CSIF halts Correos protests, seeks 15,000 election hires

Postal voting is under way across Spain: union CSIF wants Correos to take on 15,000 extra staff for the 29 November general election. On Friday, the Independent and Civil Servants’ Trade Union (CSIF) said it was suspending planned protests at the postal operator until after the election and the formation of a new government.

CSIF says it is stepping back out of responsibility before the vote. Once a government is in place, it plans to press new officials over problems at Correos and agreements signed on 31 December 2024. Those include more staff, a 35-hour working week, full-time contracts for part-time workers and a plan to bring younger people into the workforce.

The extra election hires cannot wait, the union says. It points to rising workloads and estimates that Correos has lost more than 20,000 jobs over the past ten years. It wants all delivery and sorting posts filled, along with posts at the company’s more than 2,300 customer-service branches across Spain.

At the last general election, more than three million people applied to vote by post, according to CSIF. The union says Correos staff must be allowed to do their work in this election without being drawn into political debate.

Topics: Jobs & labour · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com