@ he grabs a bunch of information from separate and biased news sources and puts it all together to create an unbiased and complete source for us so that way we can make our own opinion. I appreciate that
Driving licenses are no longer being mailed out in Alberta, if it's your renewal, you are driving around with a flimsy temporary piece of paper instead of photo ID.
Thats a great tip thanks I'll use that till February 2026 when the strike will be over when they settle for a minus 20 % reduction in wages. Talk about eating crow left over from there 2025 Chritmas. As strike pay at $200 a week is a whopping $10,200 a year after taxes
This is one of those situations where neither the union nor the corporation seem to care that much about how the workers or the wider country. And that strains my normally pro-union stance here because I really think a quick turnaround on this benefits all parties, even if the deal isn't perfect for anyone. Which... is why the federal government is allowed to step in... which they aren't doing. This is a textbook example of a case that the federal government has to settle. Neither side is seriously negotiating, the workers aren't being paid, and there's a noticeable economic and social impact stemming from this. Seems like an easy win-win prior to the election but alas, here we stand. It almost seems like the Liberals want to lose the next election in a landslide.
@@JamesSmithTexas As opposed to mega corporations screwing over the small businesses for their own greed? You do realize if you let Canada Post do whatever they want, they will basically become a clone of Fedex with the higher prices.
Amazon and other private corporations dont service remote/ rural locations. Canada post is required to service all communities; even at a loss. With 55000 employees; how many vehicles do they have ? Start advertisong local businesses on sides of vehicles lkle city busses do. Instead of cuts; focus on additional streams of revenue.
The Inuvik people and other Indigenous in Northwest Territories of Canada need the postal service for medicine. Also, Innue Essipit is an First Nation in Quebec. And so many other rural communities across Canada are really suffering. Does government even care about them? This an essential service for them.
In my hometown Canada Post handled all regular mail and about 90% of packages. You only used Purolator for faster shipping and it would cost you a small fortune. For older rural folks especially who don't know how to handle government paperwork online this can be devastating as bills become difficult to pay and cheques stop coming in.
@@Theresponsibleguy3 Would you? In their position, with stagnant wages and a very repetitive job that often requires a fair bit of physicality too, would you care about anyone else or would you use the legal method to try and negotiate a better situation? You're either working in an office, in which case your job is working with incredibly rude and ignorant people trying to send packages and being frustrated with the process the employees have no control over, or you're out delivering, which is miserable in the summer due to heat, miserable in the winter due to snow and incredibly repetitive.
The striking workers do not care about them. First Nation elections are being held up due to mail-in ballots in the system. CP must swiftly punish their indolent workers and offer reduced wages to make up for this foolishness.
as we should, bunch of greedy union workers, if you think any of them work 8 hours like you or i think again if they came out with honest answers about hours worked i doubt any of them have put in 12 or 14 hr shifts EVER
Canada already has next to nil in terms of GDP and it’s probably not going help with the Trump Administration. I would not strike during the next four years no matter how strong you think your union is… as a worker, you’re very unlikely to get what you want and will be hurting even more in a recession. Simply put, there is no money…
There's no money, and there's no leverage. Canada has no global autonomy right now. In order to recover from Covid we have so heavily leaned on our trade that now any trade, importing or exporting, gives the other party some amount of leverage over us. The US being the biggest example. The US can afford costly deals or stalled trade negotiations. Canada cannot. Trudeau's government might be gone come next election but Poilievre is inheriting an economy on the brink of recession, a US government with no incentive to give Canada favourable deals, and no real plan to actually do anything about it other than cutting taxes, which at best offers short term improvement while negatively impacting so many levels of Canadian society. Our domestic economy is built upon taxes as a foundation. If taxes cease going to services Canadians depend on, the demand for privatized alternatives will skyrocket. As if the US wasn't a massive billboard to our south about why that's a terrible idea for the vast majority of the population. Very concerning times.
Mail delivery will be one of the very first job to be replaced by robotics. It is repetitive, in-efficiently done by people and costly; yet Canada Post are still stuck with a business model from centuries ago. No wonder they don't turn a profit.
Thanks for the recap for an American. This impacts my work enough to keep up to date on, but not enough to do a deep dive, so I'm glad I can watch your content on the clock for once!
Dont worry about us, You guy down there have your own trump problems don't worry about us we don't need a post office no more because we have direct deposit-- emails-- faxes--texts--flyers on line. The world is moving on from a 3 billion dollar business going out of business
Great perspective non biased and well researched bravo to giving a no nonsense every man's (or persons) opinion on a subject most Canadians are on the fence.
Our US post office is refusing to work with them moving forward. They have a notice up on sites like ShipStation saying they are finding alternative carriers.
Great objective reporting. One correction I'd like to make is binding arbitration unilaterally benefits the corporation. You could make the argument that canada post is stalling for binding arbitration.
Deliver the mail that was signed and PREPAID. CP is breaking millions of “contracts” with clients. The postal workers should stand up picket their union and say “We want our jobs”. Union is playing chicken with millions of jobs. Millions of unemployed would do their jobs for half the salary. People in far north have no malls no Walmarts and depend on mail. We can’t even find out where our shipments are and drive the 4 hours to go pick up. I have medications in this hostage situation!!
Actually Canada post has a hard time keeping employees with the current PayScale as it has one of the highest turnovers in the country. Let's see you go walk up 700 houses in minus 40 degrees everyday for 14 dollars an hour
It is like you don't know anything about contract law and you think the market should overule a contract which was signed with a full understanding it would cost the federal gov to run it in perpetuity as per the terms of Confederation; the gov.... Canada wanted that Pacific port and they had to give Bc something which included the railroad and postal service. Technically the federal government is in breech of contract by not providing postal service, any businesses going under as a result can sue the government for loses
Great video. You shared both sides of the argument and some facts that are hard to find in the media cycle. A very level-headed response, and I very much appreciate it!
I support the postal workers with that said, the higher ups at Canada Post have been trying to run Canada Post to the ground for a long time, with the intention trying to privatize Canada Post on the future. If if the higher ups wanted Canada Post to be run more efficiently, they would emulate what other countries do.
That's good at least, UPS warehouses have been slammed since lmao, just finished a 12 hour shift tbh with UPS 😅 this Strike made all of Christmas rush more chaotic then last Christmas rush
@@NeedMoreJuice. Probably the companies who did the shipping got the packages back from Canada Post and gave them to UPS. I didn't have to do anything and I wasn't charged extra.
