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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

"Back in line, worker." -Leaders of the free world.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Must be nice to be Canada Post's negotiation team. Never having to work in good faith, knowing the government would -- sooner or later -- force workers back on the job, and CP would never have to actually consider their demands in any way, shape, or form.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

They're going to have to negotiate [with] themselves a good raise for all that hard work.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They weren't even asking for that much, it's pretty ridiculous that Canada Post leadership fought this hard to prevent people that have been there 28 years or more 2 extra weeks of vacation.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

from my understanding all this does is kick the can down the road to May and Canada Post leadership is still fighting to prevent that 2 weeks of vacation

(from 3 days ago)

Amid the ongoing Canada Post strike, federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced Friday that he is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order workers back on the job if it agrees with his determination there is an β€œimpasse” in negotiations.

If the CIRB agrees, MacKinnon says the labour relations board would order Canada Post and all employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to resume operations and extend the terms of the existing collective agreements until May 2025.

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

Wait, 2 whole extra weeks? How many weeks do they have now? 😳

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

I believe after ten years of continuous employment anyone is entitled to 4 weeks vacation so it would mean at least 6 weeks per year, but could be more since that 4 is minimum and they could have more with their current agreement.

My mom working for the provincial government had about 8 weeks after 30 years or so before she retired.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Curious to see if the union members would comply with this order.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I swear, this story said something about Canada Post agreeing to a 5% intirim raise last night, but that doesn't seem to be in there any more.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Canada Post says it has agreed with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to implement a five per cent wage increase retroactive to the day after the collective agreements expired.

I can still see it, but we should wait for CUPW to confirm to be sure. πŸ₯Ή

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Liberals liberallybsupport corporations, Conservative conserve corporation's money while NDP wants to get to power an playing "hard to get".... in other words right at this moment nobody truly stands for workers rights. NDP are the closest to even begin defending workers while the other two are good at playing to fears and paying lip service to workers. We're not where US going to be come Jan, but we're rapidly chasing them

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glad to hear it. My recycling box was feeling empty without all those flyers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know you're just making a joke and getting downvoted for it, but you can call CP and ask them to put you on the no junk mail list. It works.

[–] Grandwolf319 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wait you can do that? Is that mentioned on their website or something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Yah, just call them. It'll take a while to take effect but the letter carrier will get a note to put on your sort box and will skip the unaddressed admail. My wife used to be an RSMC and told me about that.

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

Certainly tongue in cheek, but I didn’t notice the downvotes.

I do reuse the grocery flyers for the odd broken glass or plate, and it’s great for arts and crafts (paper machΓ© and painting). It does eventually make its way to the bin, but some of it gets there quicker than the rest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

From what I understand paper spam is a huge source of revenue for Canada Post. If it's raw paper I don't mind, good for starting the wood oven, but glossy paper and (literally single use) plastic bags of flyers should be banned.