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| Canada Post extremely disappointed with CUPW’s response to its offers Dear Canada Post customer, I am writing to update you on our negotiations and advise you that there can be no legal work disruption before the expiry of a 72-hour notice, and one has yet to be filed. On Saturday, June 25, 2016, we tabled offers in our separate negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW-Urban and CUPW-RSMC), which represent our delivery agents and plant employees. Our offers were designed to help bring a quick resolution to the negotiations and end the uncertainty that is negatively impacting our customers and our employees. Our offers included modest and manageable wage increases for all employees and no changes to the pension for all employees in the plan. As you can read in our public statement, we are extremely disappointed with the response from CUPW. Late Friday evening, CUPW tabled offers that would add at least $1 billion in new costs over the term of a new collective agreement while rejecting the Corporation’s approach to address the long-term issues with the employee pension plan. Rather than saddle customers with more than $1 billion in new costs, Canada Post continues to remain at the table to negotiate an agreement that is reasonable and affordable. In the event of a full disruption, Canada Post will not operate, deliver or accept new items. We will keep you updated on our progress. Thank you for your business and your continued patience. Sincerely,  Serge PitreVice-president, Sales Canada Post Corporation |
The USA workers are not allowed to strike. I just received an email mins ago that the union is still not serving a 72 hour notice.
So that is the update as of 10:35 pm est.
@katlover1952 wrote:Guess I could have kept my store open a bit longer but didn't want to take a chance. I certainly hope they don't play games all summer. I'd like to get back to selling!
I really think the union needs to be realistic in their demands. Yes Canada Post did make a profit last year but believe this was the first for awhile. Canada Post's business has decreased for years now as businesses looked for alternatives to ever increasing postal costs. On line shopping & parcel postage is the only part of their business which continues to grow. They should concentrate on this end of it & improve service in this area. By this I mean added incentives like the free boxes etc they get in US.
No one wins in a strike least of all the workers. Takes a long time to make up the wages you lost. There are few guarantees in life especially in the workplace. Many people in Western Canada especially would be grateful to have their jobs with their existing wages & benefits. I think there should be binding arbitration that both sides would have to agree to. Hope common sense will prevail but am not holding my breath.
I'm with you. If I knew that they were not going to go out on July 2, I too would have kept my listings going for a couple of weeks. I closed down almost 2 weeks ago because I did not want to get stuck. I am starting to get mad and feel like I'm kept hostage. They could keep this up all summer.
The workers that I have spoken to do not want to go out on strike or get locked out. I do know that there are thousands of people who would love their job even with all the changes proposed.
I don't know if this is right but it looks right to me. Salaries of Canada Post employees:
| Dear Canada Post customer, Canada Post has issued a 72-hour notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW-Urban and CUPW-RSMC), which represent our delivery agents and plant employees. The issuing of the notice does not necessarily mean that Canada Post will not be operating on Friday. It allows the Corporation to take measures that are necessary to respond to the changing business reality. It is doing so by changing the terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by the union starting Friday, July 8, 2016. There can be no legal work disruption before 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2016. Sincerely,
Serge Pitre Vice-president, Sales Canada Post Corporation |
Info from this link
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-post-need-to-know-1.3665993
Here's what you need to know if a lockout happens:
Can I drop off mail?
Most Canada Post outlets will be closed if a lockout happens and though rural postal outlets, which operate under a different union, will be open, they won't be accepting or delivering mail.
What will be delivered?
Only mail deemed "essential" by the government will still be delivered on the 20th of each month.
The essentials are socio-economic cheques, such as child tax benefits, disability benefits, Old Age Security Pension, Canada Pension Plan benefits and benefits for veterans.
What happens to stuff that's in the mail?
Basically nothing.
Canada Post says the mail will stay in its warehouses or distribution centres until the stoppage is over. Once mail service is resumed, items will be delivered as quickly as possible.
However, preparation for a possible work stoppage has already resulted in a 75 per cent decline in parcels and a 50 per cent decline in letter mail.
Canada Post prepared to submit to binding arbitration to resolve impasse at negotiations
Dear Canada Post customer,
On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, MaryAnn Mihychuk, asked both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW-Urban and CUPW-RSMC) to submit to binding arbitration to resolve the current impasse at negotiations. Canada Post agreed to voluntarily submit to binding arbitration as an opportunity for both parties to reach an acceptable resolution.
While negotiated settlements are always the preferred option, it has become clear that after seven months of negotiations, the parties remain far apart on key issues at the bargaining table. The uncertainty caused by the prolonged negotiations is having a severe impact on the business, our employees and our customers.
It is our hope that CUPW will consider submitting to binding arbitration to end the uncertainty. Canada Post is extending the current 72-hour notice period to Monday at 12:01 am to provide time for the union to consider this option. A quick resolution is in the best interest of our employees, our customers and the long-term future of the postal system.
We will continue to advise you of our progress. Thank you again for your business and your patience.
Sincerely,
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Serge Pitre
Vice-president, Sales
Canada Post Corporation
I agree with you. in the mean time we now have the weekend to do more selling!
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