Impact of Canada Post Strike on Small Businesses | Your Morning

[@shawndi8766]

YOU’RE HOLDING MY PERSONAL PROPERTY HOSTAGE INDEFINITELY FOR A BETTER SALARY

[@benmahanloo]

they should deliver all packages already in transit but not any that arrive after the strike starts.

[@LyndaBlackARtiSt]

this needs to be resolved immediately ! it's bad for small businesses & charities that rely on Canada Post - esp. during the busiest time of the year ! i'm unable to keep my Art Shop open because i cannot ship until this gets settled.

[@schwags1969]

Are there no other options for shipping, seems a bit drastic to close shop otherwise?

[@sparx6354]

@@schwags1969 No other companies other than Canada Post ship to rural addresses in Canada. Only Canada Post does low cost letter over size letter mail untracked. Couriers also do not ship to PO boxes

[@schwags1969]

@@sparx6354 Sorry to hear that.

[@abcdedfg8340]

At least at the family level, i think canadians need to be more understanding. I would still buy from small business, but accept the delay. For me the holidays are about family and friend time. The gifts are nice, but they can come anytime. Just my thoughts.

[@airborne_12v]

Can small businesses sue Canada post for losses? I am losing money surely others are. Just get the NDP and Liberals to force them back to work like the dock workers and rail workers Merry Christmas 🎄 by the way 😊

[@MKBENTOT]

I agree. I work for CP. I feel sorry for all Canadians , we’ve been through enough already. I don’t believe both parties are acting in good faith. CP can’t have everything they ask for. Same goes for the union. Give us a deal. Meet somewhere in the middle , and get us back to work so we can be there for our fellow Canadians!!! seriously 😡

[@schwags1969]

How much do you make?

[@MKBENTOT]

@ I started in 2016 and made 20 per hour. 8 years later Now up to 28

[@abcdedfg8340]

I just want canadians to be more understanding. They can still buy from small business and just have delayed gifts as this might take some time. The holidays are about family and friend time. Gifts can come when they come as we support our small businesses. Just my thoughts.

[@dmon1017]

@@MKBENTOT so what exactly is it more that you want?

[@MKBENTOT]

@ never said I wanted anything more. Both parties can’t agree , so makes sense to me to just meet in the middle with everything instead of hurting Canadians

[@RedneckHillbillies]

This strike is killing my small, online only, rural home business, during the busiest season for sales that I was counting on after a slower year. Boo!

[@MrBlairskie]

Just be smart and boycott them after they come back!! The bastards!!

[@RedneckHillbillies]

@MrBlairskie Oh yes, from now on I'll likely only use CP for rural canadian addresses or PO boxes where there isn't a good alternative. They forced me to find other options that I otherwise wouldn't have considered.

[@busterscruggs3031]

If this continues through Christmas I will refuse to use canada post ever again.

[@richardkeller4892]

Canada Post executives don’t care about small businesses. They own other courier companies and that is why they won’t negotiate as executives make more money from strike. Executives at Canada Post get guaranteed bonuses, guaranteed salary and a golden parachute. If Purolator makes more money then executives get even more bonus. It should be a conflict on interest. Last time they were lambasted by arbitrator and still nothing has changed. There was 1 year without contract and working conditions got worse.

[@Jouantiese]

The union takes $ 100/m per member, yet cannot even cover the workforce for loss of wages, which will soon offset for a year whatever raise is agreed on. It appears the bosses on both sides remain insulated, while SMME's and workers suffer.

[@Wolverine1987]

The greedy employees don't care either.

[@richardkeller4892]

@ Employees already got pay cuts some close to 50%, so 11% isn’t much after they already made cuts.

[@horsehaircreationsbykaren]

​@@Wolverine1987greedy employees? I am not an CP employee, in fact the strike is costing me money as my small business is all about letter mail. However being greedy to you is making below $30? A CP job is not fast food or retail, jeezus!

[@user-yp6ho5or3t]

Corrupt unions and an even more corrupt government corporation are a bad mix. Holding people hostage at Christmas is a dirty and despicable thing to do for all parties involved.

