Intl Shipping Update October 22

Intl Shipping Updates

Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on its members to take further national strike action throughout October and November 2022 .Dates of broad strike action impacting collection, sorting and delivery of parcels and letters: 

• Tuesday 25 October
• Monday 28 November

Dates of functional strike action impacting parts of the operations

• Processing, Distribution, International, Collections, Admin: 3, 9, 15, 24 November and 1 December
• Delivery: 4, 10, 16, 25 November and 2 December
• Network: 2, 8, 14, 23, 30 November

The following European public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments:

• 26/10: Austria – National Day
• 31/10: Germany – Reformation Day
• 31/10: Ireland – October Bank Holiday
• 01/11: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland - All Saints' Day
• 11/11: Belgium, France - Armistice Day

The following non-European public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments:

• 25/10: Kazakhstan – Republic Day
• 03/11: Japan - Culture Day
• 11/11: Canada - Remembrance Day

For Europe, we are experiencing delays for the following countries:

• Malta
• United Kingdom
• Ukraine
• Norway
• Denmark
• Germany (new)

For non-Europe, we are experiencing delays for the following countries:

• Australia
• China
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Madagascar
• Mauritius
• Panama