Finland Times

 

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The national postal corporation Posti on Wednesday announced the start of co-determination talks which could lead to reduction of 370 morning newspaper delivery employees.

 

Posti said that early morning newspaper delivery will be discontinued in some parts of Uusimaa.

 

According to Posti, the change is due to the continuously increasing delivery costs per unit, re-sulting from the decrease in newspaper subscriptions and delivery days. 

 

The media sector needs to seek new kinds of solutions for newspaper delivery and for delivery costs.

 

The negotiations will cover 538 Posti early-morning delivery employees in Uusimaa.

 

Posti will continue newspaper early-morning delivery as usual until at least October or November.

 

After the change, Posti will still deliver early-morning newspapers in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa as well as some other areas of Uusimaa.

 

The areas where the delivery change is to be implemented are to be specified in the summer.

 

Delivery in the Uusimaa region covers so-called joint delivery newspapers. Joint delivery newspapers include Aamuposti, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Hangö tidningen-Hangon Lehti, Helsingin Sanomat, Hufvudstadsbladet, Kauppalehti, Keski-Uusimaa, Kouvolan Sanomat, Kymen Sanomat, Loviisan Sanomat, Länsi-Uusimaa, Salon Seudun Sanomat, Sipoon Sanomat, Turun Sanomat, Västra Nyland and Östnyland.