Workers at major Post Offices across the Bradford district will join a fresh national strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures.

Members of the Communication Workers Union will walk out for half a day from 2.30pm next Friday following a strike last month.

The union is campaigning against plans to close or franchise 76 Crown offices – the larger branches usually based in high streets – saying that more than 800 jobs will be affected.

The CWU is also seeking a pay rise for staff, saying they had not received an increase since April 2011.

Members voted by almost nine to one in favour of strike action and went on strike for a day on Easter Saturday.