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LONDON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Postal workers in Britain say they are unfairly being forced to move at speeds made popular by the British military during World War II.
One postman, whose identity was not revealed, said postal workers have been ordered by Royal Mail managers to increase their speeds from 2.4 mph to 4 mph, the speed army general Lucian Truscott had British troops move during the historic conflict, The Scotsman said Friday.
"The job is supposed to be done at a rate of four miles an hour," the postman said.
"That is taking into account calling at doors for packets, recorded deliveries, registered letters. That pace is just not achievable."
Bob Gibson, the national officer for the Communication Workers Union, agreed, saying the call for faster postal workers in Britain is simply an attempt to save money at employees' expense.
"Royal Mail is using this system to meet financial savings without considering the physical realities of delivery rounds," he told the Scotsman.
A Royal Mail spokesman said the department customizes postal routes based on workers' capabilities.
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