[@jozseffabian2393]

You have other choices ! You can choose other services, not just the Canada Post ! For example ,Ups, Purator ,FedEx, etc ! So up to you !😂

[@abcdedfg8340]

I think canadians need to be more patient. We can still buy from small business and just understand the delay. Lets support our small businesses and try to enjoy the time we spend with family and friends over the holidays. The gifts wil come eventually, dont worry. Just my thoughts.

[@busterscruggs3031]

​@@abcdedfg8340 I think canadians have been patient enough already.

[@keithpalmer4547]

Our small business is 100% relies on shipping items. Canada post has ruined our business so has the goverment. THANK YOU!

[@joeyboombats4598]

So during Covid the post office was considered essential services so why is an essential service allowed to strike? Time for the post office to go away. Sick of these spoiled government workers crying for more and doing less

[@busterscruggs3031]

I agree. Bye bye

[@Mike-sl3gd]

Everyone should just stop using canada post

[@keithpalmer4547]

There is no reasonable other option.

[@jerryharon98]

This needs to stop! Why did this have to happen before the holidays!?

[@barrroger1162]

I had to layoff 14 people this week and might even have to file for bankruptcy if this strike goes on indefinitely

[@kevingilchrist3188]

Holding citizen hostage. If Canada post charged 15 cents per flyer ( junk mail. ) Canada post would be doing much better.

[@wicksteed2015]

the corporation makes good money with flyers, too bad, posties only get .01 cent for each postcard, .15 cent for every canadian tire flyer and .5 cent for those uline and restoration hardware books. if you don't like to get flyers, put a no flyer sticker in your mailbox.

[@kevingilchrist3188]

@wicksteed2015 I love junk mail. I use them for fire starters. After I read them. . Post cards are a buck now. If it's a book type flyer, then it should be 1.25.

[@wicksteed2015]

@@kevingilchrist3188 real estate postcards that barely sells due to mortgage rates and inflation. the flyer rates stays up on top, never comes down to the workers, then we also have to deal with compressed 1 or 2 day delivery.

[@wandasmith1723]

I sell Avon and I am waiting for 3 parcels. Im getting calls from my customers asking where there products are.

[@angies7326]

I have a new slogan “Canada Post needs to go!!

[@Beautylifestyle222]

Yup

[@MKBENTOT]

We have a good service. Unfortunately the politics ruin it for the workers and the Canadians we’ve serve

[@yinglyca1]

I have a new slogan “Canada Post needs to go!! Just as fast as "Trudeau" It's catchy. :)

[@Beautylifestyle222]

@ I like it very much

[@d.almeida3633]

Why? That's pretty ignorant comment to make

[@janchangchou777]

All customers and civics who have parcels are processing in the facility of Canada post make “class action” to lawsuit Canada Post for missing delivery promise

[@winnipegchick7980]

They make a lot of money.. honestly just greedy. Nurses doctors HCA too. They allll make a good living! Only people who should strike is teachers THEY should make more. GREEDY!!!!!!

[@dougs2k808]

Teachers make almost double what posties make, just saying.

[@Marigold-m2]

@@dougs2k808 Teachers also have a 4 years degree & posties have a grade 12 equivalent, if that. Teachers have to keep children safe. Posties need only keep themselves safe. If you want a postie teaching your child then hire one when you need to send your kids to school.

[@Marigold-m2]

@winnipegchick7980 Next time you need a Nurse or Doctor why don't you just hire a postie since according to you we all have the same skill levels & responsibilities. Do you even work for a wage? Do you have any special skills that joe public couldn't do?

[@dougs2k808]

@@Marigold-m2 Exactly. Teachers play a more vital and important role which is why they make more.

[@dougs2k808]

@@Marigold-m2 No thanks, I'd rather have a doctor or nurse when I need medical attention, not a postie. All we have is first aid people.

[@johnstephenson2428]

I would imagine there are a lot of people that are utterly disgusted with postal workers at the moment, i know I certainly am.

