POSTAL NEWS
No 93-2020
Formulated by UNI Apro Post and Logistics Sector
1. U.S. Postal Service announces leadership promotions
and structural modifications. November 19, 2020.
2.
Agreement in
principle collective labor agreement PostNL
(2020 –
2022). November
18, 2020.
3. More than 12,000 DHL Packstations in Germany by
2023. November 17, 2020.
4. TNT Swiss Post GmbH opens new headquarters in
Oftringen. November 17, 2020.
5.
Cargolux
looking ‘very closely’ at 777-300ER freighter conversion. November 13, 2020.
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1. U.S. Postal Service announces leadership promotions
and structural modifications
November 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal
Service today made several leadership announcements, including the retirement
of a top executive, the promotion of several other key leaders, and a series of
functional alignments that aim to better position the organization to achieve
operational excellence and financial stability.
The changes include the
announcement that David E. Williams, chief logistics and processing operations
officer, intends to retire next year, capping a postal career that has spanned
more than three decades.
“Dave Williams has been an
outstanding leader within the Postal Service,” said Postmaster General and CEO
Louis DeJoy. “During his career with us, he has streamlined mail processing,
delivery and operations. Dave has been a leader in driving the use of data and
information to advance innovation and system improvements. We value his many
contributions and thank him for his distinguished service. I would also like to
extend my personal thanks to Dave for all of the assistance he provided to me
both before and during my transition to the Postal Service.”
Williams joined the Postal
Service as an industrial engineering trainee in 1987 and went on to work in
several field, area and headquarters positions, including serving as chief
operating officer from 2015-2020.
“The Postal Service has been my
life for 33 years,” Williams said. “I love every aspect of this organization,
its people and our collective mission to serve America. I will always be
thankful to this organization for investing in me at the beginning of my
career, and I will always take pride in the work I've done with my colleagues.
I look forward to working with my successor and the rest of the team through
this year’s peak delivery season to ensure a smooth transition into the new
year.”
Other leadership appointments and
structural modifications announced today include:
Isaac Cronkhite, who currently
serves as chief human resources officer, will succeed Williams as chief
logistics and processing operations officer. In this role, Cronkhite will
oversee 135,000 career employees at more than 300 USPS facilities nationwide.
Doug Tulino, labor relations vice
president, will become chief human resources officer. He’ll be responsible for
the professional development of the Postal Service’s 644,000-member workforce
and oversee labor relations, leadership and career development, compensation
and benefits, and recruitment and hiring processes, among other
responsibilities.
Katherine Attridge, collective
bargaining and arbitration manager, will become labor relations vice president.
She’ll help manage the Postal Service’s relationships with its labor unions and
management associations, along with providing Equal Employment Opportunity
services for USPS and other organizations.
Tom Foti, product management
executive director, will become product solutions vice president and report to
Steve Monteith, who will become chief customer and marketing officer after
serving in the role on an acting basis since the summer.
In his new role, Foti will
oversee Product Solutions, a newly formed organization that will oversee product
management, pricing and classification services, product classification, new
solutions, commercial acceptance and business acceptance solutions.
Marc McCrery, information
technology vice president, will become technology applications vice president,
and Bill Koetz, will serve as acting network and compute technology vice
president; both will report to Pritha Mehra, who will become chief information
officer after serving in the role on an acting basis since the summer.
The groups that McCrery and Koetz will respectively oversee — Technology
Applications and Network and Compute Technology — will be created by splitting
the Information Technology organizations.
Technology Applications will
oversee the IT solution centers, enterprise data warehouse and commercial
payments and systems, while the Network and Compute Technology group will be
responsible for the Postal Service’s telecommunication technologies of digital
networks and compute technologies of servers, software, cloud and data center
operations.
As part of this change, the teams
that make up the Mail Entry and Payment Technology group will be aligned with
either Product Solutions or Technology Applications. Additionally, the
Information Systems teams that support area and district offices will form a
new organization, Enterprise Endpoint Technology.
Gary Reblin, product innovation
vice president, will become innovative business technology vice president and
report to Scott Bombaugh, who will become chief technology officer after
serving in the role on an acting basis in the summer.
