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Must-win target for 2011:



A global agreement with Deutsche Post DHL



We must break through with a global agreement with a global delivery company in 2011; our must-win target is Deutsche Post DHL.



Working together with the International Transport Federation (ITF) we have already achieved breakthroughs to collective contracts in DHL Panama and Vietnam. UNI Post & Logistics is working to build greater worker strength in Deutsche Post DHL so that workers can join unions without fear and bargain collective contracts to improve conditions for workers in the express mail, logistics and global delivery industry.



In our ongoing fight against liberalisation and privatisation, another must-win target is our continued support for unions fighting the liberalisation of postal markets and privatisation of their postal companies. .





Must-win target for 2014:



Global agreements with the “Big Five” Global Delivery Companies



UNI Post & Logistics is committed to working towards global agreements with all major global delivery companies. Global delivery employs more than 5 million workers around the world. UNI Post & Logistics will continue to implement its strategic plan by working closely with the international Transport Federation, driving organising, building global union alliances and developing the organising opportunities for unions in all regions.



Priority will be given to assisting unions with organising campaigns to win access, recognition and collective agreements in the “Big Five” global delivery companies: Deutsche Post DHL, TNT, UPS, Geopost/DPD and FedEx. Initiatives at national, regional and global level will unfold to break through in as many places as possible. One focus will be the building of our networks so that workers can support each other globally.



Another focus is winning new collective agreements, to build on the work of achieving a collective agreement at DHL Panama. Affiliates are giving priority to win first time agreements with DHL, as in Malawi where our affiliate is campaigning for an agreement before the end of 2011, and New Zealand where the EPMU is breaking through with the negotiation of a collective agreement in the DHL call centre. With our networks and increased worker strength on a global level and with cooperation between UNI and the ITF, we will break through with global agreements with the “Big Five”, thus helping to secure union access and trade union rights throughout the global delivery industry.





Strategic Priorities for UNI Post & Logistics Global Union



This Strategic Plan will be implemented though the Annual Work Programme.



The UNI Post & Logistics regional organisations will develop their annual workplans in alignment with the UNI Post & Logistics strategic plan.





Strategic Objective 1: Global and Regional Companies

To build organising strength within the global corporations operating in our sectors and to negotiate global and regional agreements.



UNI Post & Logistics Global Union Global Target Companies:

1 DHL

2 TNT

3 FedEx

4 UPS

5 Geopost/DPD

6 Postal Euromed

7 PUASP

8 PostEurop

9 ALACOPP



Action-oriented research into Global Companies

• Undertake in-depth research into targeted global and regional companies and incorporate data into the UNI multinationals database, which contains information on corporate issues, union organisation, collective agreements, working relationships, leverage points, organising opportunities, etc.
• Gather up-to-date information and monitor developments on the targeted global and regional companies that could affect implementation of the campaign strategies
• Undertake research and on-line surveys on the implementation of decent work, occupational health and safety issues and trade union rights within the targeted global and regional companies
• Collect and share best practices, including sharing information, with ITF

Union Alliances

• Build a steering group of unions who will work in the campaign and build initial support work
• Build an EWC union network/alliance including ITF/ETF unions in all European multinational postal companies
• Together with ITF, build union networks/alliances in targeted global and regional companies and support the UNI/ITF Global Delivery Initiative
• Encourage regional offices and affiliates to network with relevant ITF unions in campaigns

New Global and Regional Agreements

• Develop and implement campaigns for Global Agreements with DHL and other target companies
• Develop dialogue and negotiate Global/Regional Agreements with these companies according to the strategy and list of priorities
• Work with UNI regional organisations to develop social dialogue with regional companies, including regional employers' associations or organisations (such as UPU restricted unions) and negotiate agreements with targeted companies
• Ensure that affiliates and their members are actively engaged and support the campaigns undertaken by UNI Post & Logistics
• Encourage Responsible Contractor Policy adoption by targeted multinationals
• Encourage postal multinationals to use temporary work agencies that have signed the UNI TAW and CIETT MOU

Communications tools

• Develop efficient communication tools for global union alliances/networks, including on-line and web instruments
• Run information campaigns to make sure rank and file worker level is involved and enable them to link the situation on the national level to the international strategies
• Develop information sharing between the trade union networks and the European Works Councils where they exist
• Keep members informed on a regional basis on ongoing campaigns
• Further develop cooperation between regional offices and the regional UPU counterparts

Strategic Objective 2: Organising and capacity development

To gain union recognition in the industries where UNI sectors operate and to further facilitate union growth by building the capacity to support organising campaigns worldwide



Gain union recognition and grow strength of unions

• Increase the number of organised workers in the sector
• Carry out investigations into Post & Logistics organising initiatives
• Launch organising campaigns in targeted global companies in Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, in consultation with UNI regional organisations and with the support of UNI SCORE
• Set up unions in branches or countries without trade union representatives or without any kind of union structure
• Work with UNI interprofessional groups, UNI regional organisations and UNI SCORE to increase women and youth density and representation, and empower them in trade unions in the sector
• Build partnership and eventually merge with ITF, with a long-term goal to build union power and to better organise the global post and logistics sector

Organising capacity building

• Build the capacity of affiliates to develop social dialogue at national level in order to resolve local issues, strengthen our work and achieve decent working conditions worldwide
• Work with UNI Africa to support implementation of the organisational sustainability of UNI Africa
• Work with ITF to complement each other’s organising efforts
• Work with unions to create awareness about changes in the postal sector and the need to organise in new companies
• Work with unions to encourage the involvement of women, youth and minority groups in UNI Post & Logistics work through UNI Post & Logistics initiatives
• Work with UNI Post & Logistics affiliates to build their organising capacity by developing organising plans, training organisers and assisting their organising campaigns