I love the channel and appreciate the content, but in the spirit of accuracy, I feel there are a few key facts missing. For instance, it's illegal under Canadian Labour Standards Regulations (Section 30) for an employer to lay off workers as a form of retaliation during a strike. There's often a tendency to blame the workers, but the real issue lies with the mismanagement of Canada Post. The company’s own financial reports reveal that the Corporation has been poorly run, and the public has been misled. Since 2018, labor and benefits costs have only risen by 0.1%, while revenue grew by almost 5%. However, other operating costs have surged by 50%. Why? Because the President, who earns over half a million dollars with salary and bonuses, along with his 20+ vice presidents making $300k+ and bonuses, have spent $4 billion on capital investments. Yet, these investments are being reported as losses, giving the misleading impression that the company is in financial crisis. Why, for example, was Canada Post so eager to invest in a massive new facility that sits underutilized? And why purchase hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of electric vehicles-many of which are now sitting unused across the country because there’s no infrastructure to charge them? Wouldn’t it have made more sense to build the charging stations first and then purchase the vehicles? Perhaps, but not when your defense for imposing rollbacks on workers is that you’re losing money. You may find it interesting that, according to Canada Posts own financial statement, in 2023 they invested $743 million. For the 2023 year, they reported a loss of $748 million. 🤔 Let’s also not forget that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been fighting for over a decade to expand Canada Post’s services to include revenue-generating options like postal banking. This is a logical way for the Corporation to diversify and thrive but the executives at Canada Post have pushed back on everything. Now, consider this: If Canada Post were truly in such dire straits, how can they justify spending $4 billion on investments over 5 years, record losses, but continue to hand out bonuses to everyone (over 4000 people) except the workers? Why is Doug Ettinger still the CEO? Why isn’t there a call for a forensic audit to investigate where the money is really going? Why is there no concern about the clear conflict of interest when the CEO and a VP at Canada Post sit on the board of Purolator? Purolator, meanwhile, is cutting shipping rates to attract more customers-so why isn’t Canada Post prioritizing fair contract negotiations? I’ve seen many people argue that the 19% wage increase the postal workers are asking for is excessive. However, when you consider that the average federal wage increase for recent agreements is 4-5% annually, and that postal workers have fallen behind inflation with raises of 1-2% for the last 15 years (41% inflation since 2009, and 10% in the last 2 years alone), it becomes clear that this is about ensuring fair compensation for the workers of a public service. We all know how steep the cost of living has risen-gas, groceries, power, and insurance are all more expensive. Yet many of the same people who are sympathetic to the rising cost of living are quick to criticize postal workers fighting for their fair share. How do you expect employers to pay a livable wage if noone fights for it? When you take another look at Canada Post's financial statements, does it seem fair for a corporation to report investments as losses to justify rollbacks for workers? Is it fair for a company claiming to be in crisis to continue awarding bonuses to everyone except the workers? Does it seem right for Canada Post to claim $4 billion in investments as losses while attempting to strip away pension benefits and vacation time from the very workers who are essential to its operations? This isn’t a race to the bottom. Yes, there are people earning less than postal workers, but how many of them are truly thriving in today’s economy? For instance, the CBC reports that the livable wage here in Halifax is $28.30/hour, while Glassdoor lists the average postal worker wage as between $21 and $27/hour. So, ask yourself: Is it really greed driving the postal workers, or is it a fight for a livable wage against a management team that’s been manipulating the books to create the illusion of a crisis? It’s also shortsighted to suggest Canada Post is irrelevant. Despite what the media wants us to focus on, small businesses are struggling, other courier companies are becoming more expensive, and rural Canada still heavily relies on Canada Post. If you call any alternative courier, they’ll tell you they depend on Canada Post to serve rural areas for them. Many urban residents may not realize this, but without Canada Post, these other couriers could not handle the increased volume caused by the strike. Surely, this points to the continuing relevance and importance of Canada Post as a vital public service. All the best!!
Tax payers pay for things they do not directly benefit from all the time. Post has been a service a long time which is a benefit to the economy by stimulating business in rural areas, which ends up saving money in the end not paying out e.i. or welfare. The principle is we service small communities no matter what the cost. The military does not make a profit either. It is good for the country yo have universal postal service just as universal health care is good. The problem is all the courier companies springing up taking away the most profitable items, which they can do because they can ignore rural communities. If your argument is to privatize the postal service your arguement is to jack prices up huge amounts and put tons of rural businesses out of work. That is then a cost on the system because we do not let people starve in Canada. So Canada Post profits and losses cannot be just money in money out because it is solving other problems that save the government money. It is a small investment in the nation.
Canada Post did make healthy profits until 2018 and haven't needed tax dollars for years. If they're losing hundreds of millions each quarter, that's a lot of money that could suddenly be coming from the government as early as next year. The company needs to figure out business to at least break even. We are looking at a very real possibility of the Conservatives winning a majority next year and I believe they're going to try and cut wherever they see fit. Canada Post could be one of those targets, especially if they're needing money. I am personally against privatizing it. I am a realist, though. The company has to change its structure completely. The union and corporation clearly don't trust each other in this, so that's a major hurdle. This could drag on for months unless one side makes major concessions.
Ageee, Seems most negative comments are from city people. They don't think about the rural areas. $700 million was just spent on a new sorting facility as well, which is a big part of the deficit. I would rather see my tax money going to Canada Post than the CBC that no one watches. That is a true waste of money......
The company is so mismanaged, and there are way too many managers. It's way too top heavy when you look at the ratio of managers to employees. Not to mention the Canada Post has been funneling money into Purolator since its creation.
You still don't seem to understand that as a public service, it's government funded. Whether we need to bail it out or not, it is a crown corporation and exists to serve us and not make money. If a bailout is required, that is a failure on the part of the (overpaid) management and directors, and of the government for not organizing the company in a sustainable way. Those failures have nothing to do with the workers, who are just trying to make enough money to live in the communities they serve, haven't received a raise since 2018, and have been dealing with inflation with no wage increases for years now. It doesn't help that you also don't seem to understand that the union didn't want to have a full strike right now to put pressure on Canada Post. The would most likely have done rotating strikes like they have done before, but when they issued the strike notice on Nov. 12, Canada Post immediately issued a lockout notice that said that they would not be honouring the previous collective agreement as of Nov. 15. That forced the workers to have to do a full strike instead of a rotating strike. Look at all the things you have said here: "The pressure isn't on the corporation," "This was a badly thought out strike by the union," "They might need to privatize," and "Public support seems to be toward Canada Post in general," when support is pretty evenly split. If you aren't intending to take Canada Post's side, then you have done so unintentionally. I thought you would have more empathy for the workers here, but it seems you're just unhappy you can't get your stuff in the mail. Very disappointing...
Excellent video! I like that you talked on both sides of the strike and also spoke about the customers. You brought up some great points. You are right, Canada Post needs to make some changes and it won't servie them to come to an agreement with the union because that agreement will tie their hands. They have to be able to update their business model without this ignorant union getting in the way. I anticipate this strike is going to be long and I've feared from the beginning that it would cause the end of Canada Post. That thought makes me very sad. Canada Post is an important part of this countries history.
Canada Post needs to charge more to be solvent. It also needs weekend delivery to be relevant. The union is clueless to market realities. I can understand the importance of rural communities, but if CP disappeared, it would have virtually no effect on my life. The only mail I get now is flyers that go directly to the blue bin. All bills and statements are online; cards are no longer sent.
It's not so much that I take the Corporation's side. In the most hand-wavy fashion, I can lump CPC & CUPW together into "Canada Post" and blame that entity for this brain dead strike that hurts so many innocent Canadians. It's not acceptable to hold mail at job sites long term like this. I'll go a long way to oppose this, and paying a bit more to send parcels is _nothing_ to me. It's not even more expensive in all directly comparable situations, but whatever! This whole mess is absolutely _not_ acceptable, and when the Corporation has been gutted so it only deals with letter mail, and providing legacy service to remote communities, then CUPW can continue to blame management & see how much that helps everyone who was laid off. What a great & powerful union it is. Everyone else can absolutely get f*cked, because those union folks are laser focused on what _they_ want. I'd like to see CUPW busted here, and I think workers should be asking themselves who the union leadership is really working for.
100% agree with you. Canada Post should make one final , "take it or leave it" offer.... 75% of what the workers WERE getting. Yup....make it a pay cut. They don't like it, to hell with them!
I’m so pissed about this dhl was supposed to deliver my parcel to me. I paid there duty fee for customs. They turn around and give me a canada post tracking number😤
Yup same here my parcel made it to my home post office then the a holes went on strike. Apparently no winter coat for me, Canada Post employees don't give a crap
Ive got firearms in this...paid for and undelivered...so if damaged or lost...who pays..CP....or the seller ( dealer ) the company needs to adapt to this future way of business with wayyyy more competition....
Thanks for the summary TEG, living in very rural BC, this strike makes it impossible to get mail here. Hopefully our tiny town can work on something, but right now, no mail is getting to us until this is dealt with and whatever mail I have been waiting for is probably lost. I hate CEOs/Corps and the like, but this is the world we live in. Also great jersey choice!
