Postal job cuts

The Swiss Post Office has announced plans to drastically reduce its mail processing centres and cut 2,500 jobs.
Under the proposals, which still need final confirmation by the board of directors, the country’s 18 mail sorting centres would be closed and replaced by only three units.
Some 3,500 workers would be affected by the cuts over the next six years.
The Post Office said the cuts are necessary to save SFr200 million ($133 million) annually and remain competitive in a liberalised market.
In a first response, the trade unions have denounced the plans as disastrous.