Promotion of organising

• Provide UNI Post & Logistics global and regional committees with regular reports on implementation of the organising action plan to review / evaluate progress
• Provide the UNI World Executive Board and UNI Regional Executive Committees with reports on progress
• Publicise best practice organising initiatives

UNI Organisers' Forum

• Work with UNI SCORE to ensure active UNI Post & Logistics expertise and participation

Strategic Objective 3: Jobs with social security and justice for all

To improve workplaces and raise employment standards in the services and allied sectors



Employment expertise

• Collect and share information with affiliates on employment data and Collective Bargaining activities

Raising employment standards

• Encourage the adoption of HIV and AIDS workplace policies and the sensitization of postal workers on HIV and AIDS through the global joint HIV prevention campaign of UNI, UNAIDS, the ILO and the UPU
• Research, monitor and disseminate information about the involvement of Private Equity and Hedge Funds in the postal sector
• Improve working conditions of postal and logistics workers by encouraging the adoption of the Responsible Contractor Policy (RCP)
• Encourage the hiring of temporary workers from agencies that have signed the CIETT-UNI TAW MOU
• Collaborate with UNI Equal Opportunities on the issue of workplace violence
• Work with unions to encourage postal operators to adopt improved security polices for their employees
• Work with unions to raise employment standards through further use of the European Social Dialogue
• Work with unions to encourage postal operators to adopt training policies
• Extend CBA coverage

Sustainable jobs

• Work with members of the UPU to encourage postal operators to work in a sustainable manner

Strategic Objective 4: Political and regulatory influence

To change and bring a stronger social dimension to global and regional processes of integration and regulatory frameworks and be a recognised partner in these processes.



Intervene in global institutions and forums

• Promote a robust and simple policy platform that we can advocate at the different global institutions
• Develop ways to continue to advocate our policy in a professional high profile manner, including through campaigns
• Work with the regions with regulatory bodies such as WTO, European Parliament, OECD, and regional bodies such as ASEAN etc, and develop lobbying activities to promote UNI Post & Logistic Global Union policies
• Monitor progress with negotiations of Free Trade Agreements and WTO Services and ensure affiliates are advised of issues of concern and actions they can take to support UNI Post & Logistics policies
• Take an active part in and develop a strong EU Social Dialogue
• Work with unions to encourage a greater diversification of Posteurop membership in the EU Social Dialogue
• Encourage information sharing on these issues between UNI Post & Logistics and its affiliates

Industry-wide and regulatory organisations

• Build on the working relationship with UPU and its regional bodies
• Continue to contribute to UPU work and use this as an opportunity to include our key objectives in the UPU’s work
• Promote the implementation of the UNI-UPU agreement
• Develop action to make a joint statement with UPU on sustainable development and workers’ rights
• Work with relevant UNI regional organisations to develop activities in regional bodies of UPU and integrate union issues into these bodies
• Develop actions to promote Postal Financial Services and the use of postal networks by undertaking research, sharing information and organising workshops in collaboration with UNI Finance at global and regional levels
• Develop actions to promote remittances services being provided by Post Offices at an affordable rate with a commission of no more than 5%
• Collaborate with interest groups of importance for UNI Post & Logistics
• On a regional level encourage governments to use public postal operators where possible
• Build networks and forums with affiliates on a global and regional level to promote global and local dialogue and debate with industry bodies

Liberalisation and Privatisation

• Develop research, strategies and activities to oppose further liberalisation and prevent it where it has not occurred at global, regional and national levels, taking into account the regional context
• Encourage information sharing on these issues between UNI Post & Logistics and its affiliates
• Research and advocate for social regulation
• Support affiliates' efforts in rejecting or preventing liberalisation
• Encourage forums and alliances on the issue of liberalisation

Demand a Universal Service Obligation (USO) that ensures:

• Protection of workers’ rights, living standards, and growth of good jobs
• Secure postal services; respecting privacy and protection of data
• Universal access to collection & delivery: Affordable, quality service
• Universal access to: letter mail; express mail; parcel delivery; registered mail; postal counter services
• Customers' rights: undelivered mail, proof of delivery, redirected mail, protection of address information
• A USO that is able to be fully funded from revenues

Work to support unions opposed to privatisation of their postal services by providing

• Research and information sharing
• Support affiliates' efforts in rejecting or preventing privatisation
• Encourage forums and alliances on the issue of privatisation

Innovation

• Include the action points from the Innovations Meeting to be held 6 Sept. 2011

Strategic Objective 5: UNI as a proactive, innovative and inclusive organisation

To operate a modern, effective, innovative and well-run UNI Global Union and to secure the active involvement of all affiliates and mobilization of their rank and file members, union representatives and leading officials in our work.



Clearing House function/information sharing

• Promote and maintain a system for making information available to all affiliates
• Promote the UNI Post & Logistics Foras, databases and the Global Delivery website so affiliates can access information
• Promote the issues affiliates are researching and ensure this is more widely available
• Ensure availability of UPU information and research to affiliates
• Encourage networking among unionised EWC members
• Encourage affiliates to share information of interest with UNI Post & Logistics
• Build UNI's visibility and strength, organisational effectiveness and communicating
• Regular teleconferences with President and VP's
• Have regular steering group meetings globally and regionally
• Set up special steering group or campaign teams as required
• Publish regular bulletins and newsletters with union information
• Promote and maintain a regularly updated web page
• Promote and maintain information sharing forums and teleconferences to share information and analysis globally and regionally
• Develop meetings’ strategy that makes better use of meeting time to promote specific themes and current topics, including gender and youth issues
• Make better use of specific event days such as the WDDW or World post day to advance UNI Post & Logistics's goals
• Develop meetings of special interest to affiliates on a global and regional level such as the forum on new technology or on financial services