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UNI Post & Logistics Global Union and PostEurop, the organisation representing public postal operators in Europe, signed and released a new Joint Declaration on Postal Sector Evolution Wednesday in Brussels. UNI & PostEurop are the recognized social partners in the European Social Dialogue Committee for the Postal Sector (SDC). Signing the document (and pictured here, r to l) are John Baldwin, Head of International Affairs, Communication Workers Union (UK) and vice-chair of the SDC and Dominique Bailly, of La Poste (France) and SDC chairman.

The joint declaration recognizes the ongoing transformation in the postal sector and the need for continued dialogue between social partners regarding its impacts. The partners reaffirm their support of change management as an important tool during the transformation. They are equally dedicated to the provision of universal postal services in the EU.



Four key principles lie at the heart of the new joint declaration:

- Better anticipation of ongoing changes in the sector.

- Constructive cooperation regarding policies addressing change.

- Development of employees' competences and employability.

- Encouragement of investment in the sector.



With those principles in mind, UNI and PostEurop commit to work to ensure fair competition in the sector and continued monitoring of postal regulation in social terms.



The joint statement updates a similar document signed in 2007. For the text of the document, download the PDF under the tab "Related Files".