Canada Post says no “major breakthrough” in talks with union 2nd week of strike begins

[@isaiah_b_3798]

Maybe cut out the 22 vice presidents at Canada Post??? What other company has 22 vice-presidents. They make over $500,000 each before bonuses and extras.

[@crlaw75]

Some of the Detroit automakers have too many managers.

[@janello66]

That is absolutely insane

[@YoungSantasGroupie]

Same in healthcare, immense administrative bloat. Canada pays more for its universal health care than all the other developed nations with universal healthcare. There are 38 OECD countries (seen as the most “developed” nations) and 31 have universal health care, including Canada. Canada ranks at the top of these 31 for spending per capita on healthcare but only ranks 28th for how many physicians we have. Same story for frontline staff like nurses. We pay the most and get the least. Except that we get more and more health admin each year and their salaries grow much, much more each year than frontline staff. Germany is widely considered to have the best and most efficient healthcare system and Canada has more than double the health admin per capita (after adjusting for difference in population size) than Germany. What on earth are we doing with more than double the health admin when our wait times are insane and worsening, frontline staff shortages and burnout is worse than ever and still worsening, etc etc. (For the data mentioned, see the McDonald-Laurier Institute’s report, “Canada’s Governance Crisis”, free and easy to find online)

[@abcdedfg8340]

My concern is if Canada Post and Purolator are owned by the same company, that could lead to some problems. I will leave that to someone more qualified.

[@mikeroberts308]

THE CBC.

[@horsehaircreationsbykaren]

Canada is a public company not a privately-owned one. In rural areas and for small business, it is an essential service, this shouldn't gone to a strike.

[@rochester3]

Canada Post is not a private company, but rather a Crown corporation owned by the federal government

[@forzacatainapalermo]

In the US, they have law which prevents their postal system from going on strike. I think we need to invoke something like that here in Canada

[@avl3487]

@@forzacatainapalermo totally agreed!

[@clarifyingquestions]

privatize

[@Yogi_Bear69]

Get the unions out and your problem will be solved. Unions exist for a reason and that reason is to siphon money from the workers. In the past they were important but not anymore. I have worked for 2 unions and had terrible experiences both times. One of these unions was "Canada's largest private sector union."

[@MrAshutoshkaul]

Please ask him why Canada post management has rewarded themselves with hefty bonuses year after year if they were incurring losses?

[@jakethesnake6438]

Mgt bonuses are part of their compensation package

[@richardkeller4892]

Maybe cut management instead of making cuts to mail carriers that already had more than a 15% cut. Last time management was scolded by arbitrators, and management lied about not delivering all parcels before Christmas and these lies lost them business.

[@abcdedfg8340]

If Canada post owns purolator. It would be like a car company owning a bus company. But we should leave that to the experts.

[@aprilgoffinet3159]

The way Canada Post is tanking, these strikers may end up without jobs anyway

[@collingafar1638]

Hope so!

[@TwistedMongoose]

😏 Im sure their unique skillset will easily be able to find another job for $30/hr (like the rest of us!)

[@keesingh2031]

It's not the employees. It's the corporation and the union. Don't blame the workers for this. As a canada post worker, I didn't want to go on strike and would rather be working than walking the picket line.

[@fredrezfield1629]

what sucks is our packages shipped before the strike are being held by canadapost right now can we at least retrieve them ?

[@kaitlinpollock]

I agree, I'm currently waiting for a package from Canada Post that was supposed to be here last week from the states from a thratre playbill trade I did

[@Joe-by8jh]

Unions just love holding people and products hostage. That is why they decided to go on strike just before Christmas.

[@SweetTooth8989]

Same here. Two packages of mine are two weeks late and tracking is at a standstill. It's ridiculous and no, I'm pretty sure we just need to wait until THEY'RE ready so the mail starts moving again. It's really frustrating.

[@fredrezfield1629]

@@kaitlinpollock if your package is on its way it's a different story i was talking about shipping or shipments right BEFORE the strike; essentially packages that aren't even processed yet if they are processed they're probably in Mississauga somewhere

[@kaitlinpollock]

@fredrezfield1629 the package that I'm currently waiting for was sent out before the strike started and is currently in Canada somewhere with Canada Post because it usually only takes a week after someone from the states sends something for it to be here in Canada a few days after it's been put through the mail

[@richardsmithson182]

Cut the managers bonuses, how is it that they can justify a bonus. Let all the managers go in on their weekends to deliver the parcels. How much do they spend on vehicles and gas and maintenance ?

[@abcdedfg8340]

I am thankful that many people are now seeing we need to respect the workers who keep our economy moving. I hope they come to an agreement soon, and we can then focus on rebuilding our middle class along european lines so they can live on one job, be healthier, and afford a family, and not be burned out thanks to 5 or 6 weeks off to enjoy life. Lets build a productive and generally satisfied middle class thay can support small business and build world class companies like in Germany and France. It wont take much on the employee side, just respect them please. Just my opinion.

[@dslboiz]

Cut all Jobs . They’re bleeding money c this isn’t a charity

[@Ladybug83me]

Because that is life. Bosses and higher up people always make more than the average worker

[@wicksteed2015]

last time "checked", some of supervisors and higher ups fill up their personal vehicles.

