TST Ends Correios Strike and Orders Limits on Caixa Walkout

Overview

• The Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST) ruled on Thursday that the national Correios strike was not abusive and ordered workers to return to work starting Friday, ending a 15‑day stoppage.
• The court set a 4.09% wage adjustment for Correios, retroactive to August 1, required employees to compensate missed days rather than suffer salary cuts, and approved limited changes to the employer‑run health plan.
• In the Correios health‑plan decision the company will cease to be the sole maintainer of CorreiosSaúde while current rules remain in force until a new funding model is defined.
• Caixa filed a dissídio after mediation failed and the TST issued an interim order requiring at least 60% of staff per agency to work, with a daily R$100,000 fine for breach and a full trial set for September 29.
• Both rulings highlight how the TST is shaping outcomes: they aim to keep postal and banking services running, affect benefit funding for employees and retirees, and set legal precedents unions and employers will monitor during follow‑up talks and implementation.