Waiting, since November 4, 2024, for my Provincial ID - Ontario Photo ID Card to be delivered to me. Going to be calling Service Ontario to inquire as to their next step once the required waiting period of 6 weeks is finished. Expecting that to occur on Friday, December 20, 2024. Would been a lot easier if the ID was digitally transmitted to my laptop, cellphone, or tablet where it could be safely stored for viewing by those requiring such ID for completion of services. Nope, the provincial governments across Canada is stuck in the 20th Century with paper documents being used for ID.
Courier companies in Canada if they are efficient can only make 5 cents on each $ coming in …they focus on big population centres and don’t service a majority of rural areas , they hand it off to the post …the big American companies are more concerned about cross border traffic and their main focus of serving their home based American business clients …Canada is a drop in the ocean so they can cover if there’s a loss in their Canadian operations , if you’re a regular Joe not a business client you want to use the post , cheaper than if you wanted to use anyone else …in some ways the post is an essential service and let’s not even discuss the negative effect of the abuse of the temp foreign workers program , the fake colleges producing fake diplomas for the Indian immigration pipeline , no wonder kids can’t get part time jobs or summer jobs anymore…Singh hortons, Singh Home Depot , Singh staples ….businesses don’t care about Canada
I wonder how people have to deal with things like summons, etc. arriving late because of the strike. I mean, I don't know Canadian law, but it is possible that for things like a legal summons/subpoena, other legal documents, etc. cannot be all sent by e-mail because of current statutes.
port and rail workers were locked out, not on strike so the labour minister was able to put binding legislation in place to force an end to the labour stoppage, canada post employees are on strike, so that would require the house of commons to legislate them back to work. that cant happen until the house of commons is un seized from the SDTC scandal motions.
Gov't needs to do what they did to another crown corporation. New hires are on a different wage schedule and different bargaining unit. Unions care about membership but really care about increased revenue from union dues. Canada Post needs to divide letters from parcels. Keep the core business of letter carriers but go after the parcel side of the market. Compete in volume.
The strike has been a benefit for my daughter, she is making more $$ with her paper route because all the flyers are back in the papers versus the mailbox lol
@@jay7T6living in Canada isn’t that great. In fact as a Canadian, I want to be in the US. Do you know how bad unemployment is in Canada. If I was an American I would already have a job. Instead graduating from a top ranked university with a employable bachelor, I can’t find anything.
@@jay7T6You LITERALLY just described Canada. My parents lost their house because they couldn't afford BASIC HEALTH CARE, in Canada. Holy phuk are you people dum.
Well, according to some, they have no education, fire them all and hire new workers for 22/hr. Pay all fisherman, miners, etc, accordingly. Spending money? How much do military , health, and education cost ? Do they turn a profit? They sure don’t. Blame the workers and not the company, you think you’re inconvenienced by not receiving your parcel? How about not receiving your pay? lol. I love your hockey takes, but this not so much.
There is a massive turnover at Canada Post because new employees who were being paid 23 dollars an hour couldn't handle full routes as terms and kept quitting so they had to let new employees only take 2/3rds of a route so they don't quit . You try walking up 700 houses in the dead of winter every morning and only making a few more dollars than minimum wage and making well below the national average . There are mailmen who have been delivering your mail ever since you were a baby breaking their bodies for decades and your show of appreciation is to side with the corp making hundreds of thousands of dollars doing nothing .
Remember too, the longer this strike lasts, the longer it'll take to get things running properly like the fleet of Canada Post delivery vehicles that have sat for rwo months plus
And this is why I'm glad I always buy my Christmas gifts obscenely early. I also elected to capitalize on Black Friday and get all my birthday gifts for the first half of 2025, as well. Apparently, this foresight was invaluable.
I dont know what I would do if the American one went on strike. Where else can I get advertisements and credit card offers??? I think my water bill is the only thing slightly useful that comes anymore.
Our pkgs in transit should of been delivered first...then strike... Whats gonna become of my thousand $ investments and services paid for that havent been rendered?....everyones pkgs..... So if this goes on for months....what recourse do we have and businesses??? If our pkgs are near by...we should be able to go claim them.... This is TERRIBLE SERVICE .
I just want to say that I work Sunday-Thursday and I do not get double pay or more for that Sunday. I beleive I get a weekend premium which only adds up to maybe $4 extra on that day. Ooooo and also the Union stated that they would make the weekends on a regular pay. In there last proposal.
Union isn't oppose the weekend work nor delivery. What they oppose is the outsourcing of weekend work to cheap contractors. The union wants the weekend to be incorporated into the work week while the CPC just want 1 day work week for casuals, part timers wich means they're only be working 1 day a week and only get 8 hours as well outsourcing to cheap contractors. This strike is about the pension and benefits as well job security since the CPC wants to eliminate full time position by turning them into PT and abusing the casual system and outsourcing the cheap contractors by bypassing the minimum wages requirement. The CPC wants to cut the pension and benefits by 50% to existing and future employees. They had a full year to come to the table and negotiate but refuse to do while waiting for the gouverment hoping to interfere and bring an arbritator. The problem that most media and people like you and others keeps saying that the strike is about money wich it isn't. How would you feel if your boss comes to you and say "next week, you're part timer, we're reducing your salary, vacation and while you're PT. We're going to outsource your position to cheap contractors so we can get rid of your position." I don't see many people saying that's great, i'll accept those term.
I think the problem is as ever leverage and the union has none in this case unfortunately, the expensive and a lot of times useless executives and managements exist everywhere and they are not going to make a decision that effects them negatively for the benefit of workers, and in this case because of the rising costs in Canada and also because Canada post keeps losing money every year, it comes down to those expectations just coming off as unreasonable, like if you're hemorrhaging money and you're supposed to pay a "livable" wage whilst your competitors are not, you can't survive, it's the worst time for the union to break a united front because Canada post is already at war with the competition, so not that there is a civil war internally as well, they will get ripped to shreds, or at least that's my prediction. We'll see how it goes but unless they are banking on the government to step in and bail them out (and however that looks, it might become an even bigger problem) they are screwed
There are 55 000 out of 73 525 employees. That means 25% is management and no cuts aimed at that 25% ??? What other company has 25% management? That 25% is getting full pay and bonuses for managing nothing during strike. Canada Post owns other courier companies like Purolator so top brass are making even more money during strike. That is why no deal.
How the heck can you ask for a 25% raise THAT WOULD PUT YOU AT $41 AN HOUR when you have NO SKILLS AT ALL. A RN NURSES MAKES LESS THAN THAT, AND THEY HAVE SKILLS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. YOUR ONLY SKILL IS TO STEAL OUR CHRISTMAS.----SHAME ON YOU and stop crying on TV evertnight remember you asked for this by voting our Christmas away
on the mail side, they need to end daily delivery. Divide every city and territory in two, one gets mail on even days, the other on odd days. on the parcel side, they need to take into account the competition when establishing pricing.
