Managers at Royal Mail will go on strike later this month in a dispute over job cuts and pay, the Unite trade union has said.
Unite warned that this would immediately impact the postal and parcel service across the country.
Some 2,400 managers will take industrial action from 20 July to 22 July. They will also work to rule from 15 July and 22 July.
Their ballot was a response to what the union says are plans to cut 700 jobs and slash pay by up to £7,000.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This business is awash with cash but it is putting profits and dividends for the few at the top ahead of its duties as a public service.
“There is not a single aspect of these cuts which is about improving customer service.
“They are being driven entirely by a culture of greed and profiteering which has seized a 500-year-old essential service, driving it close to ruin.
“Our members are determined to force the business to take a different path, and they have the full backing of Unite.”