Innovative Business Technology, a
newly formed organization, will oversee mailing services, digital business,
product technology innovation, and mail and package information systems.
Linda Malone has been named
engineering systems vice president after serving in the position in an acting
basis since the summer. She will report to Bombaugh.
Simon Storey, employee resource
management vice president, will become human resources vice president, and
Jenny Utterback, human resources technology and innovation senior director,
will become organization development vice president. Both will report to Chief
Human Resources Officer Doug Tulino.
Human Resources will lead the
planning and implementation of national human resource programs and policies in
the areas of safety and injury compensation, health and medical services,
hiring, staffing and retention, among other responsibilities.
Organization Development will be
responsible for leading learning and development, compensation and benefits,
human resources technology, talent acquisition and diversity, and employee
engagement at the headquarters level. This organization will focus on
developing programs, policies and processes that align with corporate and human
resources strategic initiatives and work closely with the Human Resources and
Labor Relations groups.
Jeff Adams has been named
corporate communications vice president, a role he has served in an acting
basis since the summer. In this role, Adams will oversee the Postal Service’s
relationships with the news media, as well as employee communications, social
media and other responsibilities.
These appointments help better
align the Postal Service, and also demonstrate our commitment to career
development of our own employees by building talent and promoting from within.
Altogether, these announcements include 11 promotions, five new officers, two
lateral moves and one detail assignment.
These organizational changes will
not initiate a reduction-in-force. The hiring freeze, announced in August to
facilitate employee reductions through natural attrition, remains in place.
Further organizational
modifications are expected to continue in phased approaches during the next
several months.
2.
Agreement in
principle collective labor agreement PostNL (2020 – 2022)
November
18, 2020
The
BVPP (Bond van Post Personeel) and the CNV Public Services have reached an
agreement in principle for a new collective labor agreement with PostNL after
difficult but especially lengthy negotiations. We have reached an
agreement in principle with PostNL, which we will present to our members with
positive advice.
The
new collective labor agreement has a term of 24 months, starting on April 1,
2020 until April 1, 2022. During this period, wages will increase structurally
by 5½% and a one-off payment of 0.5% will be paid in December 2020. In addition,
the result-related payment for the 2020 financial year is guaranteed. That
is 2%. Employees also receive a one-off extra payment of € 250 net.
In
view of the current situation in the corona crisis, this is a good result,
especially if you compare itwith
the collective labor agreements that have been concluded in the recent period.
In
addition to wages, positive results have been achieved on the following
points.
· A fixed home working
allowance of € 45 net per month, for anyone who works from home at least 2 days
a week (part-time or full-time).
· Employment: this is promoted
by giving priority to employees of Mail NL on vacancies at Parcels and
Logistics.
· Flexibility: PostNL will hire
300 more parcel deliverers until the end of 2022. 200 employees of Parcels and
Logistics will receive an employment contract for an indefinite
period. About 200 temporary workers can be employed in future-proof
positions.
· The early retirement scheme
(penalty-free period of the government) is applied to 300 employees in heavy
professions, subject to payment of 80% of the minimum wage.
· Generation pact is again
active, but in an improved version: in addition to 60% working with 80%
remuneration (pension accrual 80%), there will be an option for 80% working with
90% remuneration (90% pension accrual). 75 places will be made available
and after a joint evaluation with us another 75 places.
· The result-related payment is
now based on targets that apply to the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors is pursuing its targets with the result that positive results also
have an effect on employees in the form of a benefit. This change will
apply from 2021 and because of this transition, the payment for 2020 has now
been definitively set by PostNL at 2% and promised.
· Study agreements (employer
and trade unions will further explore these topics together): 1. retraining to
another position, 2. to team bonuses and 3. to the possibility for temporary
workers to follow online training.
· Leave savings: the savings
maximum goes from 50 to 100 weeks.
· Training: attention is paid
to employability and management training includes the subject of employee
participation and trade unions.
Members
of the BVPP who fall under the PostNL collective labor agreement have received
an email with a link to vote. An agreement in principle has also been
reached for the collective labor agreement on Saturday deliverers
PostNL. These members have also received an e-mail.