[@SirThanksalott]

These guys that leave a sticker telling you to go pick up your package without even attempting delivery are on a strike, that's rich.

[@abcdedfg8340]

Well alot of the time i heard they have really tight delivery schedules. Maybe they need more people. Amazon does not even knock on doors half the time. Try drop off at a local post office. Its way less stressful and you can pick up when you have time.

[@jackjackthompson5771]

@@abcdedfg834070% costs is labor. And management. They just want an easy job at a high wage with full shield from any competition. When you’re unemployed they could care less.

[@smokingtooka6249]

@@abcdedfg8340literally did a pickup at post office because of this issue, i got to the post office and i had to wait an hour in the parking lot because the employee lost the package. Whole company is a shitshow

[@teetee365]

That has happened to me with UPS and they didn't even leave a delivery notice, but hey they make $34/hr. 😒

[@marklouisspark]

Our Amazon guys in Squamish manage to get our package to our door in our building 80% of the time and we're the only building that's got each floor locked off via fob but they manage to get their job done in the entire building.

[@arkatheistcc2353]

No yoh dont have to pay double time for delivery on the weekend. They work 5 days a week. Schedule people wensday through sunday.

[@admmonidasf123]

They want overtime on weekends what a joke

[@arkatheistcc2353]

@admmonidasf123 overtime only if it's overtime. And it's time and a half not double time.

[@rolieg81]

Sundays are usually double time if you're full-time.

[@MWSweeting]

@admmonidasf123 no you are misinformed we get OT if we work on a regular day off.... CPC can make and create a five day schedule that allows weekends they've had this ability (as per Jan Simpson) since 2018 but haven't yet..

[@arkatheistcc2353]

@@rolieg81 not if you have 2 other days off. It means they don't work Monday to Friday. Like everyone else.

[@Butterfly-zs2pc]

Canada Post is a Public Service, NOT a courier company like FEDEX.

[@cristopher2005]

100% they should slim down and only serve areas that private businesses can't afford

[@freetimeflip6438]

It would end up being the other way around. They would cut rural deliveries down to 3 or 4 days a week. Thats when other couriers will step in to fill the demand. Right now its not profitable for private companies to serve rural areas. If Canada post cuts service other companies will step in and get 100% of the money in the area. Canada Post has to be Smart and Careful.

[@bob1519]

Exactly complete WASTE of taxpayer money.

[@mrobermind]

​@@bob1519Canada post isnt funded by taxpayer money.

[@codyaucoin3412]

@@mrobermind It's a crown corporation, and therefore is under the purview of the Canadian government, and therefore gets tax dollars for funding. Canada's post office was created in 1851, 16 years before Confederation. In 1867, it became one of the first departments to be formed in the new federal government. An agent Crown corporation since 1981, Canada Post Corporation currently reports to Parliament through the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

[@MWSweeting]

Mail declinong for 20 years... John Hamilton has been a ceo for 15 years.... lost profits, lost market share yet still collects bonuses.... who is to blame for this so called catatrophe?

[@justinleon3509]

the mail couriers? we have too many of them

[@maxsavage3998]

Why does he still have a job if they lost billions

[@Michael.James6]

Maybe there should be an investigation . Private investigator .

[@abcdedfg8340]

Yes. But Canada post also owns purolator as I heard. It would be like a bus company owning a car company. Anyways, I'll leave that to the experts.

[@kirk8359]

Doug Ettinger has been the CEO of Canada Post for that last 5 years.

[@marklouisspark]

Canada post, start hiring and replacing. So many people without jobs right now.

[@aleayawijaya2519]

UNION, THOSE OF YOU STRIKING, KNOW THIS, CANADIANS ARE NOT SUPPORTING YOUR CAUSE!!! When you all walked off and held up our MAIL/PARCELS that were in transit, you lost any SUPPORT!!! You can all lose your job as far as I am concerned. We will get by without your delivery, you Postal workers will in the end lose your jobs.

[@Arulinitha]

$450,000 wage for CEO, $300,000 wage for 15 VPs? But you can't pay the people who do the hard work a living wage? How about not taking the thousands and thousands of dollars you call your "at risk pay" aka your bonuses.

[@AItzari]

@@Arulinithahe’s also the CEO meaning he runs everything at the top so ofc he’ll be paid more

[@AItzari]

@@Arulinitha most of their employees get $30 an hour or more that’s twice minimum wage

[@keesingh2031]

It's not the employees. It's the corporation and the union. Don't blame the workers for this. As a canada post worker, I didn't want to go on strike and would rather be working than walking the picket line.

[@autumnlover760]

They are not happy with $30 an hour!!! With benefits, overtime.

[@maxsavage3998]

@@autumnlover760 costco lcbo fedex ups customs purolator all making 33 to 40 plus hour

[@lw9cd]

The 2/3 that are making over $30/hr include management. Average is $28 from thier own reports and thats not even 2/3. Not sure where this $30/hr comes from.

[@JamesThorlakson-ky7xd]

Yes they are way over paid

[@Musicshd-z2r]

Not everyone makes 30 an hour with benefits and pension. Over 20% of their workforce contains what,they call "term workers " who make 22.65 with no benefits, no pension and no defined shifts always on call. Please inform yourself with the actual proper information.

[@TwistedMongoose]

@@Musicshd-z2r100% of them are replaceable. $23/hr to drive and deliver is plenty.