It’s wild how people feel about unions and how differing those views can be depending on if you’re in a public or private sector job. The public sector is definitely not this cushy cozy job full of entitled people that they’re often portrayed to be. Frequently we suffer from a lack of financial resources and staffing support necessary to provide the best service possible. And frequently we get told how there is no money for wages either and often times what is offered winds up being a loss once inflation is factored in. And remember that the work we do is for you, the taxpayer, something we are ourselves and we want to see it used wisely too. Yet we watch as employers and govts waste money on pet projects and in areas that only benefit special interests and corporations. Yes Canada post needs to evolve and change with the times but that doesn’t mean its workers are out of line necessarily. It’s easy to say that the solution for everything is going private but there is a price to pay for that too
Your a unskilled worker asking wages to go up $41 an hour waymore than a RN nurse makes that may save your life one day when all those bills pile up in 2026 that's right I said 2026
@@alc1230I’m not an unskilled worker, nor did I say I work for Canada post. It just gets a little old seeing all the anti union sentiment out there by people who either don’t know what it’s like to be in one or secretly wish they were in one. And I also said how unions are viewed also seems to be different based on whether it’s a public or private sector job. And no they shouldn’t make as much as say a nurse but nurses also make really good money and even more in overtime that many people don’t get the luxury of. They never complained about the overtime until the system became overrun, just one more area of society where increased immigration placed strain on the public sector. It’s off topic but what health care needs is more staff to create better conditions and service, not higher wages. It’s just that it’s gotten to the point where they need the higher wages to attract those nurses who make way more working for those private contract services that govts wind up paying more for to make up for the shortfalls. Health care really is a broken system of too much management and money wasted and not enough staff and people willing to do the jobs anymore
It’s an extremely cushy cozy job for the requirements. Basically have a heartbeat and you’re hired. There are no education, skill or experience requirements to work at Canada Post,
I had to take buses from Kingston to Mississauga and back to deliver Christmas presents I had already bought. In future I will just be sending e-transfer gifts and e-cards. I’ll also buy locally for local gifts. No more Canada Post for me. Ever again
There is urgency on the union side. Canada post keep sending offers late on friday... 250 pages or so. Seems like Canada Post are the ones not caring. Over a year in negotiation... Canada Post offer an extra 0.2% pay raise. Lowball offer in my opinion...
Ordered more than $2000 worth of stuff online for nursery shipped by Canada Post. Nothing has been delivered, expecting a baby in January, now has to buy everything again. Thank you for nothing Canada Post....These workers doesn't even do their job properly most of the time. It's been years since I have received a package to my house not a "delivery notice".
I work from home and I always get the “sorry we missed you” slip. These lazy clowns don’t even attempt to ring the doorbell or deliver the package. They just want to finish their shift as soon as possible because they get paid for a full 8 hours when they are done.
@ Exactly, same for me, I usually have my SMS alerts on for packages so that I know they are here. Multiple times they approached my door just with the notice without the package, sometimes I have to race them down the street so that I don’t have to go to the postal office. What’s ironic is that, we have those community mailbox down the street, where they put a key in your mailbox for packages! They don’t freaking even use that. What a shame…
Really, the longer this goes on, both sides are hurt. The employees, because I'm sure many of them aren't working (or, at least, not in any steady sort of way) which affects an employees ability to pay bills, the mortgage, buy food, etc. The company, because it's the busy season and people are forced to spend extra money shipping presents to the grandkids at UPS or FedEx instead. Canada Post "not giving a damn" is extremely problematic because it not only tells present and future employees exactly what they think of them, it also tells their customers what they think of them as well. Do y ou honestly think the company gives a damn about that family with the busted fridge? How many other families with broken appliances are waiting on parts that were shipped weeks ago and still haven't arrived to their destination, all because the company thinks it can outlast the union? I'm not educated on the issue with the Canada Post. I haven't attempted to send anything to Canada since 2001 (Atlanta -> Prince George -- the package got lost in Vancouver), and haven't kept up with the strike, so I'm not sure what the grievances are. But if the company was interested in ensuring the employees were treated as if they're valued, and in doing so demonstrating to customers that they too are valued, they'd be doing *something*. The scorched earth stance the company appears to have at this point is only going to ensure it fails. Here in the States, the government would simply bail it out and forgive the loan because our government is stupid (no company is "too big to fail"). Hopefully, Canada's government just lets the company fail.
Wonder if the general public who has lost revenue could start a class action lawsuit to Canada Post and the Union to compensate them for their livelihood?????
And ask for what? They have no money. They lost like $750 mil this year. Also State owned so even then if they lose they print more money and everyone has to pay it back anyways.
Maybe this was the corporation's intention as the longer this thing goes the more powerful they become and the union loses all their power. People in rural areas have by this time found workarounds with private shippers to get things done so those will be very hard habits that have been formed now to reverse. They will probably find much better efficient and quality service from their new shippers...
I sell cards on eBay so I can't mail anything out until the strike is over. I'm still selling but I just put I'm away for two weeks so I have longer to ship it. Once the two weeks is up I just say it's shipped and message the buyer telling them they won't get their card until a week or two after the strike is over
Now that my bills are in their building and i wondering who is paying my bills ? Is canada post paying because they are holding my bills hostage. They better dam will ! I won't be using canada Post anymore !! I will have it send electronically! This way canada post can do what whatever they way they want and will be losing customers anyway !!
Your doing a better job reporting on this then the media
What are you squeaking about
It’s just some dude with a whiteboard. Chill out.
@@JamesSmithTexas He's right.
@f.n04 Shannon is great but Jesus. He's just condensed the readily available information (from the media by the way)
@ he grabs a bunch of information from separate and biased news sources and puts it all together to create an unbiased and complete source for us so that way we can make our own opinion. I appreciate that
Sir, your video has given me more information than even the Canadian news organizations! Great job. 👍
Strike pay is $10,200 a year can you make it to February 2026
@@alc1230I'd say their jobs would be long gone being away from work that long.
Holy cow, that Monopoly jersey is fantastic and too perfect for this topic😂
I wonder how much Amazon is up because of this strike- so far this has been a booming decade for them.
Driving licenses are no longer being mailed out in Alberta, if it's your renewal, you are driving around with a flimsy temporary piece of paper instead of photo ID.
Same in BC.
Same in Manitoba.
Just use your temporary license and renew it. Little things you strikers write about
Oh the horror!!!
Ontario here, currently in this situation for my health card
Walmart used Canada Post before the strike.
Now they are using 3rd party delivery couriers at no extra cost to the buyer
Thats a great tip thanks I'll use that till February 2026 when the strike will be over when they settle for a minus 20 % reduction in wages. Talk about eating crow left over from there 2025 Chritmas. As strike pay at $200 a week is a whopping $10,200 a year after taxes
I’m not surprised, but still crazy to see the robustness of their supply chain. I’ll bet they have couriers on retainer just as a contingency.
Walmart NO
Who is this third party please say. I bet its owned by canada post
This is one of those situations where neither the union nor the corporation seem to care that much about how the workers or the wider country. And that strains my normally pro-union stance here because I really think a quick turnaround on this benefits all parties, even if the deal isn't perfect for anyone. Which... is why the federal government is allowed to step in... which they aren't doing. This is a textbook example of a case that the federal government has to settle. Neither side is seriously negotiating, the workers aren't being paid, and there's a noticeable economic and social impact stemming from this. Seems like an easy win-win prior to the election but alas, here we stand. It almost seems like the Liberals want to lose the next election in a landslide.
I am a online reseller, and it has completed killed my 4th quarter
All the more reason to support unions!
@Borodin410 no. They clearly can't handle the job and should be fired for more competent employee.
@Borodin410 💯
@@ShurehlmSo workers can screw over small businesses and the public for their own personal greed ? Yeah no thanks bud.
@@JamesSmithTexas As opposed to mega corporations screwing over the small businesses for their own greed? You do realize if you let Canada Post do whatever they want, they will basically become a clone of Fedex with the higher prices.
Amazon and other private corporations dont service remote/ rural locations.
Canada post is required to service all communities; even at a loss.
With 55000 employees; how many vehicles do they have ? Start advertisong local businesses on sides of vehicles lkle city busses do.
Instead of cuts; focus on additional streams of revenue.
The Inuvik people and other Indigenous in Northwest Territories of Canada need the postal service for medicine. Also, Innue Essipit is an First Nation in Quebec. And so many other rural communities across Canada are really suffering. Does government even care about them? This an essential service for them.
In my hometown Canada Post handled all regular mail and about 90% of packages. You only used Purolator for faster shipping and it would cost you a small fortune. For older rural folks especially who don't know how to handle government paperwork online this can be devastating as bills become difficult to pay and cheques stop coming in.
