'Almost all' Post Office branches will be open during strike on Saturday
The Post Office has told customers that "almost all" of its network will be open on Saturday despite a strike by staff and managers over pensions, jobs and closures.
Members of the Communication Workers Union and Unite will walk out for 24 hours in protest at the closure of a final salary pension scheme, job losses and the franchising of Crown offices.
The Post Office said 97% of its 11,600 branches will be open despite the industrial action.
Kevin Gilliland, Post Office network and sales director, said: "We want to reassure people that almost all of our network will be open and operating normally.
"Action affects fewer than 300 of our branches, and many of these will be open to maintain services for customers preparing for Christmas.
"It will also be business as usual in the rest of our network - over 97% of branches will be operating their usual Saturday service.
"Instead of trying to unnecessarily alarm customers during the festive season, we want the unions to join us in talks to discuss our strategy.
"Their members work very hard to give our customers the best possible service in the run-up to Christmas, this action can only cause concern to customers."
