CANADIAN POSTAL WORKERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK -- WITH RAISES The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the federal law that forced workers back on the job at Canada Post. Canada’s conservative government ended June’s labor dispute between the Post and the...
The Honorable Louis J. Giuliano Chairman Board of Governors United States Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260-3100 Dear Chairman Giuliano: We, the undersigned, represent American taxpayers and consumers of postal services. At this crucial juncture in the Postal Service’s history, meaningful reform seems a fundamental requirement...
CANADA’S POSTAL UNION DIGS IN ON WAGES AND BENEFITS Labor unrest hits Canada Post. Following 12 days of rotating strikes in early June in several Canadian cities and a June 15 lockout by Canada Post, Canada’s Conservative-controlled parliament passed legislation June 26 ordering...
LABOR UNREST HITS POSTAL SECTOR Tight budgets have prompted a renewed debate over whether public-sector workers -- including postal workers -- are paid too much. The New York Times cited data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to show that public workers' annual...
EU LIBERALIZES MAIL, BUT COMPETITION INTERMITTENT On January 1, 11 member states of the European Union ended their postal monopolies, although observers expressed concern that actual competition has been slow to develop across much of the continent. Under the terms of the EU's...