[@dannybrown280]

They have no support from the public. Leave them on permanent strike.

[@kaitlinpollock]

A lot of small businesses rely on Canada post and I also rely on Canada post for a lot and this strike was not necessary

[@ralex3697]

@@kaitlinpollock I don’t care if they never come back. Find other ways to conduct business. They aren’t reliable and they never were. They’ve been striking since the 60’s. I have no use for them anymore. I’ve moved on from depending on Canada Post.

[@kaitlinpollock]

@@ralex3697 I've never had any issues with Canada Post, just because you don't want them to come back many people do because a lot of people use them, I'm not arguing but every other company over charges and that's just my opinion

[@KenKratchmer]

@@ralex3697 That's just you...

[@abcdedfg8340]

I am thankful that many people are now seeing we need to respect the workers who keep our economy moving. I hope they come to an agreement soon, and we can then focus on rebuilding our middle class along european lines so they can live on one job, be healthier, and afford a family, and not be burned out thanks to 5 or 6 weeks off to enjoy life. Lets build a productive and generally satisfied middle class thay can support small business and build world class companies like in Germany and France. It wont take much on the employee side, just respect them please. Just my opinion.

[@nahanfahey7680]

I think what's not talked about is the spending and investments made by the corporation is being counted as a "loss" $470 million alone was spent on the albert Jackson facility. Yes, we need certain changes when it comes to modernization, but why are those investments being counted as a "loss" I would love to see more media bring this up.

[@quantifiablyqorrect2905]

True north or rebel news might

[@abcdedfg8340]

Correct. Then they might report several hundred million income when its sold and give themselves even bigger bonuses. Just my guess.

[@brads2041]

Are you thinking of a balance sheet where the cash outflow is balanced by the new asset? The financial statement would not work that way

[@qiang8410]

the longer tithe strike is the sooner Canadians. Would figure out how lives go on without Canada post.

[@maxsavage3998]

They will be back. Canada post is not payed by you taxpayer. Get over yourselves

[@neondeon475]

havnt used cpost in years and years. We have never missed junkmail flyers in our mailbox.

[@discodilip2000]

​@@neondeon475cool so you don't have a driver's license or credit card. Weird way to announce you're a bum

[@neondeon475]

@discodilip2000 actually I have both Thanks.....and thanks for coming out!

[@ruoqifang]

at least they should deliver all the package they are holding hostage-

[@LyndaBlackARtiSt]

This is getting ridiculous!! This needs to be resolved immediately. This is terrible for charities and small businesses especially during the busiest time of the year! I'm an ARtiSt and my ARt ShOP is closed because i cannot ship until this gets settled.

[@langgp]

If there is a local charity like an animal shelter go there and donate to it there .

[@maxsavage3998]

@@LyndaBlackARtiSt would you sell your art if it was undervalued? Same thing would you work for below pay grade?

[@ralex3697]

@@maxsavage3998 Wrong

[@Transitlady59]

I agree

[@Theresponsibleguy3]

​Canada Post workers are getting paid good for a Job that only requires grade 10. They make way more than minimum wage.. also the high management needs to be thinned out. @@maxsavage3998

[@Unsuggestable-de7od]

Replace them all!! Theres a crap ton of people that would be happy to have those jobs!!!!

[@janello66]

I for one, would happily take one of those jobs!

[@TrishW-zw8wy]

@@janello66 they are always hiring

[@abcdedfg8340]

I am thankful that many people are now seeing we need to respect the workers who keep our economy moving. I hope they come to an agreement soon, and we can then focus on rebuilding our middle class along european lines so they can live on one job, be healthier, and afford a family, and not be burned out thanks to 5 or 6 weeks off to enjoy life. Lets build a productive and generally satisfied middle class thay can support small business and build world class companies like in Germany and France. It wont take much on the employee side, just respect them please. Just my opinion.

[@Super6-Four]

Are you one of those crap ton of people ?

[@Unsuggestable-de7od]

@Super6-Four maybe I am

[@stephenhammond1745]

On the downside, this strike is costing people, especially small businesses that rely on CP, a lot of money. On the upside, this will probably be the last postal strike. I'm not sure if it's possible to put the final nail in your own coffin but that's what the postal workers are doing. Anyone who currently uses the post to do business and finds an alternative during the strike, has zero incentive to go back to using it once the strike is over. I think the old union tactic of calling a strike at a time most disruptive to the employer is going to backfire this time.

[@maxsavage3998]

Blame The filthy greedy rich CEOS not the worker. Management gives themselves all kinds of bonuses while supposedly losing billions? Cmon people are you that asleep?

[@c.curmudgeon2834]

Lets just allow Amazon to make an offer to run a parallel system for mail delivery in Canada, I'm sure the strike will stop as Canada Post realizes they have to work or become irrelevant. That or approach courier services and ask if they're interested in taking over Canada Post as they're striking offering the striking workers jobs in the new non union workplace.

[@NeilMohammed]

the parcel industry continues to grow with no end in sight. while canada post continues to tell the public about "losses", what they dont tell you is that a good chunk of these "losses" are investments into the infrastructure of the company. how does a company that is "losing" billions of dollars plan to invest 4 billion over the span of 5 years? the public needs to know that canada post has been on a smear campaign against its employees since contract negotiations started over a year ago.

