Postal strike continues and will go to Labor Court on Tuesday

Now in its 27th day, the strike by postal workers is set to go the Superior Labor Court (“Tribunal Superior do Trabalho – TST”) tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11. Employees and management (“servidores e a direção da empresa”) have been unable to agree on anything that is being negotiated: what to do about the days that were not worked, the size of a salary raise, the payment of a bonus and an across-the-board pay increase (“aumento linear”) for all employees.

The Post Office insists on docking pay for the days not worked and has presented a proposal to increase salaries by 6.78%, pay a bonus of R$800, plus an across-the-board increase of R$60 in January.

Union representatives have rejected the bonus and will not accept having the days on strike discounted.

Meanwhile, the TST has ordered the unions to ensure that 40% of postal workers are on the job or face a daily fine of R$50,000.

On its internet page, the company says 80% of its workers are on the job and that post offices around the country are operating normally. Labor unions say that is not true.