US EditionCanada Post receives strike notice, workers set to walk out on Friday
- On Monday, the union representing 55,000 postal employees issued a strike notice, warning that workers could begin walking off the job at midnight on Friday, potentially leading to a halt in Canada Post operations.
- This strike notice follows a breakdown in contract talks and a government commission's recent conclusion that dramatic changes are needed to save the service.
- Canada Post has encountered significant financial challenges, having accumulated over CAD 3 billion in deficits since 2018 and needing a government bailout of CAD 1 billion earlier this year.
- The union dismissed most of the proposed recommendations, which involved reducing services and scaling back contract provisions, arguing that these measures would not necessarily enhance the competitiveness of parcel delivery.
- Commissioner William Kaplan warned the postal service faces an existential crisis and that without immediate, measured changes, its financial condition will worsen amid strong private courier competition.
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Canada Post receives strike notice from unionized letter carriers
Canada Post customers should be prepared for delays in mail delivery, said the national postal carrier, after receiving a strike notice Monday from Canadian Union of Postal Workers set for Friday at 12 a.m. midnight.
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