The challenges and opportunities facing UK postal services
The challenges and opportunities facing UK postal services
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Italian post office may join consortium to acquire Alitalia
Poste Italiane may join a consortium of Italian investors to acquire Alitalia SpA as the state-owned post office seeks to grow its cargo business, the daily Finanza & Mercati said in an unsourced report.
The newspaper said Francesco Pizzo, the head of Poste Italiane’s airline unit Mistral, had indicated a few months ago the company was interested in Alitalia’s cargo business and its logistics base at the Malpensa airport in Milan.
Read MoreReport on the CTT network of postal establishments as at the end of 2007
This report refers to the postal establishments of the universal postal service concessionaire (CTT – Correios de Portugal S.A.) as well as to private establishments and those of other entities where postal services conceded to CTT are provided.
Read MoreFrench postal workers gain 2.5 pct pay rise
La Poste and trade unions CFDT, CFTC and CGC have agreed on a new pay and working conditions deal comprising a general increase of wages by 2.5 pct for the company’s 116,397 postal workers.
The two sides have signed an agreement splitting the general increase of wages for employees into a revaluation of 0.5 pct on May 1, 2008 and an increase of 2 pct on July 1, 2008. Managerial wages will be individually revaluated respectively by 1 pct-2 pct on July 1, 2008.
In addition, the general increase will be accompanied by adjustments to lower wage levels and a 2.3 pct revaluation of the “Complement Post” bonus on July 1, 2008. La Poste also agreed to invest EUR 150,000 in promotion of salary equality for men and women, and to provide a EUR 2 million subsidy for staff jointly travelling to work.
George Lefebvre, Managing Director of La Poste and Manager Human Resources and Social Relations, said: “This agreement is in line with a wider policy to improve the staff’s situation and to share the benefits of growth.”
Read MoreUSPS launching competitive expedited mail prices
From May 12, prices for Express Mail, the US Postal Service’s premier overnight service, will be lower at the weights and in the delivery zones used by most customers. Also, the Postal Service will offer price incentives for both Express Mail and Priority Mail, its two- to three-day shipping service. Online users and commercial Priority Mail customers will see lower prices, while high-volume Express Mail shippers will get quarterly rebates and price reductions. These savings are now possible due to a recent change in federal law.
All Express Mail and Priority Mail customers can save money by going online to purchase postage, including customers using Click-N-Ship at usps.com. Express Mail customers will receive 3 percent off the published retail prices and Priority Mail customers will save an average 3.5 percent. Customized contract pricing will also soon be available for large commercial customers.
Also on May 12, guaranteed overnight delivery through Express Mail will be available to thousands of additional locations.
The Postal Service does not impose fuel surcharges, hidden surcharges or surcharges for residential delivery, Saturday delivery or address correction.
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