The Communication Workers’ Union indicated on Wednesday that it will go ahead with its strike against the South African Post Office planned for Thursday and Friday. Its general secretary‚ Aubrey Tshabalala‚ said it planned to march to Parliament on Thursday to present its list of demands.On Friday‚ the unions will march to the African National Congress’ Luthuli House in Johannesburg and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.Tshabalala said it had obtained a certificate to strike in January‚ but had been in negotiations with the Post Office to resolve the dispute.The planned strike comes at the time when the Post Office is facing financial difficulties. It reported a R1.5-billion loss for the 2014/2015 period.Tshabalala said its members had not been paid a salary increase for 2016‚ and that it wanted casual employees to be made permanent employees.The South African Post Office confirmed it had received notice of a planned stay-away from the union.“Our contingency plans to deal with service interruptions are being activated and we do not expect a substantial impact on delivery standards.“We do not expect service at Post Office outlets to be affected either‚” CEO Mark Barnes said on Wednesday morning.Barnes said he had been communicating with Post Office employees regarding labour issues.“The Post Office has started recovering in terms of service standards and is in the process of making financial improvements as well.”He said the company needed funding to address the concerns of its employees.He said a strike at this time – which would jeopardise current funding arrangements – would not help to address workers’ issues.“We will continue to engage all trade unions on matters that affect employees‚” Barnes said. ..