Source
: https://www.bvpp.nl/sectors/overige/nieuws/2020-11-18-principeakkoord-cao-postnl-2020-2022
3.
More than 12,000 DHL Packstations in Germany by 2023
November
17,2020
Bonn- Deutsche Post DHL will set up around 6,000 more
Packstations for its customers by 2023. The company is thus doubling the
number of machines from currently over 6,000 to around 12,000 packing
stations. "More and more customers are using the Packstation and
existing customers are using it more and more frequently. Especially during the
Corona crisis, many new customers discovered the advantages of the Packstation
for themselves, as they can send and receive their parcels contactlessly at any
time," says Tobias Meyer, Board Member Post & Parcel Germany of the
Deutsche Post DHL Group. "We also see a great deal of interest in
setting up packing stations at their locations from our partners, for example
from the retail trade, local public transport and real estate
companies. Especially in cooperation with local transport companies, an
environmentally friendly and traffic-relieving system of parcel delivery can be
created. We are therefore looking forward to making this popular service
even more widely available to a growing number of users in the future. "
Deutsche Post DHL will offer
the free service at other locations both in the city and in the
countryside. Already today, almost every second household in Germany can
reach a packing station within a radius of one kilometer. Around 80
percent of households have a partner branch of Deutsche Post, a DHL parcel shop
or a Packstation within this distance. With the future expansion, these
distances will decrease further and the number of users will increase even
further.
At the end of 2021, around
8,500 Packstations will be available to DHL customers, and a year later there
will be around 10,500 Packstations with a total of over a million
compartments. For 2023, the company expects further growth to at least
12,000 machines.
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Already today, almost every second
household in Germany can reach a packing station within a radius of one
kilometer.
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With immediate effect,
Deutsche Post DHL is also setting up the purely app-controlled variant of the
Packstation at around 200 locations. This new type of machine does not
require a display because the customer only operates it with his
smartphone. DHL customers will in future be able to use both types of
machines - the classic packing station with screen and scanner and the
app-controlled variant. "Since the beginning of the year we have
intensively tested 20 app-controlled Packstations in Cologne and Koblenz and
the feedback from customers has been very positive. Most Packstation customers
are very familiar with using apps on their smartphones. We currently assume
that of the 12,000 Packstations in 2023 are expected to be about every third
app-controlled, "says Tobias Meyer. Most of these machines are
equipped with solar cells on the roof, so that the new type of packing station
can completely supply itself with renewable energies. "Since we no
longer need an external power source, we can now set up the Packstation in
places where this would not have been possible before. We will bring our
service even closer to our customers and make it more climate-friendly,"
explains Tobias M
The rapid expansion of the
packing station network is part of a multi-year digitization program that the
Deutsche Post DHL Group presented in March of this year.
The company is investing in new
digital services and substantial improvements to existing solutions in the mail
and parcel area.
In 2003, DHL was the first
company to introduce the Packstation Service on the German market. The
number of machines has risen sharply, especially in recent years: at the end of
2014, only 2,800 Packstations were installed nationwide, at the end of 2019
there were around 4,400 machines. At the end of this year there will be
6,500 DHL Packstations - an increase of almost 50 percent compared to the
previous year. The Packstation is particularly popular because it is easy
to use and available around the clock for sending and receiving parcels.
In addition, it is often located
in central places in daily life, so that customers can conveniently combine
receiving and shipping parcels with, for example, going to work or shopping for
groceries.
Source : https://www.dpdhl.com/de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2020/
4.
TNT Swiss Post
GmbH opens new headquarters in Oftringen
November 17, 2020
TNT Swiss Post GmbH (TNT Swiss Post), the joint venture
between TNT Express and Post CH AG, has opened a new headquarters and ground
operations centre in Oftringen, Canton Aargau, Switzerland. Formerly based in
Buchs AG, the new premises allow TNT Swiss Post to meet the growing demand in
the express transportation industry.
Centrally located in Switzerland, the new
headquarters are close to the intersection of three main highways, giving TNT
Swiss Post fast access to all national and international routes.
The facility is over 23,500 sq m with
sortation capacity of 4,500 pieces/hour (previously 1,500) and 350 employees.
The new technology and facilities have tripled the sortation capacity.
