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Two of UNI Post & Logistics affiliates in Portugal, SNTCT and SINTTAV, have just finished a two day strike where they sought to put further pressure on the Portuguese Postal Company, CTT, to bargain a decent collective contract with the post workers in Portugal. More than 75% of workers took part bin the strike and at present the unions are seeking that mediation for the dispute take place with the support of a government conciliator. UNI Post & Logistics Head of Department, Neil Anderson, visited these unions and the other unions taking strike action, SINCOR, SITIC and SINQUADROS, on a recent visit to Lisbon. He heard the concerns of the unions about the actions of the CTT company and how they were trying to wind back many of the conditions they had fought over the last 34 years to get into their collective contract with an offer of a 400Euro payment. This offer was totally rejected by the workers concerned who saw they had huge losses in conditions and rights if they were to accept this small payment. The unions told UNI that they are seeking conciliation to help resolve the bargaining impasse, but if they does not produce a positive result that they will be taking more direct action.



A protest message can be sent to the CTT company by going to this web page;http://www.uniglobalunion.org/uniindep.nsf/ProtestCTTPortugal?openform

Postal unions meeting with Neil Anderson at the SNTCT office