UNI Bulletin for November 2009-International Postal Workers News at a Glance

Dear Comrades,
I would like to bring the following International developments to the notice of the members of the Union.
1.Global Unions Say DHL puts the squeeze on its workers.
In dozens of cases in over 20 countries, DHL has sacked, harassed and intimidated workers for union activities.The attacks on workers and unions started long before the financial crisis but now DHL management has latched onto the crisis as an excuse for drastic cost cutting and victimizing its employees.
2.CWU and Royal Mail reache an aggrement
on November 5th the CWU (Postal Union) and Royal Mail reached an interim aggrement that was unanimously aggreed by the unions executive.The interim aggrement guarantees that modernisation will be intoduced with aggreed job security and improved terms and conditions for postal workers.It also address all the issues included in the long running local disputes.
3.UNI elected to UPUCC Management
At the Universal Postal Union Consultative Committee meeting held in Bern Switzerland on 3rd November, UNI Post&Logistics has been elected as a member of the Management Committee of the UPU CC.
4.DHL: 788 jobs to go in Belgium
Deutsche Post DHL announced last Thursday that 788 jobs at DHL Express European head quarter in Belgium would be "relocated"Accordingly over the next two years, employees will be offered the possibility to be relocated to DHL global head quarter in Bonn, the intercontinental hub in Leipzig or the IT centre in Prague.
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UNI Bulletin for November 2009