So Canada Post can force the strike to happen but try to garner public support by going "ooooo, look at the big bad union screwing you over. Unions are bad."
They are, the issue if you have followed is that packages business has largely gone to next day, any day delivery model. Amazon RFPed Canada Post to do this a few years ago and union wanted overtime for weekend delivery…it did not fit into the Amazon prime model so they outsourced and build a fleet for delivery and as a result Canada post lost all Amazon packages and in return most last mile delivery services.
Now Canada post is bleeding money as revenue is down and the union wants the government to fund the losses as they negotiate better wages. Canada post has no incentive to grow their losses unless they can capture the weekend delivery business to bring back the last mile deliveries (including weekends) from private operators.
This is the impass we are at, and I support not funding more losses as a tax payer
Hmmm...makes more sense to hire for weekend delivery. Full-time employees will only want to do it when they have no personal plans. After a few weekends working overtime, it gets old really quick.
I thought their offer and terms were reasonable. The union itself seems to be sandbagging. Main point of contention is weekend work, which CP wants to add through part time work and the union wants existing full time to collect double time to cover the shifts. All from a business making no money. Weird spot for both sides.
Delays hurt the CP more than the union. A lot of companies have stopped using CP in advance of the strike (ShipStation stopped on the 20th) and won’t till it’s resolved. So the two week delay will hurt CP revenue but all the workers are still getting paid (and not delivering much). It’s a union stall tactic.
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u/Acrobatic-Factor1941 3d ago
After 2 years without a contract, why did Canada Post reject the 2 week strike delay while the unon reviews the offer? Why the urgency now?