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Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes this morning
Rotating strikes by 55,000 postal workers resume after a two-week nationwide strike, suspending all service guarantees amid opposition to government restructuring plans.
- The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will start rotating strikes on October 11th, allowing some mail delivery to resume slowly while pushing for new collective agreements.
- Minister Joël Lightbound's office plans a follow-up meeting with CUPW, which thanked union members and opposition parties for their support.
- Canada Post outlined a 13.59% wage increase over four years but removed a proposed signing bonus due to financial issues related to the strikes.
- Union president Jan Simpson stated that postal workers prefer new agreements to striking, as key issues remain unresolved.
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Canada Post's strike made it difficult for municipalities to distribute documents to their citizens for municipal elections.
Mail, Parcel Delivery to Resume as Postal Union Begins Rotating Strikes
Kathryn Gallagher Morton is “absolutely thrilled” that Canada Post is at least moving. Being the owner of Maplelea, a small business that sells Canadian-themed dolls via its website, she said a majority of her business takes place about eight weeks before Christmas. Gallagher Morton said she is preparing to send out hundreds of thousands of catalogues for the holiday season, and a Canada Post strike would have hurt her business. “You have your o…
Canada Post employees started a rotating strike Saturday morning to minimize the impact of the service stoppage on the population.
Charities say continued postal disruption will hit fundraising efforts
The ongoing Canada Post strike, even as it eases slightly with the return of some mail service, couldn’t be happening at a worse time for New Brunswick charities, which are ramping up their holiday fundraising drives that traditionally count on mail-in donations.
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