La Poste sees continued strike action in Mail Sorting Offices
La Poste, the French postal service operator, has seen the strike action in its mail sorting centres increase since it began, sporadically, in mid-October. There was little let-up in the industrial action during the festive period. Staff employed under private-sector law have been holding strikes for one hour each night, while those with civil servant status are taking strike action on Friday nights. The trade union SUD, which, along with fellow union Force Ouvriere, has been calling the strikes, reports that 46 sorting offices have been affected, while management reports that between 25 and 35 centres have been hit. Employees are protesting against plans to alter the pattern of working hours, which, would increase the number of nights worked, and are calling for an increase in the rate of additional pay for night shifts.
