worried that they may go bust as the result of the postal strike, reports BBC News Online. Many business owners are unable to send goods or bills because of the strike which is continuing.
A spokesman for the Royal Mail said they were “concerned” about the effect of the strikes which have been taking place since the middle of June.
One small business owner who runs an internet based business said she’d had to refund customers money as orders hadn’t been delivered.
A spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses said the timing was not good as “businesses are just beginning to pick up”.
Meanwhile a spokesman for the Communication Worker’s Union (CWU) said the strike action was a last resort but that “some of Royal Mail’s plans would be of detriment to small businesses”.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8277206.stm