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ELI5: Why is Canada Post on strike? (self.canadalabour)

submitted 2 weeks ago by CowsLookLikeMaps to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Big picture: Because the cost of living (inflation is just one component) has been increasing for 40 years, with very little increase in compensation or benefits.

Small picture: Canada Post wants to exploit delivery/logistics workers the way Amazon does, and that's a crock of shit.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps 3 points 1 week ago

This is really helpful. Most of what I have seen are people on reddit screeching about how entitled and unskilled postal workers are. I'll continue to buy locally and avoid Amazon.