Workers at the Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company (ECT) will continue the strike. A negotiation brokered by the Judicial Center for Consensual Conflict Resolution Methods (Cejusc) of the Higher Labor Court (TST) on Friday (26/12) ended without an agreement to end the strike, which began on December 16.
After the failure of the negotiations, a new round of discussions was planned for Monday (29/12), at 2 p.m., to try to resolve the situation. The conflict, that is to say a court decision on the disputes between the company and the workers, is scheduled for next Tuesday (12/30). This Monday’s meeting therefore constitutes the last chance for a consensual solution on the salary adjustment and other points to be agreed between the parties.
The postal strike began on December 16. However, the movement strengthened on Tuesday evening (23/12), when the majority of unions rejected the draft collective agreement for 2025/2026. The proposal was discussed during mediation led by the TST vice-presidency.
The conflict will take place within the Collective Disputes Section of the TST, made up of nine ministers, including the president and vice-president of the Tribunal, in addition to the Inspector General of Labor Justice.
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The president of the court, Minister Vieira de Mello Filho, approved the decision of Minister Kátia Magalhães Arruda, taken on December 18, which determined that, even during the strike, the unions participating in the strike maintain 80% of the workers active in each unit.
Furthermore, it is necessary to guarantee the free movement of people, goods and postal freight. In the event of non-compliance, a daily fine of R$100,000 per union was set.
Crisis
La Poste is going through a serious financial crisis. Until September this year alone, the loss amounted to more than 6 billion reais. To remedy the situation, the company took out a loan of around 12 billion reais from five banks. The contract was signed on Friday with the following institutions: Bradesco, Itaú, Santander, Caixa and Banco do Brasil.
The transaction has the approval of the National Treasury and will be guaranteed by the Union, as it is subject to the company’s restructuring plan. In the short term, the resource will be used to pay outstanding obligations of the public enterprise, such as salaries, court decisions and debts.
The company’s restructuring plan includes cutting costs and increasing revenues so that the state-owned company returns to profit in 2027. There are also plans to voluntarily lay off 15,000 workers, 10,000 in 2026 and 5,000 in 2027, as well as the closure of 1,000 postal units and new partnerships with the private sector.
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