Swiss union warnings on postal liberalisation being heard

Publié: 27 Janvier 2010
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The Swiss Government Committee on Transport and Telecommunications of the National Council (CTT-N) has not accepted the draft postal legislation . The committee has said it needs to clarify the unresolved issues on the financing of universal service. The Swiss Communication Workers Union now expects that the committee will refuse outright the full liberalization of the postal market.



The decision of the CTT-N refer to the DETEC the draft postal legislation shows once again that the full liberalization of postal market is a dead end. Nobody has a convincing answer on how to finance the universal service if they abolish the residual monopoly on letters.



The Union says that all the overseas examples show that complete liberalization is reflected in increased prices for most users, either by lower benefits. The options are unacceptable, as is the idea of a tax to finance a USO. Further the idea of collecting a fee from competitors of the Post is simply unenforceable.



The Swiss Communication Union says that it is now time to abandon the path to full liberalization which is contrary to the interests of users, the Swiss economy, and the employees. The Union called on the committee to postpone a final total liberalization and focus on other important aspects of the law, particularly the requirement for all companies in the postal sector to offer a collective labour agreement with their staff.