Aviation workers plan strike at Rome Airport: Media sources reported on October 8 that the FAST-Confsal union has planned a strike against the Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) management company at Rome Fiumicino International Airport (IATA: FCO) in Fiumicino, Italy. The strike will take place from 12:00-16:00 local time on October 13. The strike was called over demands for higher salaries and improved working conditions.
Further to EmIS 235/2025, the designated operator of Cyprus, the Department of Postal Services (Cyprus Post), wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that, following the cyberattack attempt, the processing and delivery of inbound mail (letter post, parcel post and EMS) subject to customs control has fully resumed.
Further to EmIS 224/2025, the designated operator of Canada, Canada Post, wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that it has welcomed back employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), with effect from 11 October 2025, as the union moves from a full national strike to rotating strikes. To ensure a safe and orderly resumption of national operations, Canada Post invites designated operators to resume sending mail to Canada from 13 October 2025. Despite the resumption of postal services, there will still be some uncertainty and instability owing to the union’s decision to conduct rotating strikes. Customers should expect delays and occasional interruptions to service during the rotating strikes, as Canada Post processes the backlog and stabilizes its operations. Canada Post will employ its best efforts to restore the normal flow of mail items through its network as soon as possible.
Following a full national strike that began on September 25, 2025, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has now transitioned to rotating strikes as of October 11, 2025. Canada Post has begun a phased restart of its national operations, and while the embargo on mail services has been lifted, customers should expect significant delays due to the accumulated backlog and ongoing localized disruptions.
All service guarantees remain suspended, mail and parcels will be processed and delivered as quickly as possible, depending on the impact of rotating strike activity at specific facilities.
System maintenance to disrupt customs operations: Government sources reported on October 5 that a system maintenance will disrupt customs operations in the Netherlands, between 08:00 and 16:00 local time on October 12. The maintenance reportedly will affect the Consulting Tariff information service. Delays in processing are to be expected during the maintenance.
Further to EER 47, the designated operator of Canada, Canada Post, wishes to inform countries and their designated operators that Canada Post will welcome back employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on October 11th 2025, as the union moves from a full, national strike to rotating strikes. To ensure a safe and orderly restart of our national operations, Canada Post invites designated operators to resume sending mail to Canada no earlier than Monday October 13th. While postal services will resume next week, uncertainty and instability in the postal service will continue with the union’s decision to conduct rotating strikes. Customers should expect delays and occasional interruptions during the rotating strikes, as Canada Post processes the backlog and stabilizes its operations, with best efforts to resume the flow of items through our network.
The designated operator of the Philippines, Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the province of Davao Oriental on 10 October 2025, at a depth of 20 kilometres. As a result of this seismic event, damage to various facilities and infrastructure in the region has been reported. As PHLPost assesses the impact of this event, it anticipates that there may be delays in postal services. It acknowledges the potential inconvenience that this may cause and apologizes for any disruption that customers and partners may experience.
The designated operator of the Philippines, Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), asks us to provide Union member countries and their designated operators with an update on the impact of Typhoon Opong, which made landfall in Eastern Samar on 25 September 2025. To date, the typhoon has affected several regions across the Philippines, including Antique, Oriental Mindoro, Iloilo, Samar, Bicol, Biliran Negros Occidental, Aklan, Masbate, Zamboanga City, and Northern Cebu. The entire Eastern, Central and Western Visayas regions have also experienced significant disturbances. In addition, the city of Baguio has reported landslides because of the severe weather conditions. These incidents have contributed to ongoing challenges in the region. The typhoon has resulted in considerable damage to agriculture and infrastructure, particularly in Western Visayas. Flight cancellations have occurred owing to adverse weather conditions, impacting travel and the transport of goods, including mail services. As such, postal services in the affected areas are currently facing delays in mail collection, processing and delivery. Damage to postal facilities is further complicating operations, and communication interruptions due to power outages and damaged networks are hindering effective coordination among postal services. PHLPost is implementing recovery measures aimed at restoring and enhancing communication channels in order to remain operational. International partners are informed that, owing to the ongoing recovery efforts, there may be delays to both inbound and outbound international mail.
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The designated operator of Belgium, bpost, wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that a national demonstration will take place across Belgium, organized by the country’s national trade unions in protest against various measures taken by the federal government. This action is expected to last 24 hours and to cause disruptions in various key sectors such as transport, public services and logistics, commencing at 00.01 CEST (UTC+2) on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. This industrial action is expected to affect various postal services across the country, including letter-post and parcel-post deliveries, as well as bpost’s domestic and international logistics network. In addition, all incoming and outgoing flights to and from Brussels Airport will be cancelled on 14 October. |
Next Tuesday, 14th of October, a national manifestation will take place across Belgium, organized by the national trade unions in Belgium in protest against various measures taken by the federal government. This action is expected to cause disruptions in key sectors such as transport, public services and logistics.
While we are making every effort to minimize the impact on our services, we would like to inform you that this industrial action may affect the delivery of your mail and parcels within Belgium.
In addition, all incoming and outgoing flights from Brussels Airport are cancelled on the 14th of October.