Cristina Valido urges the Spanish Government to “take immediate effective measures” to alleviate the “organizational chaos” occurring in the post offices of Arona, Adeje-Playa de las Américas and San Isidro (Granadilla de Abona). In a query to the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Óscar Puente, the parliamentarian warns that this situation is impacting the normal functioning of the service and the employees.
It is recalled that on October 25, the central Executive announced that it would reinforce the service, but “the necessary improvements have not been implemented”. It also emphasizes that the “lack of personnel and organization” perpetuates the “administrative and labor collapse”. These offices, frequented by national and foreign tourists, are “flooded with postal shipments that cannot be handled promptly, leading to a situation of chaos and risk in the facilities and the health of the workers”.
The parliamentarian asserts that the offices are “flooded with postal shipments that cannot be handled promptly”
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In light of this “precarious and ongoing” situation, Validó mentioned that five months ago, the postal union representatives in the south of Tenerife reported the accumulation of 15,000 official notifications in Adeje, Granadilla de Abona, and Arona. A situation that has persisted for the past four years, as post offices like Playa de las Américas and Parque La Reina lack sufficient staff.
Cristina Valido criticises the persistence of this problem “and the fact that it occurs at a time when the situation of Correos at a national level is also not at its best”. The Coalition Canaria parliamentarian highlighted that Correos has incurred an operational loss of 1 billion Euros over the last five years and an estimated additional 400 million Euro loss for this fiscal year.
Comisiones Obreras asserts that Correos “must comply with postal regulations and ensure the public’s mail distribution”
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Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) highlighted the insufficient hiring of staff “to cover absences due to vacations, sick leaves, and essential positions in the province, especially in southern Tenerife,” describing the situation as “absolute chaos”. The union proposed that Correos “must comply with postal regulations and ensure the public’s distribution of traditional correspondence (letters), registered shipments (certificates and notifications), and parcels (whose volume increases annually) in terms of quality and regularity as required by Correos”.
The negative impact on working conditions results in “an increased risk of occupational accidents in post offices and mail routes, due to the overexertion involved in many cases of doubling delivery routes and the work-related stress in offices”. Comisiones Obreras stated that it has filed a complaint with the Labour Inspection to visit the most affected units, where “there is an imminent health risk”.