Canada Post workers is showing they don't give a shit about anybody only themselves
@@Theresponsibleguy3 Would you? In their position, with stagnant wages and a very repetitive job that often requires a fair bit of physicality too, would you care about anyone else or would you use the legal method to try and negotiate a better situation? You're either working in an office, in which case your job is working with incredibly rude and ignorant people trying to send packages and being frustrated with the process the employees have no control over, or you're out delivering, which is miserable in the summer due to heat, miserable in the winter due to snow and incredibly repetitive.
The striking workers do not care about them. First Nation elections are being held up due to mail-in ballots in the system. CP must swiftly punish their indolent workers and offer reduced wages to make up for this foolishness.
Why delay legislating them back to work????
The longer this goes on, the more people will adapt to life without Canada post.
as we should, bunch of greedy union workers, if you think any of them work 8 hours like you or i think again if they came out with honest answers about hours worked i doubt any of them have put in 12 or 14 hr shifts EVER
Canada already has next to nil in terms of GDP and it’s probably not going help with the Trump Administration. I would not strike during the next four years no matter how strong you think your union is… as a worker, you’re very unlikely to get what you want and will be hurting even more in a recession. Simply put, there is no money…
There's no money, and there's no leverage. Canada has no global autonomy right now. In order to recover from Covid we have so heavily leaned on our trade that now any trade, importing or exporting, gives the other party some amount of leverage over us. The US being the biggest example. The US can afford costly deals or stalled trade negotiations. Canada cannot. Trudeau's government might be gone come next election but Poilievre is inheriting an economy on the brink of recession, a US government with no incentive to give Canada favourable deals, and no real plan to actually do anything about it other than cutting taxes, which at best offers short term improvement while negatively impacting so many levels of Canadian society. Our domestic economy is built upon taxes as a foundation. If taxes cease going to services Canadians depend on, the demand for privatized alternatives will skyrocket. As if the US wasn't a massive billboard to our south about why that's a terrible idea for the vast majority of the population.
Very concerning times.
There's more money than ever. It's just flowing to the top faster than ever.
Im getting destroyed as I get paid by checks coming from the USA. Have not been paid , E transfer is not an option with many customers
Mail delivery will be one of the very first job to be replaced by robotics. It is repetitive, in-efficiently done by people and costly; yet Canada Post are still stuck with a business model from centuries ago. No wonder they don't turn a profit.
Thanks for the recap for an American. This impacts my work enough to keep up to date on, but not enough to do a deep dive, so I'm glad I can watch your content on the clock for once!
Dont worry about us, You guy down there have your own trump problems don't worry about us we don't need a post office no more because we have direct deposit-- emails-- faxes--texts--flyers on line. The world is moving on from a 3 billion dollar business going out of business
Great perspective non biased and well researched bravo to giving a no nonsense every man's (or persons) opinion on a subject most Canadians are on the fence.
Our US post office is refusing to work with them moving forward. They have a notice up on sites like ShipStation saying they are finding alternative carriers.
It’s not “moving forward” - it’s for the period of the strike due to the backlog in Canada.
@@TheYukonguy Incorrect
No you're the one that I correct
Great objective reporting. One correction I'd like to make is binding arbitration unilaterally benefits the corporation. You could make the argument that canada post is stalling for binding arbitration.
They wont get that juicy gift this time
Deliver the mail that was signed and PREPAID. CP is breaking millions of “contracts” with clients. The postal workers should stand up picket their union and say “We want our jobs”. Union is playing chicken with millions of jobs. Millions of unemployed would do their jobs for half the salary. People in far north have no malls no Walmarts and depend on mail. We can’t even find out where our shipments are and drive the 4 hours to go pick up. I have medications in this hostage situation!!
Actually Canada post has a hard time keeping employees with the current PayScale as it has one of the highest turnovers in the country. Let's see you go walk up 700 houses in minus 40 degrees everyday for 14 dollars an hour
It is like you don't know anything about contract law and you think the market should overule a contract which was signed with a full understanding it would cost the federal gov to run it in perpetuity as per the terms of Confederation; the gov.... Canada wanted that Pacific port and they had to give Bc something which included the railroad and postal service. Technically the federal government is in breech of contract by not providing postal service, any businesses going under as a result can sue the government for loses
If you have any questions I’ve been working at CP for 14 years now on the inside and I’d be happy to answer them.
Great video. You shared both sides of the argument and some facts that are hard to find in the media cycle. A very level-headed response, and I very much appreciate it!
I support the postal workers with that said, the higher ups at Canada Post have been trying to run Canada Post to the ground for a long time, with the intention trying to privatize Canada Post on the future. If if the higher ups wanted Canada Post to be run more efficiently, they would emulate what other countries do.
All my Canada Post packages were switched to UPS (not by me) and delivered. So far, so good.
How ?
That's good at least, UPS warehouses have been slammed since lmao, just finished a 12 hour shift tbh with UPS 😅 this Strike made all of Christmas rush more chaotic then last Christmas rush
@@NeedMoreJuice. Probably the companies who did the shipping got the packages back from Canada Post and gave them to UPS. I didn't have to do anything and I wasn't charged extra.
@ I hope they do it to my package as well 😭 but it’s very unlikely.
As someone who's self employed. I'm effected by this. I have to drive 30-40km (and back) to pick up cheques.
Time for everyone to update to the convenience of etransfer, eft and so on.
Your video is better then any news media update out there, very informative and real, thank you. 😊
Wow, think of it this way, Christmas gifts can become Easter/end of school year etc gifts!! Bright side people! Bright side!
I love the channel and appreciate the content, but in the spirit of accuracy, I feel there are a few key facts missing. For instance, it's illegal under Canadian Labour Standards Regulations (Section 30) for an employer to lay off workers as a form of retaliation during a strike.
There's often a tendency to blame the workers, but the real issue lies with the mismanagement of Canada Post. The company’s own financial reports reveal that the Corporation has been poorly run, and the public has been misled. Since 2018, labor and benefits costs have only risen by 0.1%, while revenue grew by almost 5%. However, other operating costs have surged by 50%. Why? Because the President, who earns over half a million dollars with salary and bonuses, along with his 20+ vice presidents making $300k+ and bonuses, have spent $4 billion on capital investments. Yet, these investments are being reported as losses, giving the misleading impression that the company is in financial crisis. Why, for example, was Canada Post so eager to invest in a massive new facility that sits underutilized? And why purchase hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of electric vehicles-many of which are now sitting unused across the country because there’s no infrastructure to charge them? Wouldn’t it have made more sense to build the charging stations first and then purchase the vehicles? Perhaps, but not when your defense for imposing rollbacks on workers is that you’re losing money. You may find it interesting that, according to Canada Posts own financial statement, in 2023 they invested $743 million. For the 2023 year, they reported a loss of $748 million. 🤔
Let’s also not forget that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been fighting for over a decade to expand Canada Post’s services to include revenue-generating options like postal banking. This is a logical way for the Corporation to diversify and thrive but the executives at Canada Post have pushed back on everything.
Now, consider this: If Canada Post were truly in such dire straits, how can they justify spending $4 billion on investments over 5 years, record losses, but continue to hand out bonuses to everyone (over 4000 people) except the workers? Why is Doug Ettinger still the CEO? Why isn’t there a call for a forensic audit to investigate where the money is really going? Why is there no concern about the clear conflict of interest when the CEO and a VP at Canada Post sit on the board of Purolator? Purolator, meanwhile, is cutting shipping rates to attract more customers-so why isn’t Canada Post prioritizing fair contract negotiations?
