Thoughts on Canada Post Strike

well it stinks. I'm awaiting the remaining 36 debut patch cards to crack 1000 and who knows how much longer I will have to wait. I might be at 1100 by the time it's over
 
Information on the labour actions impacting Canada Post services​
[td] Hello dalecasey [/td] [td]
On September 25th, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced a nationwide strike impacting all Canada Post services, including domestic, inbound and outbound international shipments. Anything currently in the Canada Post network is likely to be impacted.
As a result, Canada Post services have been temporarily disabled on eBay Labels. FedEx and UPS labels remain available. You may want to consider adding additional shipping options from alternative carriers, and Local Pick-up to your listings.
eBay Canada is taking steps to minimize the impact of Canada Post work stoppages on your business. We have extended estimated delivery dates for buyers and implemented enhanced protections in the event of Item Not Received claims. Please note that in order to benefit from these enhanced protections you must upload a valid tracking number to your shipments.
In addition, we are taking steps to automatically protect your account from defects, including:
  • Late Shipment Rate (LSR) defects
  • Valid tracking upload rate
  • Negative or Neutral Feedback if you uploaded tracking before the case was opened and have a physical scan from the carrier
  • Seller-initiated cancellations
eBay will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional information and recommendations as events progress. You can monitor for updates on the eBay Community or directly on the Canada Post website.
As always, thank you for selling on eBay.[/td]
 
Agreed, Q. There isn't any appetitie for either side to give in on anything. Even if it gets to arbitration, I think workers may just simply walk away.

Cory
 
will-411 said:
Agreed, Q. There isn't any appetitie for either side to give in on anything. Even if it gets to arbitration, I think workers may just simply walk away.

Cory
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There are plenty of 20$/h jobs around. It’s different for people close to retirement, but for the younger workers, if I was one of them I would try something else for sure during the strike and forget to come back.
 
odjickfan said:
There are plenty of 20$/h jobs around. It’s different for people close to retirement, but for the younger workers, if I was one of them I would try something else for sure during the strike and forget to come back.
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Although you can find a 20$/h job, I'm not sure how many come with a federal pension which I've heard is pretty good.
 
joshpackham said:
Although you can find a 20$/h job, I'm not sure how many come with a federal pension which I've heard is pretty good.
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Like I said, for people close to retirement it’s different, but for the younger workers, they have many years in front of them to get their pension stolen in a reorganisation. When you’re young, a RRSP with a 80 or 100% allocation in stocks is many times a smart choice. You get good yield over time, you keep your liberty of moving if you are not happy with your job anymore, and you have more options when it comes to taking your money out.
 
quincy said:
ESPECIALLY with the Air Canada precedent.
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You think thst was a precedent for this strike?

I don’t think so personally. One big difference is, air Canada is profitable and Canada post is not. I was cheering for the flight attendants to get more, but I’m finding that Canada post union need to give in here, to some changes to restructure things.

Just my 2 cents.
 
After a long wait, Canada dropped the counter tariffs and I anxiously requested my shipment from COMC. It took them a few weeks to pick the cards before shipping but I finally received a tracking number last week with scheduled delivery this Thursday. And then the strike hit. I can't win. :cry:
 
peulyen said:
You think thst was a precedent for this strike?

I don’t think so personally. One big difference is, air Canada is profitable and Canada post is not. I was cheering for the flight attendants to get more, but I’m finding that Canada post union need to give in here, to some changes to restructure things.

Just my 2 cents.
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I don't think it's a precedent for the strike itself, but how it may get resolved. Even if the Fed Government orders them back to work, the AC precedent of the workers telling them to shove it has been set.

Your point about profitability brings up a thought too - AC is private, CP a crown corporation... do people want Crown corporations making money and being profitable? If they are, they're simply taking it from taxpayers (assuming the best case scenario). It's the inherent problem of the government trying to run a business. They have to decide if they're a BUSINESS or a SERVICE.

Cory
 
It is about time that the Postal workers realize that they are working for an insolvent crown corporation, and the change has to occur on both sides to keep as many jobs as possible, while returning to profitability. Times are changing - just look at the projections of 50K + public services jobs that will be cut over the next three years. Employees don't have jobs for life anymore - and in these troubling times - there is a lot that will change over the next few years.
 
Time for government to legislate them back! 2 strikes in less then a year. Not good on both sides.
 
peulyen said:
You think thst was a precedent for this strike?

I don’t think so personally. One big difference is, air Canada is profitable and Canada post is not. I was cheering for the flight attendants to get more, but I’m finding that Canada post union need to give in here, to some changes to restructure things.

Just my 2 cents.
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I think the AC workers willingness to defy the back-to-work order was the precedent of note.
 
Man I need to avoid buying from Canada as much as possible. Or anywhere outside the US at this point lol yikes. Making the hobby challenging, unfortunately.
 

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