A Royal Mail postbox is pictured in central London, on October 21, 2009. A last ditch attempt to avoid the planned 24-hour strikes by postal workers will be made on Wednesday as Royal Mail bosses resume talks with union leaders. A second round of discussions lasted 12 hours and ended late on Tuesday evening. About 120,000 postal workers are to strike over 48 hours from Thursday after voting 3-1 to carry out national industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and management. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)