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REPORT DATE: 29 Jan., 2009
Country	Date Of Issue	Postal Impact H,M,L	Summary and Cause of Issue
Australia	8 Jan.	H	The industrial action by Australia Post workers, which began on 22 December and affected the receipt, processing and delivery of all international and domestic mail, ended on 4 January 2010.
	25 Dec.	H	Christmas mail may not be delivered on time with postal workers planning to walk off the job at midnight on 22 December. The union representing postal workers says further industrial action would go ahead after Australia Post declined to meet with them and discuss their demands.
	25 Dec.	H	A last-minute concession from striking postal workers should put deliveries back on schedule in time for Christmas. Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union members voted to cut short their industrial action and will return to work on 23 December. The Union said the move was an act of good faith and workers were hoping Australia Post would respond in kind. However, there had been no breakthrough in negotiations.
	18 Dec.	H	Mail in Australia may be delayed as of 16 December when postal workers begin nationwide strike action; however on 17 December in Queensland are back at work after Fair Work Australia ordered Postal workers to suspend their current action and not to take further strike action planned for this week and 21 December. The CEPU union must warn Australia Post about any more planned strikes.
	11 Dec.	H	Australia Post workers across the nation will launch industrial action in the lead-up to Christmas after negotiations over a new enterprise agreement broke down. The action includes bans on properly stamped mail and work stoppages also are expected.
Chile	8 Jan.	H	In a surprise move, custom officers in Chile went on strike from 5 January through 8 January over staffing issues, working hours and retirement benefits. Chilean customs officers who did not take part in the strike action carried out their duties at a snail's pace, further adding to the disruptions.
France	15 Jan.	M	Flights in and out of Paris' two main airports are being canceled on 13 January due to a strike by air traffic controllers. The strike is expected to end Friday morning 15 January. The airports have also seen delays in recent days linked to snow.
Haiti	29 Jan.	H	The postal administration of Haiti has begun to accept inbound mail shipments; however postal services throughout the country are still severely affected by the earthquake which struck on 12 January.
	29 Jan.	H	A 7.0 magnitude earthquake on 12 January has devastated the entire country. It is not immediately known how badly the postal infrastructure is affected or when basic postal services will resume.

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