I’ve seen many people argue that the 19% wage increase the postal workers are asking for is excessive. However, when you consider that the average federal wage increase for recent agreements is 4-5% annually, and that postal workers have fallen behind inflation with raises of 1-2% for the last 15 years (41% inflation since 2009, and 10% in the last 2 years alone), it becomes clear that this is about ensuring fair compensation for the workers of a public service. We all know how steep the cost of living has risen-gas, groceries, power, and insurance are all more expensive. Yet many of the same people who are sympathetic to the rising cost of living are quick to criticize postal workers fighting for their fair share. How do you expect employers to pay a livable wage if noone fights for it? When you take another look at Canada Post's financial statements, does it seem fair for a corporation to report investments as losses to justify rollbacks for workers? Is it fair for a company claiming to be in crisis to continue awarding bonuses to everyone except the workers? Does it seem right for Canada Post to claim $4 billion in investments as losses while attempting to strip away pension benefits and vacation time from the very workers who are essential to its operations?
This isn’t a race to the bottom. Yes, there are people earning less than postal workers, but how many of them are truly thriving in today’s economy? For instance, the CBC reports that the livable wage here in Halifax is $28.30/hour, while Glassdoor lists the average postal worker wage as between $21 and $27/hour.
So, ask yourself: Is it really greed driving the postal workers, or is it a fight for a livable wage against a management team that’s been manipulating the books to create the illusion of a crisis?
It’s also shortsighted to suggest Canada Post is irrelevant. Despite what the media wants us to focus on, small businesses are struggling, other courier companies are becoming more expensive, and rural Canada still heavily relies on Canada Post. If you call any alternative courier, they’ll tell you they depend on Canada Post to serve rural areas for them. Many urban residents may not realize this, but without Canada Post, these other couriers could not handle the increased volume caused by the strike. Surely, this points to the continuing relevance and importance of Canada Post as a vital public service.
All the best!!
Tax payers pay for things they do not directly benefit from all the time. Post has been a service a long time which is a benefit to the economy by stimulating business in rural areas, which ends up saving money in the end not paying out e.i. or welfare. The principle is we service small communities no matter what the cost. The military does not make a profit either. It is good for the country yo have universal postal service just as universal health care is good. The problem is all the courier companies springing up taking away the most profitable items, which they can do because they can ignore rural communities. If your argument is to privatize the postal service your arguement is to jack prices up huge amounts and put tons of rural businesses out of work. That is then a cost on the system because we do not let people starve in Canada. So Canada Post profits and losses cannot be just money in money out because it is solving other problems that save the government money. It is a small investment in the nation.
Canada Post did make healthy profits until 2018 and haven't needed tax dollars for years. If they're losing hundreds of millions each quarter, that's a lot of money that could suddenly be coming from the government as early as next year.
The company needs to figure out business to at least break even. We are looking at a very real possibility of the Conservatives winning a majority next year and I believe they're going to try and cut wherever they see fit. Canada Post could be one of those targets, especially if they're needing money.
I am personally against privatizing it. I am a realist, though. The company has to change its structure completely.
The union and corporation clearly don't trust each other in this, so that's a major hurdle. This could drag on for months unless one side makes major concessions.
Ageee, Seems most negative comments are from city people. They don't think about the rural areas. $700 million was just spent on a new sorting facility as well, which is a big part of the deficit. I would rather see my tax money going to Canada Post than the CBC that no one watches. That is a true waste of money......
@@NotTheHockeyGuyprivatization, bust the union
The company is so mismanaged, and there are way too many managers. It's way too top heavy when you look at the ratio of managers to employees. Not to mention the Canada Post has been funneling money into Purolator since its creation.
@@firestormtk stop flapping your gums and repeating conspiracy theories.
You still don't seem to understand that as a public service, it's government funded. Whether we need to bail it out or not, it is a crown corporation and exists to serve us and not make money. If a bailout is required, that is a failure on the part of the (overpaid) management and directors, and of the government for not organizing the company in a sustainable way. Those failures have nothing to do with the workers, who are just trying to make enough money to live in the communities they serve, haven't received a raise since 2018, and have been dealing with inflation with no wage increases for years now.
It doesn't help that you also don't seem to understand that the union didn't want to have a full strike right now to put pressure on Canada Post. The would most likely have done rotating strikes like they have done before, but when they issued the strike notice on Nov. 12, Canada Post immediately issued a lockout notice that said that they would not be honouring the previous collective agreement as of Nov. 15. That forced the workers to have to do a full strike instead of a rotating strike.
Look at all the things you have said here: "The pressure isn't on the corporation," "This was a badly thought out strike by the union," "They might need to privatize," and "Public support seems to be toward Canada Post in general," when support is pretty evenly split. If you aren't intending to take Canada Post's side, then you have done so unintentionally. I thought you would have more empathy for the workers here, but it seems you're just unhappy you can't get your stuff in the mail. Very disappointing...
Excellent video! I like that you talked on both sides of the strike and also spoke about the customers. You brought up some great points. You are right, Canada Post needs to make some changes and it won't servie them to come to an agreement with the union because that agreement will tie their hands. They have to be able to update their business model without this ignorant union getting in the way. I anticipate this strike is going to be long and I've feared from the beginning that it would cause the end of Canada Post. That thought makes me very sad. Canada Post is an important part of this countries history.
everyone is surprised that the postal service loses money, just look at USPS losing 1.7b in a quarter :)
Canada Post needs to charge more to be solvent. It also needs weekend delivery to be relevant. The union is clueless to market realities. I can understand the importance of rural communities, but if CP disappeared, it would have virtually no effect on my life. The only mail I get now is flyers that go directly to the blue bin. All bills and statements are online; cards are no longer sent.
It's not so much that I take the Corporation's side. In the most hand-wavy fashion, I can lump CPC & CUPW together into "Canada Post" and blame that entity for this brain dead strike that hurts so many innocent Canadians. It's not acceptable to hold mail at job sites long term like this. I'll go a long way to oppose this, and paying a bit more to send parcels is _nothing_ to me. It's not even more expensive in all directly comparable situations, but whatever! This whole mess is absolutely _not_ acceptable, and when the Corporation has been gutted so it only deals with letter mail, and providing legacy service to remote communities, then CUPW can continue to blame management & see how much that helps everyone who was laid off. What a great & powerful union it is. Everyone else can absolutely get f*cked, because those union folks are laser focused on what _they_ want. I'd like to see CUPW busted here, and I think workers should be asking themselves who the union leadership is really working for.
100% agree with you. Canada Post should make one final , "take it or leave it" offer.... 75% of what the workers WERE getting. Yup....make it a pay cut. They don't like it, to hell with them!
Based on what you said, it's obvious that you support the Corporation...
@@realbro1415 by not returning as a customer? if so, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.
@@JoeOsChannel💯
This is RUclips. Ain’t nobody reading all that.
Canada Post will restructure after this, and I can see the layoffs coming.
@@larscederberg8564 perfect and i will laugh and say I told you so to all the lazy greedy employees striking their way right out of a job 🤣
I know one canada post worker thats expecting a baby and did not want to go on strike, but you don't get a choice eh
my LEGO business relies heavily on the letter mail shipping system so this absolutely has me extremely annoyed. I have missed out on a ton of sales.
I’m so pissed about this dhl was supposed to deliver my parcel to me. I paid there duty fee for customs. They turn around and give me a canada post tracking number😤
DHL I think doesn't operate in canada they sold that business to Loomis.
Yup same here my parcel made it to my home post office then the a holes went on strike. Apparently no winter coat for me, Canada Post employees don't give a crap
Ouch you won’t be getting it until February.
Ive got firearms in this...paid for and undelivered...so if damaged or lost...who pays..CP....or the seller ( dealer ) the company needs to adapt to this future way of business with wayyyy more competition....
Canada Post and CUPW have been "negotiating" for over a year now. There's clearly no sense of urgency. Incidentally, Canada Post owns Purolator.
Yeah this is absolute bs
Thanks for the summary TEG, living in very rural BC, this strike makes it impossible to get mail here. Hopefully our tiny town can work on something, but right now, no mail is getting to us until this is dealt with and whatever mail I have been waiting for is probably lost. I hate CEOs/Corps and the like, but this is the world we live in. Also great jersey choice!
