Question 17497 — positions

Summary

Mr. Laurent Alexandre questions the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty on the project to reorganize La Poste services in several municipalities in West Aveyron. While the La Poste group is 100% owned by public capital, this reorganization intends to be carried out without even consulting the elected officials of the municipalities concerned, which seems improbable. The Post Office ensures indeed an essential public service in this rural area, by distributing mail, the press, parcels, and even the newspaper on a daily basis. It constitutes an essential social link for many residents and must work in concert with local elected officials. The MP reminds the Minister that he sent him a copy of a letter alerting him to the situation, co-signed by 21 mayors of municipalities affected by this project, which shares with the Chairman and CEO of La Poste, Mr. Philippe Wahl, their legitimate concerns about this reorganization which seems unacceptable to them as it stands. They warn in particular of the transition to the postman-countier system in the offices of the municipalities of Aubin, Firmi, Saint-Cyprien and Villeneuve, where postmen would be called upon to run the post office in the morning and make rounds in the afternoon. However, this proposal reflects a manifest ignorance of the needs of the territory, residents and businesses. Indeed, late distribution would degrade the quality of service for residents, particularly for the elderly. Furthermore, such a reorganization, which would involve the closure of Post offices in the afternoon, would force people who are not available in the morning to go to offices further away in the afternoon, reinforcing already existing territorial inequalities. Another subject of great concern is that of the impact of this reorganization on employment and on the increase in the scope of tours. In fact, rounds are regularly canceled and this reorganization intends to eliminate more, on the pretext that the number of letters would greatly decrease, a figure to be qualified in view of the sharp increase in the number of parcels as well as the number of mailboxes to be served, constantly increasing. As a result of these route cuts, the distances that postmen must travel continue to increase, especially as there are fewer and fewer of them delivering mail. For example, the Aubin office alone has lost 22 jobs since 2008. This reorganization project thus jeopardizes the smooth delivery of mail provided by La Poste, which represents still a basic public service in a rural area with fragmented housing and very little community, hence the concern expressed by many stakeholders in the area, elected officials, professionals and citizens. Thus, the MP reaffirms his wish expressed with 21 mayors of West Aveyron that this reorganization be postponed so that the management of La Poste undertakes a real negotiation with elected officials and staff representatives of the territory concerned in order to produce a new project for the reorganization of services, if necessary, in accordance with the needs of this territory, professionals and users.

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