[@janchangchou777]

The operation for courier as Canada Post ( government official delivery organization ), basically involve 3 parts , the superior is Civics/users/customers , then the lower parties,Company and Worker union . If the strike as 2018 , rotation strike , the civics /users/ customers' affection were small , so we don’t care the strike . But the strike this time , these two lower parties compete for own gain profit to hurt and sacrifice the superior part, civics/users /customers . So we must fire the Canada Post Company and worker union . If you don't take action to invlove immediately , All customers ,users and civics who have parcels are processing in the facility of Canada post will access “class action” to lawsuit Canada Post for missing delivery promise

[@Sleepnosis]

How does this help cp by hurting their own business and giving other couriers all the business

[@digzbot-3422]

Get back to work, they are lucky to even have a job with so many benefits and privileges, I’m jobless right now , ever since Covid, I would take that job in a second, people are too greedy, always want more, be happy with what you have, so many people have nothing, no home, no food,no family, they should should be fired and not paid

[@stellatong5002]

Your only options to mail out letters are UPS and FedEX. But they'll charge way more

[@latoyathunderstar9585]

My poor Indigo books are being held hostage because of this stupid strike by 🤬

[@waterbottle4782]

I do not know about anyone else but I would rather pay extra just not to deal with Canada Post.

[@Transitlady59]

It’s awful for us small business owner

[@johnandrews3434]

The best thing to do is cut down the size of Canada Post. This greedy union wants more money, then more layoffs.

[@bennyblunto973]

Agreed, I’d recommend they give Canada post 20% increase over 4 years But lay off 20% of the work force over 4 years at the same time

[@Marigold-m2]

i just signed up for unlimited e-cards for $40/yr. Will save me about $500/yr by not using Canada Post. No CP for the win!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Privatize. If Stephen Harper was still PM, back to work legislation would have already been imposed.

[@dtm2448]

I see the Canada Post mail man work hard, but I have complaints against them. At the outlets they don't know how to check Identity documents of a person when giving the parcels. Also, at the Purolator warehouse work is not properly supervised. As a result, some are working very hard while some are slackers, avoiding hard work

[@Marigold-m2]

@dtm2448 Canada Post Letter Carriers do not work hard. Many are done their work in 6 hrs but get paid for 7.5 hr/day. They deliver to the wrong addresses. Drop off a "pick up parcel" note instead of knocking at the door, even when one is home. In some provinces mail goes missing including Priority Post letters. It takes 6 wks to deliver cards, (6 of them), within Saskatoon. It took one year to deliver a note with a Parks Canada Wilderness Pass from Saskatoon to 1 hr east of Grande Prairie. Make that make sense.

[@optimusdaddy7739]

What’s it take to start a new post carrier

[@pheonix406]

I want my 9 package that i paid for and it's just sitting there when is the people will stop using and holding citizens hostage which we have nothing to do with this...... UNFAIR my daughter had a birthday without present from me her mother nice GOING that was all the money i had

[@lobdsk]

Talk about bad actors. Trudeau is the worst actor. Seriously have you ever seen him in anything? He’s horrible

[@wicksteed2015]

the only resolution is for the corp needs to give up their foothold on the ceo, 22 vp, executives 6 digit salary and bonuses. the workers just need a livable wage, job security and pension reliability. report the actual news and facts.

[@pulinparekh5149]

Some of the employees are getting 60-70k + 4week of vacation + sick days and they still strike Chuggers 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@AdamDavid]

Not letter carriers. 😮 they are not making that kind of income. That's what a supervisor makes.

[@kevinhamilton7482]

​@AdamDavid that's the problem. The general public are just not informed enough, nut theyll say it anyway. When they make a comment like" our tax dollars " ,, ,or I'd love to be paid to go for a walk. If you consider 18 kilometers everyday a walk, same as the investments made by canada post being portrayed as a loss. could go on and on, but feel it would be useless.

[@pulinparekh5149]

@@AdamDavid I’m talking about the regular employee who goes door to door to deliver the mail They are working for Canada Post for the last 30yrs and making 70k plus lot benefits

[@wicksteed2015]

review the cupw-sttp webpage and canada post. understand the difference. better yet, walk in our shoes, carrying 35 to 40 lbs of mail, flyers and packets, then we'll talk. and yes, we don't get paid by your taxes.

[@HWA520a]

@wicksteed2015 Isnt Canada Post a Crown Corporation? Thus owned by the Federal Government, and most definitely funded by the tax payer.​

[@supernova11711]

They just need to be shut down at this point, people are sick of it. New curriers will step up. There was a world before Canada Post and there would be one after. Let them leave.

[@dougs2k808]

LOL There's a reason other couriers don't deliver to millions of Canadians in remote locations. It's because it's not profitable and they are not required by law to deliver there like Canada Post it.