Waiting, since November 4, 2024, for my Provincial ID - Ontario Photo ID Card to be delivered to me. Going to be calling Service Ontario to inquire as to their next step once the required waiting period of 6 weeks is finished. Expecting that to occur on Friday, December 20, 2024. Would been a lot easier if the ID was digitally transmitted to my laptop, cellphone, or tablet where it could be safely stored for viewing by those requiring such ID for completion of services.
Nope, the provincial governments across Canada is stuck in the 20th Century with paper documents being used for ID.
Great job Shannon, I've shared fantastic
Courier companies in Canada if they are efficient can only make 5 cents on each $ coming in …they focus on big population centres and don’t service a majority of rural areas , they hand it off to the post …the big American companies are more concerned about cross border traffic and their main focus of serving their home based American business clients …Canada is a drop in the ocean so they can cover if there’s a loss in their Canadian operations , if you’re a regular Joe not a business client you want to use the post , cheaper than if you wanted to use anyone else …in some ways the post is an essential service and let’s not even discuss the negative effect of the abuse of the temp foreign workers program , the fake colleges producing fake diplomas for the Indian immigration pipeline , no wonder kids can’t get part time jobs or summer jobs anymore…Singh hortons, Singh Home Depot , Singh staples ….businesses don’t care about Canada
I know I won’t be using Canada post again after this they chose the worse time to go on strike
34%?! That's enough to win an election here!
I wonder how people have to deal with things like summons, etc. arriving late because of the strike. I mean, I don't know Canadian law, but it is possible that for things like a legal summons/subpoena, other legal documents, etc. cannot be all sent by e-mail because of current statutes.
We are waiting on a PR card in the mail, need it for my stepson and we need it soon. It is one of many items we cannot get right now that we need.
Meanwhile here in the states USPS can’t even strike, and we’ve got the awful contracts to prove it.
port and rail workers were locked out, not on strike so the labour minister was able to put binding legislation in place to force an end to the labour stoppage, canada post employees are on strike, so that would require the house of commons to legislate them back to work. that cant happen until the house of commons is un seized from the SDTC scandal motions.
The Port Strike was only 2000 people. It was easy for them to order them back to work. Not as many vote impacts
I have 11 gifts stuck in the mail for my kids. Merry Christmas, postal jerks.
Welll, think of it this way, at the rate they're going, those could become end of school year gifts!
Gov't needs to do what they did to another crown corporation. New hires are on a different wage schedule and different bargaining unit. Unions care about membership but really care about increased revenue from union dues. Canada Post needs to divide letters from parcels. Keep the core business of letter carriers but go after the parcel side of the market. Compete in volume.
The strike has been a benefit for my daughter, she is making more $$ with her paper route because all the flyers are back in the papers versus the mailbox lol
It's crazy to me that you guys in Canada have your post office as a corporation and not a public service.
@@ChickensinHighDef yup Canada ass backwards
How's your Healthcare system doing? Have to remortgage your house yet for that knee replacement?
@@jay7T6living in Canada isn’t that great. In fact as a Canadian, I want to be in the US. Do you know how bad unemployment is in Canada. If I was an American I would already have a job. Instead graduating from a top ranked university with a employable bachelor, I can’t find anything.
@@samuelpratt642 Lol way to stay on topic
@@jay7T6You LITERALLY just described Canada. My parents lost their house because they couldn't afford BASIC HEALTH CARE, in Canada. Holy phuk are you people dum.
I’m lower 48 and thanks for dummying it down for me. I feel up to date on this topic now.
I hope they never go back to work. I'm saving a fortune with my wife not doing as much online shopping 😂😂 Still a parcel here and there lol
Well, according to some, they have no education, fire them all and hire new workers for 22/hr. Pay all fisherman, miners, etc, accordingly. Spending money? How much do military , health, and education cost ? Do they turn a profit? They sure don’t. Blame the workers and not the company, you think you’re inconvenienced by not receiving your parcel? How about not receiving your pay? lol. I love your hockey takes, but this not so much.
There is a massive turnover at Canada Post because new employees who were being paid 23 dollars an hour couldn't handle full routes as terms and kept quitting so they had to let new employees only take 2/3rds of a route so they don't quit . You try walking up 700 houses in the dead of winter every morning and only making a few more dollars than minimum wage and making well below the national average . There are mailmen who have been delivering your mail ever since you were a baby breaking their bodies for decades and your show of appreciation is to side with the corp making hundreds of thousands of dollars doing nothing .
Their pay is lower than UPS, FedEx and Purator.
Lol, imagine comparing Canada post to the military, health, and education. You’d have to be dumb to make such comparisons
bruv in what world should a warehouse worker make as or more than a healthcare worker😂
You’re really comparing delivery of mail (mail that almost no one uses for anything useful anymore) to health and education!? 😂
Remember too, the longer this strike lasts, the longer it'll take to get things running properly like the fleet of Canada Post delivery vehicles that have sat for rwo months plus
And this is why I'm glad I always buy my Christmas gifts obscenely early. I also elected to capitalize on Black Friday and get all my birthday gifts for the first half of 2025, as well. Apparently, this foresight was invaluable.
I dont know what I would do if the American one went on strike. Where else can I get advertisements and credit card offers??? I think my water bill is the only thing slightly useful that comes anymore.
Screw the union. I don't get a 20ish percent raise, nor do i get over 30/hr which many of them do.
Our pkgs in transit should of been delivered first...then strike... Whats gonna become of my thousand $ investments and services paid for that havent been rendered?....everyones pkgs..... So if this goes on for months....what recourse do we have and businesses??? If our pkgs are near by...we should be able to go claim them.... This is TERRIBLE SERVICE .
This is ECONOMIC SABOTAGE!
I just want to say that I work Sunday-Thursday and I do not get double pay or more for that Sunday. I beleive I get a weekend premium which only adds up to maybe $4 extra on that day. Ooooo and also the Union stated that they would make the weekends on a regular pay. In there last proposal.
Union isn't oppose the weekend work nor delivery. What they oppose is the outsourcing of weekend work to cheap contractors. The union wants the weekend to be incorporated into the work week while the CPC just want 1 day work week for casuals, part timers wich means they're only be working 1 day a week and only get 8 hours as well outsourcing to cheap contractors. This strike is about the pension and benefits as well job security since the CPC wants to eliminate full time position by turning them into PT and abusing the casual system and outsourcing the cheap contractors by bypassing the minimum wages requirement. The CPC wants to cut the pension and benefits by 50% to existing and future employees.
They had a full year to come to the table and negotiate but refuse to do while waiting for the gouverment hoping to interfere and bring an arbritator. The problem that most media and people like you and others keeps saying that the strike is about money wich it isn't. How would you feel if your boss comes to you and say "next week, you're part timer, we're reducing your salary, vacation and while you're PT. We're going to outsource your position to cheap contractors so we can get rid of your position." I don't see many people saying that's great, i'll accept those term.
I think the problem is as ever leverage and the union has none in this case unfortunately, the expensive and a lot of times useless executives and managements exist everywhere and they are not going to make a decision that effects them negatively for the benefit of workers, and in this case because of the rising costs in Canada and also because Canada post keeps losing money every year, it comes down to those expectations just coming off as unreasonable, like if you're hemorrhaging money and you're supposed to pay a "livable" wage whilst your competitors are not, you can't survive, it's the worst time for the union to break a united front because Canada post is already at war with the competition, so not that there is a civil war internally as well, they will get ripped to shreds, or at least that's my prediction. We'll see how it goes but unless they are banking on the government to step in and bail them out (and however that looks, it might become an even bigger problem) they are screwed
If you don't accept those terms you are free to quit that company and go and find other work where you get what you want. Good luck!
There are 55 000 out of 73 525 employees. That means 25% is management and no cuts aimed at that 25% ??? What other company has 25% management?
That 25% is getting full pay and bonuses for managing nothing during strike.
