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UNI Post & logistics representatives at the Post Social Dialogue, unanimously supported the election of Dominique Bailly of Post Europe as the President of the Social Dialogue for the next two years, and John Baldwin from the CWU, UK as the Vice President. The plenary meeting taking place in Brussels 5 June also heard that Marta Pradanos-Gonzalez from the Europeans Commission was moving to a new job and that the Commission representative for the Post Social Dialogue would now be Bianca Busuioc. The committee thanked Marta for her strong support to the activities of the committee and her good advice over the last two years she has been the Commission representative for the Post Social Dialogue and welcomed Bianca to her position.



A presentation was given by DG Marketing on the process for implementing the 3rd Postal Directive and how countries now had to implement the Directive into national law. UNI delegates asked some searching questions and reminded the Commission that the social aspects of the implementation must be considered. They asked how the Commission intended to monitor this and ensure there were no nega^tive employment affects from the new Directive. The Commission said they were completing a survey of employment trends and they would also be holding an information meeting with the Commissioners concerned in the European Parliament where these issues would be further discussed.



The Social Dialogue Working Groups all reported to the meeting and discussed their future activities which included a proposed Accident Prevention Technical Seminar to share Best Practice in the Postal Sector to be held in September 2008. The Skills & Training Working Group also gave summary of their 2008 activities and how they could continue to implement the Joint Declaration on Skills & training Development. The CSR Working Group reported on the very successful recent 2nd CSR day to advocate the position in the Joint Statement on CSR. There was agreement on a new pan of activities for the rest of 2008.

The workers delegates at the Post Social Dialogue Plenary meeting





Neil Anderson, UNI HOD Post & Logistics; John Baldwin, Post Social Dialogue Vice President; Rolf Buttner UNI Post & Logistics World President; and Dominique Bailly, Social Dialogue President at the Post Social Dialogue Plenary meeting