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LDP panel holds first public hearing on Japan postal privatisation

Posted by | Aug 18, 2004 | |

A Liberal Democratic Party panel on postal services held its first regional public hearing on Wednesday in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, to hear the concerns of rural residents who fear that the government-led privatisation may erode the quality of postal services.

The LDP panel also plans to hold pubic hearings in Aomori and Kumamoto by next week and to summarize the LDP’s position on the privatisation issue before a Cabinet reshuffle expected next month.

The panel, led by House of Representatives member Jin Murai, hopes to provide counter proposals to the two main components of the government-led plan to privatise the postal service — dividing postal services into several entities and turning Japan Post into a joint stock corporation.

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UK mission in Rwanda introduces visa courier service

Posted by | Aug 17, 2004 | |

In response to customer concerns over the requirements for UK visa applications in Rwanda to travel to Uganda to submit their applications, the British Embassy in Kigali has introduced a UK visa courier service in Rwanda that will facilitate Rwandans wishing to travel to the UK have the visa applications processed without having to travel to Uganda.

Applicants will also have an electronic impression of fingerprints taken at the British Embassy so that a record of them can be attached to the visa application.

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Swiss Government defends post office closures

Posted by | Aug 17, 2004 | |

The government has launched its campaign against a people’s initiative aimed at preventing the closure of 800 rural post offices. It said the costs of maintaining the current postal network were too high, but Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger guaranteed to ensure a decent level of service. The people’s initiative, which is due to go to a nationwide vote on September 26, has been put forward by an alliance made up of a trade union, a consumer group and rural organisations. Entitled “Postal Services for Everyone”, it rejects moves by state-owned Swiss Post to close down hundreds of small, loss-making post offices in order to save money and remain competitive. It also calls on the government to provide subsidies for post offices in remote villages.

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Australia Post strike delayed

Posted by | Aug 17, 2004 | |

A planned strike by Australia Post staff tomorrow has been delayed in hope an 11th-hour agreement can be reached. A negotiator from the ACTU will hold meetings with Australia Post Wednesday(18th) and Thursday(19th). Communications, Electrical and Plumbers Union Cairns spokesman Mark Wilson said the members were hopeful the ACTU negotiator could help get a sound outcome without a walkout. “That would be great. We would prefer that to striking,” Mr Wilson said. The planned industrial action was to be the second strike since May in a bid for more pay and better working conditions.

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Italy, Cagliari Post Officers strike Aug 27 – Sept 25

Posted by | Aug 17, 2004 | |

Employees of post offices in the southern Italian province of Cagliari will go on strike from August 27 to September 25, 2004.

The staff at the post offices will do no overtime or additional duties and will be particularly strict to close the offices on the spot at the end of the officially announced working hours. Cagliari post officers are protesting against the insufficient post office staff, the low overtime payments and the high number of accumulated holidays, 60 days on average for each employee.

The post officers who will go on strike are members of Italian sector trade unions Slc Cgil, Slp Cisl, Uil Post, Sailp Failp and Rsu.

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An Post ‘did not massage figures’ to justify closure

Posted by | Aug 17, 2004 | |

The General Secretary of the Communications Workers’ Union has accused An Post of massaging its figures to justify shutting down its parcels division.

Last night the government-backed National Implementation Body ordered An Post to share the relevant financial information with the unions.

Terry Delaney of the CWU said An Post had been told to re-engage with unions in the partnership process and to make available the figures behind its decision to close SDS, its parcels division.

Steve Fitzpatrick of the CWU said earlier that it was now beginning to look like open season on all public sector workers.

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UPS Canada names new president

Posted by | Aug 16, 2004 | |

Glenn Rice, a 27-year veteran of United Parcel Service and a native of Cleveland who started out as a package car driver, has been promoted to president of UPS Canada.

He replaces Alan Gershenhorn, who will become UPS supply chain’s president of global transportation and shared services.

“With Canadian exports totalling 457.8 billion dollars in 2003, my primary focus will be continuing to drive the acceleration and development of UPS’s international and cross border business,” Rice said in a release.

Rice, who has a bachelor’s degree in business management, was once a district manager in UPS’s Ohio region and its Desert Mountain region. He was promoted in 1998 to manage UPS’s Alabama region and moved to Kansas in 2000 to oversee 18 company departments.

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DHL recognised as a Top 100 Agile company

Posted by | Aug 16, 2004 | |

IDG’s CIO magazine has announced DHL, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, as a recipient of the 2004 CIO 100 award. The annual award program recognises organisations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. This year’s awards theme is the “Agile 100,” which recognises those executives and organisations that respond quickly to changing business environments. Winners demonstrated measurable results in how they used IT to enable and support agility in their organisations.

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