Maltapost and workers association sign collective agreement

A dispute between Malta Postal Workers Association and Maltapost management, which led to postal operators striking at end of May, came to an end on Wednesday with the signing of their collective agreement.

The collective agreement package was approved by the Maltapost workers both in Malta and Gozo. Proposals the management had set forward in May were deemed unacceptable by the union, leading to industrial action.

The new collective agreement includes family friendly conditions and has increased the number of allowances such extra beat allowance. Maltapost workers¡¯ salaries were also upped.