French Postmen Assist Elderly During Heatwave
French postal workers are providing assistance to elderly residents amidst a severe heatwave. Their efforts aim to help vulnerable individuals cope with the extreme temperatures.
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French postal workers are providing assistance to elderly residents amidst a severe heatwave. Their efforts aim to help vulnerable individuals cope with the extreme temperatures.
The Warsaw Uprising is commemorated, highlighting the heroic actions of postal workers during the conflict. The city's history, deeply embedded in its walls, serves as a testament to these events.

Hungarian postal workers are complaining that their uniforms absorb heat, following the deaths of two colleagues, with union leaders calling for mandatory legal changes instead of internal directives.

Canada Post has officially signed new collective agreements with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), bringing an end to years of tense negotiations and strikes that had raised questions about the Crown corporation's future.

Croatian Post has issued a warning about unknown individuals falsely impersonating postal workers in central Zagreb, delivering unsolicited packages and demanding payment from residents.

A new computer program used by the Slovenian postal service falsely accused postal workers of theft, leading to trials, convictions, and even suicides among those affected.

Facing criticism for failing to meet letter delivery targets, Royal Mail plans to ask part-time postal workers to increase their hours.
Spain plans to deploy Social Security and postal workers, paid €25 per hour, to form a large part of the device for a 'mega-regularization' of immigrants.

The Communication Workers Union informed MPs that UK postal workers are being instructed to prioritize parcel deliveries over hospital letters, following a "pyramid framework" for delivery prioritization.

French postal workers have been given the additional task of checking on elderly residents during a heatwave. This initiative aims to ensure seniors are coping with the high temperatures while delivering mail.
Police in Malbork, Poland, arrested a 47-year-old man who defrauded postal workers by exchanging a souvenir hundred-dollar bill and then attempted to do so with more.

Jelena Milošević, a Member of Parliament and official of the Freedom and Justice Party, announced that postal workers in Niš, Serbia, have exposed an organized scheme involving the theft of state tourism vouchers.

Residents in Zagreb's Dubrava neighborhood have been struggling for two years with a missing street sign, which disappeared after road paving, making their street 'anonymous' and difficult for new postal workers to find.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has announced further drone attacks on Russia in retaliation for recent strikes, including one on a Kyiv residential building. He also warned that Russia is considering an attack on a NATO country from Belarusian territory and is attempting to involve Belarus further in the war.

New collective bargaining agreements have been reached for employees in Austria's airport sector and postal service, resulting in salary increases of 2.4% for airport staff and 3% for postal workers.

Latvian entrepreneur Raimonds Jurgelis's company Bruntor has developed an electric cargo scooter, dubbed "Northern Scooter," which combines the maneuverability of a scooter with the capacity of a bicycle, offering a solution for last-mile deliveries in urban environments, including use by Danish postal workers.

Royal Mail postal workers from across the UK claim they were instructed to move or hide mail from senior bosses to create the appearance of meeting delivery targets, a practice referred to as 'take the mail for a ride', with new reports reinforcing these accusations.

To prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has enlisted postal workers to conduct welfare checks on older people during the ongoing heatwave.

Customs officers, postal workers, and police at Zagreb Airport discovered 4.6 kilograms of marijuana hidden in 80 bags within a 30-kilogram shipment labeled as 'instant noodles.' The illicit drugs were found during a recent inspection of incoming packages.

An immediate investigation has been ordered by István Kapitány after two postal workers died during last week's extreme heat, a fact confirmed by the Hungarian Post.
Poczta Polska (Polish Post) has initiated a comprehensive program to modernize its logistics infrastructure, encompassing new courier depots, vehicles for postal workers, and the largest cash logistics investment project in the market.

A new computer postal program erroneously indicated that postal workers were stealing from the Post Office, leading to trials, convictions, and suicides among the accused.
The National Collective of Former Postal Workers in Thiès has announced plans for a sit-in protest to demand the payment of their outstanding savings.

Around forty Bpost distribution offices in Wallonia and Brussels are experiencing disruptions or closures due to a spontaneous strike by postal workers protesting the company's transformation plan.

BBC Your Voice reported that Royal Mail postal workers claim they were instructed to "take the mail for a ride" and hide post to create the appearance of meeting delivery targets.