{
    "title": "Talks to resolve Bpost strike extended to late May",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-30 18:32:33",
    "published_at": "2026-04-30 18:32:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/talks-to-resolve-bpost-strike-extended-to-late-may",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Negotiations between management and unions at Bpost will resume next week. Both sides aim to reach an agreement by 28 May after weeks of strike action.</strong></p><p>The dispute centres on plans to change postmen&rsquo;s working hours, shifting deliveries from early morning to later in the day. Management says the move is needed as the company adapts to a growing parcels market and a sharp decline in letter volumes. However, many workers argue the changes would disrupt their work-life balance, particularly by reducing free time in the afternoons.</p><p>Strikes have been ongoing since late March, with disruption especially severe in Brussels. On Thursday, the Schaerbeek distribution centre remained blocked, continuing to affect postal services in the capital.</p><div id=\"bookmark-d44c490d-16ff-4d0b-9068-dfb7f1492747\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"http://prez.ly/gDDd\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fe5149a45-a63b-48cf-8417-06e64d75234c%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=7d9d4551da2d2cd9de0c80979b818861)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"http://prez.ly/gDDd\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"d44c490d-16ff-4d0b-9068-dfb7f1492747\"\n           >\n                Brussels left without mail for nearly two weeks as Bpost strike drags on            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                All three of Bpost&#039;s distribution centres in Brussels remained blocked on Friday, leaving the capital without postal service for close to two...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbrussels-left-without-mail-for-nearly-two-weeks-as-bpost-strike-drags-on&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>An agreement had initially been expected by the end of April, but that deadline has now been pushed back by a month. Recent days have seen preliminary talks, including meetings involving Chris Peeters, head of Bpost&rsquo;s parent group.</p><p>Both sides will return to formal negotiations from Tuesday in an effort to end the ongoing industrial action and reach a compromise before the end of May.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>&copy; BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND</sup></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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