Thursday, August 30, 2007
[IWS] EIRO: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS in the POSTAL SECTOR [24 August 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Industrial relations in the postal sector [24 August 2007]
August 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
This comparative report provides a general overview of the main features
and recent trends in the postal sector in EU Member States. It assesses
the impact of these trends on employment, the terms and conditions of
employment, and the relationships between the social partners over the
past decade. It reveals a sector characterised by rapid transformation and
increased competition among the service providers, underpinned by the
search for cooperation and social dialogue between the social partners.The
planned liberalisation of the market is well underway but was still the
subject of debate in the European Parliament in July 2007.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Basic features and trends
Changes in mail services and the impact on employment conditions
Industrial relations in the mail services sector
Strike action and collective bargaining
Worker participation and social dialogue
Commentary
References
Annex
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Industrial relations in the postal sector [24 August 2007]
August 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
This comparative report provides a general overview of the main features
and recent trends in the postal sector in EU Member States. It assesses
the impact of these trends on employment, the terms and conditions of
employment, and the relationships between the social partners over the
past decade. It reveals a sector characterised by rapid transformation and
increased competition among the service providers, underpinned by the
search for cooperation and social dialogue between the social partners.The
planned liberalisation of the market is well underway but was still the
subject of debate in the European Parliament in July 2007.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Basic features and trends
Changes in mail services and the impact on employment conditions
Industrial relations in the mail services sector
Strike action and collective bargaining
Worker participation and social dialogue
Commentary
References
Annex
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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