In the 5,800 sq m warehouse, there is height
adjustable sorting systems and platforms, automated pallet trails, and daylight
friendly spaces improve the health and safety standards for the team members.
To improve its carbon footprint, TNT Swiss
Post worked closely with the construction company to ensure environmentally
friendly elements were implemented. The facility features a district heating
system, roof greening for better insulation, and sound insulation made from
recycled materials.
The current pandemic has slowed down economic
activities, not only in Switzerland but globally. However, according to the
Swiss e-commerce report 2020, e-commerce in Switzerland is predicted to grow
between 22% and 30% in 2020 compared to 2019.
The demand for fast shipping solutions is
increasing and the new premises allow for future expansions to meet customers’
demands.
Switzerland is an important market for the
company. TNT Swiss Post, as part of the FedEx Express network, is offering a
broad portfolio of time-definite express services including next-day-delivery
to the US, delivery to over 50,000 postal code areas across Europe, and
door-to-door shipping within Switzerland.
Source:https://www.ti-insight.com/
5. Cargolux looking ‘very closely’ at 777-300ER freighter
conversion
November 13, 2020
Cargolux is examining the Boeing
777-300ER freighter conversion programme as a candidate to meet its future
fleet requirements, according to the airline’s chief executive Richard Forson.
The European cargo operator – whose fleet of
30 747s were all line-built freighters – is considering two scenarios for
future aircraft orders, Forson explained during a UK Aviation Club event this
week: look to the big manufactures for freighter versions of newer-generation
widebodies, or seek the conversion of older-generation passenger aircraft.
“The specific one we are looking very closely
at is the conversion of the 777-300ER into a freighter, in which Gecas,
together with IAI, are doing a programme,” he said.
The IAI conversion
programme was unveiled in October last year by leasing
giant Gecas, which placed a launch order for 15 firm conversions with 15
options and is co-investor in the effort. The conversion is designated
777-300ER special freighter (SF) and is the first aftermarket cargo modification
launched for the 777 family.
“I’m keeping an eye on that and wondering if
the whole freighter concept is now going full circle, where initially it
started off as conversion of passenger aircraft and then it went into
production freighters, and maybe are we getting back to a situation now where
manufacturers are going to say the risk is too high,” Forson explained.
Indeed, neither Airbus or Boeing have
committed to building freighter versions of two potentially viable aircraft
types.
Forson expresses some doubt that the current
orderbook for passenger 777X aircraft will be enough to convince Boeing’s board
to launch a freighter variant of the widebody – particularly in light of
reduced near-term demand as a result of the pandemic.
The delivery of hundreds of A350s “could
potentially justify the development of a freighter” by Airbus, but the
airframer is yet to announce such a programme, and Forson sayed he would need
to “look at whether those products meet my requirements”.
Therefore, while Cargolux maintains
“continuous dialogue” with the big manufacturers, the eventual fleet investment
might not necessarily involve new-build jets.
“There’s a huge feedstock of 777-300ERs in
the market that will also be looking for a home one day,” Forson stated.
For now, “what we’ve done as an airline is
taken the necessary steps to ensure the longevity of our 747 fleet as long as
possible”, Forson said. “Besides the Antonov [An-124], which is a niche
aircraft, there is not a comparable aircraft with the capabilities of the 747,
especially in terms of the movement of outsize shipments.”
Eventually, he acknowledges, Cargolux “will
have a mix in its fleet of the 747 and then a twin-engine freighter, which will
bring complexity into our operations, which we do not have at this point in
time”.
That is regrettable, Forson explained,
because “having a single type in your fleet is of huge advantage”.
Cargolux’s fleet currently features 14
747-8Fs, 11 747-400Fs, and five 747-400ERFs.
When production of the 747 ceases in 2022, “a
significant capability will be lost to the logistics market”, Forson said. “I
don’t ever see another four-engined freighter being developed by any
manufacturer.”
Source : https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines
POSTAL NEWS
No 94-2020
Formulated by UNI AproPost and Logistics Sector
1. UPS opens largest
sorting and delivery facility in Canada.November 19, 2020.
2. Canada Post introduces
Indigenous and Northern Reconciliation Strategy. November
17, 2020.