[@LuvableAF]

Try sending a package through CP. Their prices are higher, but they tell you they are cheaper. Delusion.

[@NeilMohammed]

@@LuvableAF they are cheaper, that's why so many small businesses are hurting right now. i wish this strike would end tmr, dont blame the workers, blame the multibillion dollar company.

[@johntitorii6676]

@@NeilMohammed it's the workers that voted to strike . Period .

[@leticiacortez6711]

​@@johntitorii6676yes they pay union so they ask for strike so they got what they want period

[@isaiah_b_3798]

​@@LuvableAFCP way cheaper than FedEx and UPS

[@frndlystrangr]

I've moved on from relying on Canada Post. No loss for me!

[@TylerTheBuilder]

I should have sent my delivery Service for my MTG deck to have it shipped by FEDEX

[@darryleburrows6598]

Fire them all and hire people that wants to work.

[@kathleenmartin1079]

$450,000 wage for CEO, $300,000 wage for 15 VPs? But you can't pay the people who do the hard work a living wage? How about not taking the thousands and thousands of dollars you call your "at risk pay" aka your bonuses.

[@gary094]

Over $30/hr. Let's just say that I know someone who's a parcel courier. He spends 4 hrs a day in break after he delivers his run and comes back to the plant to clock out.

[@Marigold-m2]

@gary094 My sister works 6 hrs & gets paid for 7.5 hrs. They really need trackers & cameras in all their vehicles, both CPC vehicles & personal used for work with mileage paid.

[@super8car]

Living wage is 27 an hour in bc.

[@maxsavage3998]

I know many ceos management and high position workers of many companies including banks and even your company who make millions doing absolutely nothing and get multi millions including bonuses . if you want to pick on one group you better point back at everyone including yourself

[@velmano9191]

Gary, what the hell man. Stop ratting us out. You're not invited to the company BBQ.

[@maxsavage3998]

@@velmano9191 what bbqs management is so cheap

[@JamesThorlakson-ky7xd]

We should privatize the mail service

[@gopony6798]

Canada Post is a service like Service Canada, not a for profit business.

[@aleayawijaya2519]

TALK ABOUT ALL THE MAIL/PARCELS that were already PAID FOR AND IN TRANSIT!!!!!! HOLDING OUR POSSESSION HOSTAGE!!! DEFUND CPC, MOST OF US HAVE NOW MOVED ON FROM CPC FOR GOOD AFTER THIS!!!! CPC EMPLOYESS CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO DELIVER IN TRANSIT PARCELS/MAIL ANY LONGER.

[@TylerTheBuilder]

this is true. unfair at all

[@TylerTheBuilder]

want to join me on a robbery for our packs?

[@terryoquinn7540]

Canada post is outdated, obslite,welcome to e mail

[@MonaliMore]

This people don’t have an idea that how illegal is that to hold parcels from a week now for which we have already paid them, I got stuck with my passport and now I can’t even see my family thanks to CP and Government :(

[@aleayawijaya2519]

@@MonaliMore Yup...

[@shaykespeeer7040]

The employer is the problem. They refuse to negotiate in good faith. The working class should be supporting the working class. Not simping to the employers.

[@abcdedfg8340]

I am thankful that many people are now seeing we need to respect the workers who keep our economy moving. I hope they come to an agreement soon, and we can then focus on rebuilding our middle class along european lines so they can live on one job, be healthier, and afford a family, and not be burned out thanks to 5 or 6 weeks off to enjoy life. Lets build a productive and generally satisfied middle class thay can support small business and build world class companies like in Germany and France. It wont take much on the employee side, just respect them please. Just my opinion.

[@marklouisspark]

Who cares? If you want a bonus or more money, open your own business. Keep their heads down and deliver, that's what they were hired for. Or maybe replace them with people who've been jobless from the past years. Plenty of ways to get better dollars in your pocket without making the nation suffer because cry cry life sucks, yeah 2024 has sucked for many people, these guys are lucky to even have a job to strike about. The amount of people I know right now without a job. I got no respect for people making others suffer because their pay isn't higher. You know how many people out there are dealing with the same thing? These guys are special? News flash. In this world, everyone is replaceable.

[@ColCurtis]

I'm sorry, Canada Post, but each strike just makes you less relevant. The last 12 people who care about you are me and my rural neighbors, if i had any other option I would use it instead of Canada post

[@AItzari]

Can these lazy ppl go back to work like what kind of ppl do you have to be to hold Christmas as a hostage

[@worldsstongeststrains983]

The CEO of Canada Post makes 400k a year. The top 5 executives underneath him make between 200 and 300k a year. The combined wages for these 6 people is 1.7 million per year. That’s the combined wages of 35 CP mail workers.

[@TheJusnic82]

They make way too much money as it is....f em

[@johnhess9443]

If they don't want to do the jobs they were hired to do, at the wages agreed upon, they can quit. They would be replaced nearly instantly. There are way way too many people in this country absolutely desperate for a decent paying job.

[@lw9cd]

Lol. CPC is always hiring bro so why aren't these people you speak of working there already if it's such a great job.

