British railway and postal workers halt upcoming walkouts following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
The Communication Workers Union had planned a 48-hour stoppage on Friday but called it off"out of respect for" the queen.
The Communication Workers Union had planned to continue a 48-hour stoppage on Friday but this has been called off "out of respect for" the queen, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said in a statement late on Thursday. "RMT joins the whole nation in paying its respects to Queen Elizabeth," its general secretary Mick Lynch said in a statement."We express our deepest condolences to her family, friends and the country," he added.
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