News / Unions applaud new agreement aimed at thawing labour relations at DP-DHL

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Union leaders in Germany and elsewhere have welcomed a deal between labour groups and postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post-DHL.

DP-DHL on one side, and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Swiss UNI Global Union and German services union ver.di on the other, last week signed a new protocol aimed at continued dialogue on employment and industrial relations.

DP-DHL will meet with the unions four times a year and “attempt to resolve issues in a mutually acceptable manner to avoid future problems”.

The agreement follows ...