French postal union fear job cuts in La Poste shake-up
According to France‘s postal unions, the proposed overhaul of the French post office network could result in the closure of up to 6,000 post offices. The French postal services operator, La Poste, is carrying out the review on the orders of the French government, which wants the state-owned operator to reduce its running costs. At present La Poste has a total of 17,000 post offices and sub-post offices.