[@brandondimopoulos9534]

They better not be paying these strikers wages. If this continues and people find out their being paid while striking you are going to see some serious riots and damages to canada posts trucks centers ect

[@Ty-ng7yo]

Imagine making $25-$30 plus with benefits pension paid time off etc...and then turn around and start to complain because they work overtime want more money want more in general complain that there struggling when people out here killing them selves struggling just like them working for $16 $17 with no pension working 50 hours a week that do way harder work

[@kockgunner]

Do you want all jobs to be like the $16-17 an hour jobs? If no, the union and the workers are not the ones you need to be angry at. The reality is $25-30 an hour is not enough to even rent a one bedroom and save these days. The wealth needs to be distributed to the workers who do the actual work and not managers who sit around losing business and money. Ask why there are still companies paying $16 and hour and overworking people without giving them a pension in 2024.

[@Ty-ng7yo]

Lol I dont need you to tell me the reality i live in Toronto and have been for a long time im not mad at anyone you make $30 a hour and still complain cry me a river your jobs hard so is mine so is tens of thousands of other people in this world

[@lw9cd]

​@@Ty-ng7yoThen get a better job and stop putting people down that are sticking up for themselves.

[@gopony6798]

A lot of CP workers are temps and they get NO benefits. It can take many many years to get to full time

[@AaronR44]

Go walk 4 hours in the snow with 50lbs on your back and tell its not hard

[@Unsuggestable-de7od]

Get rid of the union!!!

[@abcdedfg8340]

I am thankful that many people are now seeing we need to respect the workers who keep our economy moving. I hope they come to an agreement soon, and we can then focus on rebuilding our middle class along european lines so they can live on one job, be healthier, and afford a family, and not be burned out thanks to 5 or 6 weeks off to enjoy life. Lets build a productive and generally satisfied middle class thay can support small business and build world class companies like in Germany and France. It wont take much on the employee side, just respect them please. Just my opinion.

[@jeremyscott2141]

It was either full strike or work with no benefits, no job security, no paid leave. The corporation was forced their hand when they came out and said they were taking that all away on the 14th of November.

[@jensanges]

Get rid of your top heavy bureaucracy and streamline your operations with intelligent solutions instead of doughheads making decisions for the entire Canadian population.

[@Unsuggestable-de7od]

Trying to get a birth certificate for my daughter she is locked out of her bank account because of stolen ID these people have caused so much stress and despair

[@ralex3697]

And they will continue to do so. They’ve been doing it since I was a little kid in the 60’s I’ve learned to never rely on Canada Post. They are a failed service.

[@jeremyjones9859]

This guy is a plug. Doesn’t care about employees. If they cared about employees, strike never would have happened.

[@aleayawijaya2519]

Right now, I do not care about the EMPLOYEES holding MAIL and Parcels HOSTAGE that were already enroute. The EMPLOYEE's/UNION committed long term TRUST issues where millions will NOT use the Service now, hence no work to keep employed. Rural areas will have some sort of support.

[@neondeon475]

@jeremyjones9859 the problem is the greedy underworked workers not him.

[@radtothebone23]

Reply with the average wage of Canada postal worker. Then tell me why they deserve a 22% increase. Please and thank you

[@neondeon475]

@radtothebone23 28 an hr when I worked there! Plus overtime everyday if wanted. Your welcome.

[@radtothebone23]

@neondeon475 seems like a great wage and job. How can anyone not see this is just plain greed?

[@bernielivingston9108]

It's GREED wanting a 24% increase. This is insane.

[@DerangedIntellectual9]

I can’t take these workers seriously they literally make way more than most of us and their work is generally less unforgiving. They also think delaying everyone’s Christmas mail is a surefire way to garner public support.

[@AaronR44]

The work is not unforgiving, please strap 50lbs to your back and go walk in the snow for 4 hours + and see how you do. The management and CEOs make way more and took bonuses, the hourly employees have not had any raise in over 6 years. They worked through the pandemic with no safety measures. How can you not see that its poorly run by management and still blame the line level worker. Every worker wants the company to transition, the company has been staring down the barrel of declining volumes for 10 years and done nothing. The employer is the problem not the employee.

[@DerangedIntellectual9]

@ Everyone’s work is tough my friend. By the time these guys retire they’re gonna be eating good off that sweet federal government pension plan for the rest of their lives as they take their yearly trips to the Bahamas. Not to mention their benefits package wipes the floor with the ones offered by most private companies in this country.

[@neondeon475]

Greed is all it is. Hope they get fired all of them. They make too much now to do nothing.

[@lw9cd]

Sure bro. According to some other dimwit with a hate on for CP workers they make 90k a year. A whole story about it in another thread. 🤡

[@vonkruel]

I'm honestly not interested in taking sides in the labor dispute. It's understood that nobody should add anything else to the system, but if packages were sent before the strike started (e.g. from other countries), can't they let those through? If CUPW insist in involving my expensive things in their dispute, and making this holiday season a nightmare for many Canadians who are actually _less_ well off, I take the corporation's side. Canada Post should clear the backlog by handing packages off to private couriers. This is an unacceptable situation.

[@LuvableAF]

They need 24% to make up for the wages they lose while striking lol

[@Marigold-m2]

@LuvableAF None of the have learnt from experience from the past strikes, the latest in 2018. The 2018 strike was 31 days, rotating strike, starting in Oct. I guess they figure they will force the mediators hand being it's closer to Christmas.

[@IslamuddinAttayee]

Why Canada post have their strike Always when Canadians to close to Christmas?

