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[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (19 children)

Since so many of these leave the details out.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1542q49wzgo

The union wants a 24% pay increase over the next four years - higher than the 11.5% increase proposed by employer Canada Post.

and

The latest strike comes as the Crown corporation deals with big financial losses of C$3bn since 2016, primarily due to the fact that people are sending fewer letters than before.

In its 2023 annual report, the operator said its financial situation is “unsustainable", and had projected that it will run out of cash unless it borrows C$1bn and refinances its existing debt.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (9 children)

I really don't understand why they are still delivering mail 'EVERYDAY'

Any snail mail could easily be delivered once a week.

Anything real important that needs to be delivered faster can be (and is already) delivered by courier.

They also need to up their package game.

Take a page out of Amazon and up your logistics game already.

Relying on adverts/junk mail has never been the answer.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"A page out of Amazon" being underpaid workers in terrible working conditions I assume?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That is indeed the direction the management has proposed if CUPW is to be believed (I don't doubt it a second).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

No. The logistics side of things. Mail Carriers are already being underpaid.

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