[@grantevans8854]

@@dougs2k808 🎯 Exactly!

[@Satisfyingtoday]

Pay them because it’s costing us billions anyway.

[@Marigold-m2]

@Satisfyingtoday Nope, we already pay them for 7.5 hrs/day when they only work 6 hrs & then go home. Why keep flushing money down the toilet? Is this how you run your finances?

[@micelle4143]

Canada Post is shooting themselves in the foot. New ways to send things will be found and that will mean further losses for the company, they need to negotiate with their workers

[@Jouantiese]

Meanwhile workers lose wages, and businesses lose sales.

[@abcdedfg8340]

​@@JouantieseBecause we are impatient. Why dont we try buying from small business, understanding the delay, and focus on friends and family over the holidays? We can support small business and still enjoy the time with people we care about, and try to be abit more understanding. Just my thoughts.

[@Funkyphresh]

I want my f%cking parcels!

[@jibrilamvs]

How about people stop making end of the year holidays about consumerism and revert back to companionship. Have you people not seen How The Grinch Stole Christmas?

[@indigonerd]

That's privileged thinking. I don't have family, and the majority of my friends don't live in Canada. Not only are the holidays in December, but so is my birthday. Something I've done every year is treat myself to a few online purchases of special things. It's may small way of making the month a bit brighter, because I've always thought getting things through the mail was fun. Also, some of my international friends may send something through the mail. Without the mail, my December is pretty much ruined. I have nothing to look forward to. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a support system of friends and family right there to talk to or hang out with.

[@bennyblunto973]

Are you seriously trying to tell Canadians to hug a tree instead of fight for the right to have our packages delivered?

[@PillowEgg]

Luckily I use Amazon and most of my purchases are digital.

[@eilaollinheimo4573]

And when they find that alternative way they may just stick with it. Then the postal workers lose their jobs.

[@ritchl3262]

UPS cost me $34 today for what would have cost me $20 at CP. I do suspect most of the workers can't afford to go on strike too long so I doubt it will last.

[@ericlincourt896]

They should of at least cleared what they had in their system. I have two important parcels stuck in their system. I am held hostage. They r inconsiderate!

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

This is becoming a yearly thing at this point. Both parties need to stop behaving like children.

[@dougs2k808]

CUPW hasn't been on strike since 2018 so your math is way off.

[@standing0]

Essential services, this is pathetic Canadian societal BS.

[@Wolverine1987]

Canada Post crybabies continue to prove their greediness. Just quit and make room for those that can handle the job, get paid and don't complain.

[@dougs2k808]

Yeah! Let's all race to the bottom! Heck, let's all work for free! Hooray!

[@kaitlinpollock]

This affects people who buy and trade theatre playbills I'm currently waiting for a trade i did with someone and i just had to tell another person i wasn't able to do a trade because of this strike

[@truthhurts5158]

Crappy Canada post can t afford to use anymore customers. Every time I get a delivery from them it some how gets screwed up

[@RosieMurrin-bk6ch]

They should have to work every other weekend just like everyone else’s no overtime

[@geezertooth2652]

Canada needs an alternative for letter mail

[@SheldonPicklyk]

Just deliver my parcel!

[@optimusdaddy7739]

Get back to work or step aside. Yall have every benefit known plus clothing , gimme a break

[@wicksteed2015]

walk in our shoes, carrying 35 to 40 lbs of mail, flyers and packets, then we'll talk. and yes, we don't get paid by your taxes.

[@DCSPORTSTER]

@@wicksteed2015 so another words what you’re saying is we need younger people delivering the mail that can carry 40 pound bag of mail. definitely not a hard job to learn to walk around and deliver mail. I had a talk with the mail delivery person like that about 30 years ago. I can learn your job in a week or so you can not learn my job even if you spend 10 years at it, you still won’t know everything and you think you’re worth as much as me

[@dougs2k808]

Yeah! Let's all race to the bottom! Heck, let's all work for free! Hooray!

[@Ladybug83me]

​@@wicksteed2015 you guys make over min wage for a job that requires no education. And you get benefits. Try lifting boxes and dealing with annoying people all day for less

[@dmon1017]

@@wicksteed2015 lmfao thats pathetic... majority of canadians have worked MUCH more labour intensive jobs for less money... get off your high horse lol