[@LuvableAF]

CP employees think that will help them get 24% raise. Absolutely crazy town.

[@Marigold-m2]

@IslamuddinAttayee If you can't figure that out then you are not very smart.

[@Jenna-Tailya]

Last strike at Xmas was 1997 son.

[@Marigold-m2]

@IslamuddinAttayee So if they started a strike on Jan 15, would that still be close to Christmas? Their last strike started in Oct. What's your definition of "close to Christmas"? Or do you just like to complain?

[@richardkeller4892]

@@LuvableAFManagement keeps cutting jobs and lowering pay through guise of restructuring. A few even lost almost 50% of pay in one station and no cuts to bloated management or their bonuses. Executives also have a stupid idea of anyone doing a route, which is OK with parcels, but mailboxes are all out of order which is why there are more errors when someone goes on vacation. Also there are 2 groups doing the exact same job, but want to calculate hourly differently.

[@BlakeKneale]

How is John Hamilton still collecting a paycheque..this clown has overseen the entire demise of this company ,blames the workers and sits in his ivory tower like he and all of management and all of their high salaries don’t have any hand in it ….he should be the first one fired …start talking about all the vehicles that Canada post bought that they count as a loss and the 470 million dollar parcel plant ..I like how short sighted John Hamilton leaves much of the story out ….go after management not the front line little guy !

[@lukek3953]

Let us get rid of Canada Post for good. Sell the business to other delivery companies. Use cheaper labor and faster. These ungrateful CP workers need to lose their jobs and realized that they screwed up.

[@maxsavage3998]

So Canada Post lost billions? How much Profit are they not telling you? 4 billion loss then Why does management in charge of marketing sales and profits still have a job?

[@ramizkazi7039]

He is telling a lye. Not all full time and part time employees are not getting $30 hr. It is mare $26 everage

[@meeshiebee]

Still better than most

[@bobthekobb]

Bring in temp workers soon. We're not supposed to like unions or their protecting workers.

[@maxsavage3998]

@@bobthekobb no temp would do that job and be underpaid

[@bobthekobb]

@@maxsavage3998 sure they would are you crazy? I would take that one underpaid. Times are bad now. They get the temps to work the field for min wage im sure they can sort mail.

[@mycharles3340]

How about firing the CEO and 24 vice presidents for gross mismanagement??? Stop going after the working class who actually move the mail. The amount of jealously here is outstanding.

[@h2oboater]

Time to sell it to a large Courier Company. It would certainly be leaned out and operated more efficiently. 😊😊

[@chrisgeisel3720]

They get weekends off stat holidays. Why have a strike? There's people working 2 jobs just to make a living. This is totally ridiculous.

[@TrishW-zw8wy]

So it should be a race to the bottom?

[@bennyblunto973]

@@TrishW-zw8wythey should live within their means and stop acting like spoiled brats

[@TrishW-zw8wy]

@@bennyblunto973 is that what you tell people on OAS or welfare too? Because unlike Canada Post their money comes from the taxpayers.

[@lw9cd]

​@bennyblunto973 Yeah more low paying jobs is what Canada needs. Less tax for the government too so bonus right.

[@forzacatainapalermo]

Give them one more week to figure it out. Otherwise, government needs to step in. Both sides are stubborn and it's always innocent Canadians and businesses that get stuck in the middle of politics during a time where many are relying on Canada post to run operate their businesses prior to the holiday season

[@Starwood362]

Instead of ordering us back to work maybe the government should order the corporation to sit down and negotiation a deal. Yeah they like to say on media they have been negotiating with us but we all know the corporation knows they can drag it out and not take it seriously until the government orders us back, which is bad faith and ignores our supreme court affirmed right to collective bargaining.

[@forzacatainapalermo]

@Starwood362 i think both sides can share the blame. Both sides had year to negotiate and figure out a deal. Perhaps both sides needed to treat this with a sense of urgency for the past year. A mediator should have been brought a long time ago. But now the union is using the strike as leverage right before black Friday and the holiday season which also hurts a lot of innocent canadians and businesses that rely on CP and it's services. As I mentioned in another post, in the US, law was invoked to prevent USPS from going on strike because Americans rely on their postal system to operate. Perhaps the federal government needs to think about doing something similar here...but of course that won't happen because votes would be compromised

[@ralex3697]

⁠@@Starwood362 Because the deal you want is not feasible. Soon you will have no job and will end up in the private sector. Perhaps by then you will realize the cushy job you had and complained about will start to look good.

[@Gladtobealive191]

They are selfish to go on strike at Christmas 😢

[@tomcotter8138]

There goes the gun buy back😊

[@Gladtobealive191]

Hire new people

[@jeffbryan3224]

There's that guy STUFFING the TOO BIG for the MAILBOX PARCEL into the mailbox AGAIN! Don't they have a 3-Strike RULE?!!

[@heripatel]

i need my passport

[@amyle3950]

Canada Post's union is out of touch. With two-thirds earning $30+ an hour and generous benefits, many Canadians would be grateful for such jobs. Instead of demanding more, Union should be thankful for their jobs.CP should replace half of their full time positions with part time and automation. This is completely insanse demand from the union.

[@Jenna-Tailya]

Wages are $21-30.

