Tag: Mail Services

USPS' revised network plan released

Posted by | Jul 4, 2008 | |

The US Postal Service has just submitted to congress a revised network plan. These plans are not final and are subject to negotiations. UNI Post & Logistics affiliate, NPMHU (National Postal Mail Handlers Union) has been looking into the plan and is concerned with the issue of plant consolidation, as well as the potential subcontracting of work now being performed at the Bulk Mail Centers. The NPHMU will vigorously oppose this and pursue all its negotiated rights to protect mail handlers’ jobs.

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HayPost – Georgian Post – International cooperation

Posted by | Jul 4, 2008 | |

On Monday 7 July, HayPost General Management meets in Tbilisi, Georgia with Georgian Post to strengthen the international cooperation in the sphere of mail, parcels, express and money transfers. Also meetings with the Government and international authorities are schedule.

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4th International Award for Customer Value Management

Posted by | Jul 4, 2008 | |

Colleagues and Friends,

I am thrilled and proud to announce another great achievement for Canada Post’s Customer Value Management (CVM) team. On June 30th, we were awarded an International Business Award (sponsored by Dow Jones) in the category of Customer Service – CVM’s 4th international award since 2007.

The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honouring great performances in business. Nicknamed the Stevie for the Greek work “crowned,” the award will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 8 in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

Recipients of the International Business Awards were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 30 countries. Other finalists in our category include British Telecom Global Services, John Hancock Signature Services, Epicor Software, the Prudential, and Marriott Vacation Club International.

This recent award is further recognition that the Customer Value Management program at Canada Post is a recognized best practice and showcases our ability to compete against well-recognized multi-national organizations world-wide.

To those who have made a contribution, supported, or have expressed interest in this important initiative, my sincere thanks.

Janet LeBlanc
Director, Customer Value Management

Canada Post
N0280-2701 Riverside Drive, Ottawa K1A 0B1
Tel: (613) 734-6780
Fax: (613) 734-4392
email: [email protected]

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Dutch 'not backtracking' on mail opening

Posted by | Jul 3, 2008 | |

Speaking to EurActiv, Dutch state secretary for economic affairs Frank Heemskerk rejected allegations that his country was “backtracking” on liberalising its postal market, saying he was committed to the fight for a level playing field across Europe.

According to him, full opening of the Dutch mail market – originally planned for 1 January 2008, but postponed due to Dutch objections to the introduction of a German minimum hourly wage for postmen – simply cannot take place until three conditions are met.

“The first condition is a formal one, which is that the Dutch Senate has not approved the postal law yet so it cannot be introduced yet,” he said.

The two other criteria include “a level playing field in Europe, in particular in the major markets such as Germany and the UK” and “fair” labour conditions.

In Germany, “the postal market may be formally open but in practice it’s not,” he said, urging the German government “not to take a protectionist approach but to open up their market to newcomers”.

Asked whether it is contradictory to oppose the introduction of a German minimum wage while, at the same time, seeking to enforce a similar practice in the Netherlands, the minister said the situation was “totally different”.

He stressed that “there are indications that newcomers are even paying below the minimum wages and that’s against the law. So, I want to have 100 pct certitude that they do not pay below minimum wage,” he explained, pleading for unions and employers to find agreement on “a gradual, step-by-step growth model” where newcomers improve the wages they pay as the market is opened and they increase their market share.

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HayPost Trust Management to publish performance results for the first half of 2008

Posted by | Jul 3, 2008 | |

The Half-Year Results of 2008 mark the turnaround of HayPost from an ailing soviet dinosaur into an increasingly competitive and innovative postal operator. HayPost enjoys an increasing interest from the foreign and financial private sector to build public-private partnerships. In compliance with the Trust Management Program, HayPost has made significant progress in its transformation from a classical functional process oriented organization towards a market focused company.

On a year-to-year basis total revenues increased by 16% to AMD 2.6 bln ( USD 8.4 mln) for the first half year while operational expenditures grew by 8% to AMD 1.7 bln ( USD 5.5 mln) , particularly impacted by the world petrol price hikes, leading to net revenues (operational result) of AMD 0.9 bln (USD 2.9 mln). From the net revenues AMD 0.6 bln (USD 1.9 mln) have been used for expenditures for post office modernization, new technology, product and organization development, transformation management and building human capital. Depreciation of fixed assets amounted to AMD 0.5 bln (USD 1.6 mln) and lead to net negative result of AMD 0.2 bln (USD 0.65 mln)

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