The French trade unions CFDT, FO and SUD-PTT have called on postal workers in Paris to begin an open-ended strike in protest against job cuts and deteriorating working conditions. The SUD argues that, since the beginning of the year, 400 jobs have either been shed or earmarked to be shed in seven of the French capital’s mail distribution centres, while working hours have become more anti-social.
Read MoreThe board of directors of Geopost, the parcel delivery holding of France’s national postal service operator La Poste, held an extraordinary meeting in order to decide whether to bid for the entirety of Polish forwarder Masterlink and for the Madrid franchise of the Spanish express delivery service Seur. Geopost already holds a 50 per cent stake in Masterlink, while it is reported that Posten, the Swedish postal service operator, is planning to sell its stake. Madrid franchise for Seur, which represents more than 20 per cent of the franchise network in Spain, is reported by a press source to be worth around 127m euros.
Read MoreDHL, the transport and logistics subsidiary of German postal service Deutsche Post, is planning extensive restructuring measures in France. The company has signed an agreement with trade unions relating to its plans, which are expected to affect up to 10 percent of its total 12,000 staff in France. The aim of the plan is to improve the company’s operating margins and the quality of its service.
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Read MoreDHL, the transport and logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Post, the German postal service, has signed an agreement with its trade unions in France concerning a plan for the restructuring of its business in France. The redundancy schemes that form part of this plan are expected to affect 10 per cent of the company’s 12,000 staff. The plans will affect the company’s freight, logistics, express and transport commission services. In total, these divisions achieve a turnover of over 1.6bn euros in France.
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