[@amyle3950]

@@Jenna-Tailya Watch 2:20.Two-thirds of the employees earn $30+ an hour

[@Jenna-Tailya]

@@amyle3950. Sorry about your DS. Would believe your boss. I work there. $21-30 an hour. Half the people make $21-25. You’re telling me that you believe your boss and they don’t lie. Don’t forget to wear your helmet.

[@isaiah_b_3798]

FedEx makes close to $40/hour for similar seniority.

[@forzacatainapalermo]

It's reported that one of your battle points is paid lunches. Who in the hell gets paid lunches these days? That's not a right.

[@bibianodsouza1757]

To All Media Organization in Canada . . . . Please ask Canada Post Management The Following 1) Whose Fault is it if Sales Volumes are down for the last few years. 2) Why did Management give themselves Bonuses and Incentives this year if they are are making losses 3) Did they offer Bonuses and Incentives to Union Members 4) Do they say Investments in a new state of the art mail processing plant is part of the loss 5) Do they say that part of the loss is also because they purchased new EV Delivery Van's which are not being used ? Why were they purchased. 6) Is the Management negotiating for 1 year with the Union and allowed the strike to happen in the peak period ? I Urge the All The Canadian Media to push Canada Post Spokesperson to answer these questions. Thank You P.S. Most responses to this post are from Management !!!

[@TheBohemianStyle]

What about the misuse of funds and the top people get Christmas bonuses and the regular guy gets nothing?

[@avl3487]

Time for the Federal Gov't. to step in. If they already doing progress, this will take more time if they will just say we're doing progress without really stating anything clearly.

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

Piss off, Posties, you are useless now, all my bill are electronic. You always strike at the holidays and we are sick of you all.

[@Jenna-Tailya]

I bet you voted for Trudeau 3 times.

[@TylerTheBuilder]

@@Jenna-Tailya 🤣

[@MWSweeting]

Okay then why does our strike anger you?

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

@@Jenna-Tailya never once.

[@dcharby35]

Then why you mad, bro? 😂

[@thefollowers8829]

I have full respect for all Canadian workers ❤. You made this country a better place 👍

[@jf9550]

You obviously DON'T own a small business that relies on Canada Post to put food on your table...

[@frp704]

To All Media Organization in Canada . . . . Please ask Canada Post Management The Following 1) Whose Fault is it if Sales Volumes are down for the last few years. 2) Why did Management give themselves Bonuses and Incentives this year if they are are making losses 3) Did they offer Bonuses and Incentives to Union Members 4) Do they say Investments in a new state of the art mail processing plant is part of the loss 5) Do they say that part of the loss is also because they purchased new EV Delivery Van's which are not being used ? Why were they purchased. 6) Is the Management negotiating for 1 year with the Union and allowed the strike to happen in the peak period ? 7) Who is responsible for the mismanagement and incompetency of running the corporation that keep loosing profit year after year ? I Urge the All The Canadian Media to push Canada Post Spokesperson to answer these questions.

[@chrisfournier6144]

Canada Post has lost money for 7 years in a row. How about Canadians just fire all of them?

[@Onewayday19]

Replace them all and hire the new canadians for 20 an hour Problem solved

[@MarcosE-i7m]

Lol!!!! Funny Guy !!

[@lw9cd]

Thier are too busy driving for Bezos.

[@MrChrisMiner]

So according to you everyone should make minimum wage?

[@J-y4u]

two thirds (2/3) of Canada Post employees make "$30" an hour with full medical/dental, sick days, and paid holidays. Management lost $4 billion from 2018 - 2023 while earning millions in salaries. GET BACK TO WORK OVERPAID FLYER DELIVERY PERSONNEL!!

[@flyaphs]

overpaid workers. payroll needs to go down at least 315 million, everyone needs to have a pay cut. otherwise, just wind up the business

[@CountryLongboarding]

It’s a service job, it’s not meant to make money as a private government business.. they don’t need 23 CEO’s who get bonuses off the backs of the workers work load. The workers wanna work, but they haven’t been compensated for inflation. The longer this goes it’s loose loose

[@LuvableAF]

These people walk and hand out envelopes for a living. They do not need 24%. They should be grateful they had a job to begin with.

[@themikesuh]

What are you smoking? Canada Post has 1 CEO.

[@Marigold-m2]

@CountryLongboarding Many letter carriers work 6 hrs/day & get paid for 7.5 hrs/day. Source: my sister & niece who are CPC employees. The workers don't wanna work. They are lazy & complain constantly.

[@bache72]

​@@Marigold-m2With bad attitudes, as one rude employee has demonstrated in the comments elsewhere. They should be grateful getting those benefits. Up to 7 weeks paid vac a year. Man.

[@lw9cd]

​@@bache72So all he had to do was list the top wage and top vacation and halfwits like you think they get that on day one. Mission accomplished i guess.

[@TamaraRestall]

I have extremely important diabetic stuff stuck in this! I can’t be the only person in this situation

[@LinkedIn12Smith]

You cant go get it yourself?

[@fayeallainhenderson7913]

Well if we could get our mail on time it would be nice, but something that has been mailed in Moncton takes a week is so wrong it should only take 3 days not 7. I don’t get mail only flyers. Not worth the 22% raise. Seniors need a 22% raise too.