Canada Post owns other courier companies like Purolator so top brass are making even more money during strike. That is why no deal.
How the heck can you ask for a 25% raise THAT WOULD PUT YOU AT $41 AN HOUR when you have NO SKILLS AT ALL. A RN NURSES MAKES LESS THAN THAT, AND THEY HAVE SKILLS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. YOUR ONLY SKILL IS TO STEAL OUR CHRISTMAS.----SHAME ON YOU and stop crying on TV evertnight remember you asked for this by voting our Christmas away
Lmao get your facts straight, the vast majority of those 25 percent are non union employees which they also have alot of
on the mail side, they need to end daily delivery. Divide every city and territory in two, one gets mail on even days, the other on odd days. on the parcel side, they need to take into account the competition when establishing pricing.
It’s wild how people feel about unions and how differing those views can be depending on if you’re in a public or private sector job. The public sector is definitely not this cushy cozy job full of entitled people that they’re often portrayed to be. Frequently we suffer from a lack of financial resources and staffing support necessary to provide the best service possible. And frequently we get told how there is no money for wages either and often times what is offered winds up being a loss once inflation is factored in. And remember that the work we do is for you, the taxpayer, something we are ourselves and we want to see it used wisely too. Yet we watch as employers and govts waste money on pet projects and in areas that only benefit special interests and corporations.
Yes Canada post needs to evolve and change with the times but that doesn’t mean its workers are out of line necessarily.
It’s easy to say that the solution for everything is going private but there is a price to pay for that too
Your a unskilled worker asking wages to go up $41 an hour waymore than a RN nurse makes that may save your life one day when all those bills pile up in 2026 that's right I said 2026
@@alc1230I’m not an unskilled worker, nor did I say I work for Canada post. It just gets a little old seeing all the anti union sentiment out there by people who either don’t know what it’s like to be in one or secretly wish they were in one. And I also said how unions are viewed also seems to be different based on whether it’s a public or private sector job. And no they shouldn’t make as much as say a nurse but nurses also make really good money and even more in overtime that many people don’t get the luxury of. They never complained about the overtime until the system became overrun, just one more area of society where increased immigration placed strain on the public sector. It’s off topic but what health care needs is more staff to create better conditions and service, not higher wages. It’s just that it’s gotten to the point where they need the higher wages to attract those nurses who make way more working for those private contract services that govts wind up paying more for to make up for the shortfalls. Health care really is a broken system of too much management and money wasted and not enough staff and people willing to do the jobs anymore
It’s an extremely cushy cozy job for the requirements. Basically have a heartbeat and you’re hired. There are no education, skill or experience requirements to work at Canada Post,
TIL that a Canadian shipping company (Purolator) is historically related to the US auto parts company with the same name
On the radio, they said this strike could go to the end of January. I have 2 Christmas gifts stuck in the mail 😢
I had to take buses from Kingston to Mississauga and back to deliver Christmas presents I had already bought. In future I will just be sending e-transfer gifts and e-cards. I’ll also buy locally for local gifts. No more Canada Post for me. Ever again
My Nathan MacKinnon jersey arrived inToronto the day before the strike and I am getting more and more antsy to get it
Whoopdedoo
There is urgency on the union side. Canada post keep sending offers late on friday... 250 pages or so. Seems like Canada Post are the ones not caring. Over a year in negotiation...
Canada Post offer an extra 0.2% pay raise. Lowball offer in my opinion...
Seems almost like the lockout that lost the entire nhl season
Ordered more than $2000 worth of stuff online for nursery shipped by Canada Post. Nothing has been delivered, expecting a baby in January, now has to buy everything again. Thank you for nothing Canada Post....These workers doesn't even do their job properly most of the time. It's been years since I have received a package to my house not a "delivery notice".
I work from home and I always get the “sorry we missed you” slip. These lazy clowns don’t even attempt to ring the doorbell or deliver the package. They just want to finish their shift as soon as possible because they get paid for a full 8 hours when they are done.
@ Exactly, same for me, I usually have my SMS alerts on for packages so that I know they are here. Multiple times they approached my door just with the notice without the package, sometimes I have to race them down the street so that I don’t have to go to the postal office. What’s ironic is that, we have those community mailbox down the street, where they put a key in your mailbox for packages! They don’t freaking even use that. What a shame…
I was outside the local UPS store. In 30 minutes, about 3 dozen people brought packages in to ship
Really, the longer this goes on, both sides are hurt. The employees, because I'm sure many of them aren't working (or, at least, not in any steady sort of way) which affects an employees ability to pay bills, the mortgage, buy food, etc. The company, because it's the busy season and people are forced to spend extra money shipping presents to the grandkids at UPS or FedEx instead.
Canada Post "not giving a damn" is extremely problematic because it not only tells present and future employees exactly what they think of them, it also tells their customers what they think of them as well. Do y ou honestly think the company gives a damn about that family with the busted fridge? How many other families with broken appliances are waiting on parts that were shipped weeks ago and still haven't arrived to their destination, all because the company thinks it can outlast the union?
I'm not educated on the issue with the Canada Post. I haven't attempted to send anything to Canada since 2001 (Atlanta -> Prince George -- the package got lost in Vancouver), and haven't kept up with the strike, so I'm not sure what the grievances are. But if the company was interested in ensuring the employees were treated as if they're valued, and in doing so demonstrating to customers that they too are valued, they'd be doing *something*. The scorched earth stance the company appears to have at this point is only going to ensure it fails.
Here in the States, the government would simply bail it out and forgive the loan because our government is stupid (no company is "too big to fail"). Hopefully, Canada's government just lets the company fail.
You are way way better than the media, thanks a million buddy
This Is Entertainment, Man
I though this was the Hockey Guy. Whoops wrong channel :)
waiting on locks for my car. id love to be able to lock my car as vehicle theft is threw the roof in my area
Wonder if the general public who has lost revenue could start a class action lawsuit to Canada Post and the Union to compensate them for their livelihood?????
And ask for what? They have no money. They lost like $750 mil this year. Also State owned so even then if they lose they print more money and everyone has to pay it back anyways.
I'm waiting for my passport to deliver , guessing it's in limbo with Canada Post.
The union must be punished for their indolence and holding children's presents hostage. Mass layoffs, reduced wages and no matching benefits.
Good review..
Consider that Ebay and Amazon
business in Canada could also fail
to and from Canada..
My side hustle business is getting rekt 😅 This country has absolutely gone to 💩. What a joke!
If i never got double time for my weekends i would never work a weekend again, just not worth it because you get taxed to hell with those extra 2 days
It's ruined my e-commerce business!😡
Cool to hear him say talk about something else.
The year without a Canadian Christmas… 😢 hope somehow this gets resolved soonest!
Maybe this was the corporation's intention as the longer this thing goes the more powerful they become and the union loses all their power. People in rural areas have by this time found workarounds with private shippers to get things done so those will be very hard habits that have been formed now to reverse. They will probably find much better efficient and quality service from their new shippers...
I sell cards on eBay so I can't mail anything out until the strike is over. I'm still selling but I just put I'm away for two weeks so I have longer to ship it. Once the two weeks is up I just say it's shipped and message the buyer telling them they won't get their card until a week or two after the strike is over
Please highlight the Monopoly sweater more. That is so freakin cool
bus drivers should pay attention
Shannon THG - Top Canadian Journalist 😅
My Amazon order was cancelled as well because i have a PO box where my stuff comes
As Californian is my governor responsible for this?
Now that my bills are in their building and i wondering who is paying my bills ? Is canada post paying because they are holding my bills hostage. They better dam will ! I won't be using canada Post anymore !! I will have it send electronically! This way canada post can do what whatever they way they want and will be losing customers anyway !!
Don't miss Canada post
I know people who get their medical cannabis in the mail..I don't know how that is working out...
some care, some dont, most are in the middle 90% of the bell curve hoping for the best and realistically given up.