Canada Post is disappointed with CUPW’s decision to shut down the postal service with a national strike.
This decision will have a significant and immediate impact on millions of Canadians, small businesses and charities who count on Canada Post during the busy holiday season. As well, a national strike by CUPW means service to remote and Northern regions that rely on Canada Post is shut down.
Understanding the importance of the service we provide, Canada Post had informed the union, and our customers, that we would continue operating and maintain service in the event of rotating strikes while discussions continue. We are committed to remaining at the table to negotiate new collective agreements.
What was on the table
Canada Post is at a critical juncture, losing $3 Billion since 2018 with losses continuing to mount. Even with that, Canada Post has continued to put forward offers that protect and enhance what’s important to our current employees. We’ve offered competitive wage increases (11.5% over 4 years) and additional paid leave, while protecting their defined benefit pension and job security provisions.
To help secure the future of the company and grow our parcel business, Canada Post has put forward proposals to offer seven-day-a-week parcel delivery, more competitive pricing and other important improvements. This new delivery model is essential for the future of the company, and critical to our ability to afford the offers.
What Canadians should expect
Mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the national strike, and some post offices will be closed. Service guarantees will be impacted for items already in the postal network. No new items will be accepted until the national disruption is over.
All mail and parcels in the postal network will be secured and delivered as quickly as possible on a first-in, first-out basis once operations resume. However, a national strike of any length will impact service to Canadians well after the strike activity ends. Processing and delivery may take some time to fully return to normal.
In the private sector companies losing money let staff go. Privatize Canada post like in some European countries
Very disappointing that Canada Post has a history of dragging out negotiations for over a year, and work stoppages always occur in October or November, just before the busiest season of the year. I think they are trying to drive that public service into the ground by reducing services and scaring customers away…A sad sad leadership who isn’t qualified enough to make a successful operation of this historic public service. We need top quality public services we can trust and rely on, that increases the public services we need. In order to keepgood quality, well trained, experienced workers, we need to compensate them well, covering all their needs through the best benefits and adequate staffing to encourage a flexible family balance work schedule so workers want to stay and have a career job, not a temporary income until something better happens. Let’s get serious about resuming proper negotiations and better leadership and corporate goals to enhance the company as a whole. Start cutting bonuses at the top, and compenasate the workers much better.