[@adriantudhope]

It's already way too expensive to ship a parcel within Canada. No wonder Amazon is killing it

[@LuvableAF]

They were in fresh air during pandemic. "oooh"

[@Marigold-m2]

@LuvableAF And many of them, (letter carriers & drivers), have they have little to no contact with people.

[@janello66]

Meanwhile i was forced to stay home and lost 4k a month in earnings

[@blackgrandpa7652]

This is gonna be a long strike and if it doesn't end before Christmas it will go even longer but at my courier job we are booming thanks to Canada post😂😂

[@glaander2297]

2:21 they making 30 bucks per hour and still want more? most people making minium wage ffs.

[@lw9cd]

"They" aren't. Some are yes but not 2/3 like this guys says. Top wage is $31 after who knows how many years so how can 2/3 be over $30?

[@zaczonesful]

Mandate there aseess now!

[@danarazina6750]

I'm waiting very important medication from Germany since Nov 16. It's stuck somewhere in Montreal. DHL completed they gob. Nothing comes from CanadaPost. Do they realize how many people like me suffering? I wish them all to get the same kind of the service from Health Canada.

[@Janu-j6h]

Terminate John Hamilton from Canada post.Because of his hardworking,Canada post is in billion dollar loss.Still he getting bonus

[@Woolverine25]

Canada Post just finished building a brand new processing plant costing $400-MILLION. That’s part of the loss. Let’s investigate the salaries of those at the top, downsize those at the top, investigate where the money has gone & what waste can be cut. It costs an arm & a leg to mail something, which is ridiculous. I HATE UNIONS!! The Unions DO NOT live in the real world, they want what they want, with no concern for the economy of a town, city, province or country! Unions are GREEDY & many of the workers in those unions are as well! They ALL seem to have this “entitlement” mindset.

[@MrBlairskie]

If they are serious about growing their business they should give us our property back right now. Denying customers their property they paid for after they have been paid to do so is the best way to never see any of them again. This guy just said most employees make $30 per hour so obviously a 25% raise on that is just greed. This company needs to go bankrupt, they do not value they customers or our property and they haven't even made a profit for seven years. I will never ship through Canada Post ever again and I hope Canada is smart enough to never use them again either.

[@amelimelo164]

I have sent packages for birthdays as I heard I still had time as the Friday they actually struck was supposed to be still negotiating. Now they are stuck somewhere.

[@TylerTheBuilder]

so is my MTG deck :/

[@godrgodr1328]

Canada post doing their strike, and we all suffer about this. Small business owner waiting for payment to be delivered by Canada post and now god knows when we can get them. Thanks Canada post.

[@None-g5p]

Canada post makes zero money. These people are bottom of the barrel

[@jameslacook01]

Canada Post is not taxpayer funded

[@kaitlinpollock]

I'm currently waiting for a package that was supposed to be here last week and due to this strike i can't get it, this strike needs to end our government needs to step in and do something this strike is already hurting so many smsll business and everyone else including me i trade and sell theatre playbills and i can't right now due to the strike

[@kylemcdonald5357]

Force them back to work already and cut their positions. They been losing money for 7 years straight.

[@korky7674]

Is it true they want reassignment surgery to be included in medical benefits!?

[@nlee2477]

1. Union workers have been getting very little wage increases for the last 10 years. So give us 2% a year increase for 10 years basically add up to 20%. We're only taking back what we didn't get for the last 10 years all at once. That's all. 2. Canada Post corporation hired whole bunch of supervisors who make more than union workers in the past 2 years. If they lower their management employee fix cost, they would have been better financially. They keep spending money on the wrong thing and blamed union workers for their mistakes. Time to spend money on the people who do the real work, instead of hiring people walking around the plant and do Nothing. 3. Union workers have not been on Full Strike for at least 10 years. Look at what it got us? Nothing. That's why we are on Full Strike this time. That's what got us on the negotiation table. 4. "Only so far we can go" Really? Tell the CEO to take a 22% cut and higher management to take 22% cut and you will find the money.

[@princedjaba4626]

Dissolve Canada post completely. They are not worth it

[@proudmanxman]

50,000 postal workers stop working and no one notices (or cares).

[@NeilTheKnifeGuy]

"I work for half wages"... says all the immigrants. Fix my Canada before I do ❤

[@DRPL766]

Over $300 mil loss on one quarter... They're hemorrhaging tax money

[@lw9cd]

Tax money aren't involved. 🙄

[@johntitorii6676]

@@lw9cd not yet but they will a ball out soon at this rate

[@sp1pilot]

Shut it down. I wouldn't miss Canada Post. Amazon and others can deliver things at a fraction of the cost and 10x the speed.

[@KSWA21]

😂 That’s a lie. Your personal experience doesn’t reflect reality.

[@sp1pilot]

@ Amazon prime…next day shipping…millions of people experience this for $10/month. The cheapest parcel Canada post offers is $20, and takes 4-7 days. Facts.

[@isaiah_b_3798]

Will Jagmeet vote with labour and lose his pension or will he continue to prop up the Liberals and vote against labour? What's it going to be Jaggy?

[@jovomilicevic7610]

No Back to work!

[@patvilleneuve3387]

The postal system is horrible tight now. We hate using Canada post, the priority mail is the same as regular mail. Parcel arrives openned and ré-tapped, items missing from boxes that show their contents……