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Dive brief:
- Canada’s post -workers representing the Canadian Post Workers’ Union are on strikes across the country in protest of a major repair program for carrier.
- The government -owned airline has stopped operations as a result of the stoppage of work, which began on Thursday. According to Canada Post, packages and letters will not be processed or delivered until the strike.
- “Service guarantees have been suspended for items on the postal network,” Canada Post said in a statement. “Until the end of the national disorder, no new item is accepted.”
Dive insight:
Strike can be forced to submit again for alternative delivery options less than a year after stopping work in the peak season imposed by CUPW.
After the Canadian government announced, a series of reforms to improve the financial health of the transport company, with a report by the Industrial Research Commission since May, imposed the strike with an immediate impact. Planned measures include reducing door -to -door delivery in favor of community mail funds and setting up delivery standards to allow non -urgent letters instead of air transport.
“Post government constraints and the standing relationship between management and workforce have prevented Canada’s ability to transform,” said Joël Lightbound, Minister of Transformation in Government, Public Affairs.
While Canada welcomes the change, CUPW took a solid position against it. The union said changes in delivery standards could affect the volume and confidence of the post in Canada’s services, adding that there is no information on how to perform these basic repairs.
“We cannot accept the attack on good jobs and public services,” said CUPW President John Simpson. “Let’s now make our efforts to ensure that the government and Canada we hear our post aloud and clearly. We’ve done it before. We will do it again.”
CUPW’s relationship with Canada Post had collapsed before the strike began on Thursday. Members of the union stopped sending a direct letter without pressure last week to accelerate the work contract negotiations. Simpson said CUPW expected the Canada Post to submit new bids, but federal intermediaries informed the union that the carrier would need it by next week.
Experts have recommended to use alternative delivery providers to travel to Canada after disruptions. Many jobs have been considered by this call, although the Canadian Post Post volume is reduced by 36.5 % compared to the year in the second trimester, as customers move packages to more stable options.
“We advise customers to check every volume that is currently posting through Canada, especially cargo limited to PO boxes or rural addresses,” he said. “At this moment, flexibility is important – whether it works with several carriers, adjust the delivery promises, or make customers updated for address information.”
Canada announced on Thursday that it takes time to process and deliver to normal even after the strike ends to return to normal.
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