3.
Poste Italiane
signs a preliminary agreement for the possible acquisition of Nexive. November
16, 2020.
4. DHL must take “responsibility” during pandemic and
adopt real sick and self-isolation pay scheme for workers, says CWU.November 16, 2020.
5. PHLPost:
Ready to fulfil its duty. November 13, 2020.
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1.
UPS opens largest sorting and delivery facility in Canada
November 19,
2020
UPS Canada has opened its
largest package sorting and delivery facility in Caledon, Ontario. The new
850,000ft2 hub has begun operations in anticipation
of the annual increase in volume that will start around Cyber Week (November
30) and continue through January 2021.
Part of a C$500m (US$381m) Canadian investment plan announced
in 2018, the new facility features advanced scanning and sortation technology,
integrated with data-driven tools to increase efficiency and reliability for
UPS’s customers in one of the fastest growing provinces in Canada.
“This year has not been without its challenges and we want
to make sure we do our part to reduce the stress of the coming holidays as much
as possible for all Canadians,” said Dominic Porporino, president of UPS
Canada.
“We anticipate a record-breaking holiday season, but this
new hub – our flagship facility – and the dedicated people that operate it, are
ready to serve Canadians when they need it the most. It is a testament to our
company’s purpose of keeping the world moving forward by delivering what
matters.”
Earlier this year, UPS also opened a 180,000ft2 expansion at its Montreal facility. In
November 2018, the company unveiled a new facility in Kanata, Ontario, and has
expanded its package centers in Brampton and London, Ontario, and Edmonton,
Alberta. UPS notes that it expects to hire over 100,000 seasonal employees
globally. In Canada, more than 5,000 new employees will be hired to provide
additional support.
Source : https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/news/operations
2. Canada Post introduces Indigenous and Northern Reconciliation Strategy
November 17, 2020
OTTAWA – Canada
Post today announced a strategy to renew its long-standing relationship with
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and Northern communities.
"I’m
extremely proud that Canada Post is moving forward with its Indigenous and
Northern Reconciliation Strategy,” says Doug Ettinger, Canada Post President
and CEO. “It commits us to taking concrete action to renew our long-standing
relationship with Indigenous and Northern communities."
The
Strategy reflects Canada Post’s commitment to undertake shared partnerships
with Indigenous People and Northern communities and to make real, sustained
progress throughout Canada. The Strategy has four key pillars:
1. Improve postal services to
Indigenous and Northern communities. Canada Post will strengthen its retail network in Indigenous and
Northern communities. The tailored approach allows for some communities to see new
full-service post offices, while others will see existing services improved.
Options include centralized delivery such as parcel lockers and improved access
to financial, remittance and government services. Improved service will foster
local economic activity and provide greater access to the e-commerce economy.
2. Develop and implement an
Indigenous Procurement Policy. With
a new policy now in development and expected to take effect in the second
quarter of 2021, Canada Post will redefine its business relationship with
Indigenous-owned companies based on trust, economic reconciliation and good
business sense. The redefined relationship also extends to Canada Post’s
current Canadian suppliers to ensure they engage more with Indigenous
communities. That could take the form of partnerships; Indigenous workforce
apprenticeships, training, or development; and subcontracting.
3. Improve Indigenous employment
and retention. In
partnership with its unions and Indigenous Peoples, Canada Post will work on
improving Indigenous recruitment and retention in every employee
classification, integrating Indigenous perspectives, knowledge and best
practises. Improving Indigenous representation in Canada Post’s workforce to
reflect the country and the communities it serves should lead to better
outcomes for, and relationships with, Indigenous communities.
4. Support the viability, wellness
and safety of Indigenous communities. In collaboration with community leaders and local Indigenous law
enforcement, Canada Post will expand and strengthen its efforts to serve
Indigenous and Northern communities safely. This includes working to reduce the
non-mailable matter, such as alcohol and illicit drugs, that enter these
communities.
"Canada
Post is a trusted network of people committed to serving every community,"
added Ettinger. “How we serve, how we operate and how we make decisions can all
have a profound impact across the country."
Source : https://www.canadapost.ca/cpc/en/our-company/news-and-media/corporate-news/news-release
