The U.K. Communication Workers Union has begun its three-day strike against Royal Mail.

At deadline, as many as 120,000 workers have walked off the job for a three-day strike and more job actions may follow in the coming weeks, according to news reports.

Meanwhile, Royal Mail has vowed to keep operations going as much as possible.

More than 900 managerial and contract drivers will move mail around the country during the next two days, according to the www.royalmail.com Web site.

The strike focuses job security and workloads as Royal Mail tried to modernize its operations while reducing its nearly 10 billion pound deficit ($16.2 billion) deficit, according to the union. To learn more click here http://directmag.com/postal/1016-postal-royal/index.html