Of course, any agreement will ensure that Canada Post does go out of business with thousands of job losses so I say - go for it!!…and here we go again. "In the event of a national labour disruption, mail and parcels will not be delivered and no new items will be accepted until the disruption is over. All mail and parcels in our network will be secured and delivered as quickly as possible once operations resume," according to Canada Post's press release on Monday.
Who in the public or in business doesn’t remember the last strike designed to hold us hostage leading into Christmas? Hearts & minds? I’m not predicting a whole lot of sympathy for Canada Post or its unionized employees at this point.
Canada Post has received strike notices from the union representing postal workers across the country, stating that the workers plan to walk out at midnight Friday.
The news follows a key report on May 16 issued by veteran mediator William Kaplan, which states that the Crown corporation is effectively insolvent and should be allowed to close more rural post offices, expand the use of community mailboxes, and offer weekend parcel delivery using part-time workers.
Canada Post said the disruption would deepen the company’s grave financial situation and argued both sides should focus on hammering out a deal.
Canada Post is 'effectively bankrupt,' should phase out door-to-door letter mail delivery: report
A new report suggests Canada Post is "bankrupt" and needs to make changes such as phasing out door-to-door letter delivery to survive.financialpost.com
Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the union that represents 55,000 postal workers, slammed most of the recommendations made by a federal mediator this week, arguing the key report “skews heavily in favour of Canada Post’s positions.”
Canada Post workers to hit picket line on Friday at midnight as strike resumes — Toronto Star
Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing 55,000 postal workers.apple.news
Canada Post workers issue strike notice for May 23 — Global News
Canada Post said workers have issued a strike notice to start on Friday, May 23, at midnight, the company announced Monday. In the event of a national labour disruption, mail and parcels will not be delivered, though workers have agreed to ensure government financial assistance delivered by mail...— for the second time in six months. A 32-day strike during peak shipping season ahead of the winter holidays last November and December left millions of letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through.
Canada Post receives strike notices from postal workers union — Reuters
Canada Post said on Monday it had received notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) indicating that the union would begin strike activity from Friday, days after the postal company paused contract negotiation talks.
"It's disappointing. It's just going to increase the level of concern for our employees, small businesses, charities, people who are counting on Canada Post," said spokesman Jon Hamilton in a phone interview Monday afternoon.
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday — The Canadian Press
Canada Post received a strike notice Monday from the union representing more
"Large customers have already been moving their items out of our system, knowing that May 22 was coming," he added, referring to the expiration of a pair of collective agreements that had been extended until this Thursday.
Earlier on Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said in an email it was "still in the process of trying to negotiate collective agreements" for its members, including nearly 23,000 mail carriers.
The labour impasse comes amid broader questions about the future of Canada Post, which notched an $845-million operating loss in 2023….& here we are in 2025…& they’re not mentioning 2024?
Canada Post reports $315-million loss before tax in third quarter
OTTAWA – Canada Post recorded a loss before tax of $315 million in the third quarter of 2024 as strong revenue growth in Direct Marketing did not make up for a decline in Parcels results.www.canadapost-postescanada.ca
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Canada Post Strike
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Temu and AliExpress and China as a whole abuses the international postal agreements
Ya, I suppose that's true too! sigh! As if we can afford it.
Sure we can. You still have money for food and shelter don't you?. That money can better be given to the government as more taxes. Elbows up!
Canada Post puts forward ‘final offers’ to union, posts $1.3B loss for 2024 — The Canadian Press
Canada Post said it notched nearly $1.3 billion in operating losses last year
They should wait for the final final offer.
Labelling something final is stupid because if they don't take it you are going to have to make another one or eventually have one imposed upon you by the government, or some labour arbitration board.
Labelling something final is stupid because if they don't take it you are going to have to make another one or eventually have one imposed upon you by the government, or some labour arbitration board.
Wednesday, when CUPW filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the postal service, accusing it of intervening in negotiations by directly communicating with employees about bargaining terms in order to sway them.
This followed an unsuccessful attempt by the union to get Canada Post to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration, and the postal service’s own move to bypass union leadership by having employees vote directly on a new collective agreement.
“It seems intractable at this point,” said Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies at McMaster University. “It boils down to: Who has the power to force the other side to cave? And what is the cost – to Canadians, to Canada Post employees, to businesses – of continuing to disagree?”
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CUPW and Canada Post have been negotiating a new collective agreement for 55,000 postal employees since November, 2023. While both sides have made some progress on wages, they have made little to no progress on the core issue of what a future work force should look like.
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“The reason why this conflict is dragging out for so long, and is perhaps unresolvable, is because it is about the nature of work, a qualitative disagreement that is very hard to bargain over,” said Adam King, assistant professor of labour at the University of Manitoba. “From CUPW’s perspective, giving in to Canada Post’s demands for a work force with more part-timers will mean undermining the cohesion of the bargaining unit. The union exists to preserve full-time jobs.”
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The union representing Canada Post’s workers says it has started to exchange proposals with the Crown corporation for a potential arbitration process as both sides returned to the bargaining table on Thursday.
In a late-night news release, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said it was ready to bring negotiations to a “successful conclusion.” (???)
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This followed an unsuccessful attempt by the union to get Canada Post to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration, and the postal service’s own move to bypass union leadership by having employees vote directly on a new collective agreement.
“It seems intractable at this point,” said Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies at McMaster University. “It boils down to: Who has the power to force the other side to cave? And what is the cost – to Canadians, to Canada Post employees, to businesses – of continuing to disagree?”
Opinion: If Canada Post won’t deliver the mail – or can’t without losing billions – let someone else do it — The Globe and Mail
Something has to give. The post office must either cut services, raise prices or lean on the taxpayer even more heavily
Why Canada Post talks have stalled after months of negotiations with unionized workers — The Globe and Mail
The Crown corporation and CUPW are deadlocked over the use of part-time workers
Canada Post workers could strike again. If they do, the public will see red — The Globe and Mail
Postal workers risk destroying the last shred of the public’s sympathy if they strike for the second time in less than six months
In a late-night news release, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said it was ready to bring negotiations to a “successful conclusion.” (???)
Canada Post, union exchange arbitration proposals as they return to talks — Global News
The union representing Canada Post's postal workers says it has begun exchanging proposals on an arbitration process as the two sides returned to the bargaining table.
The union is there for their own jobs. They add little value to the equation imo.Wednesday, when CUPW filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the postal service, accusing it of intervening in negotiations by directly communicating with employees about bargaining terms in order to sway them.
This followed an unsuccessful attempt by the union to get Canada Post to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration, and the postal service’s own move to bypass union leadership by having employees vote directly on a new collective agreement.
“It seems intractable at this point,” said Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies at McMaster University. “It boils down to: Who has the power to force the other side to cave? And what is the cost – to Canadians, to Canada Post employees, to businesses – of continuing to disagree?”
CUPW and Canada Post have been negotiating a new collective agreement for 55,000 postal employees since November, 2023. While both sides have made some progress on wages, they have made little to no progress on the core issue of what a future work force should look like.Opinion: If Canada Post won’t deliver the mail – or can’t without losing billions – let someone else do it — The Globe and Mail
Something has to give. The post office must either cut services, raise prices or lean on the taxpayer even more heavily
“The reason why this conflict is dragging out for so long, and is perhaps unresolvable, is because it is about the nature of work, a qualitative disagreement that is very hard to bargain over,” said Adam King, assistant professor of labour at the University of Manitoba. “From CUPW’s perspective, giving in to Canada Post’s demands for a work force with more part-timers will mean undermining the cohesion of the bargaining unit. The union exists to preserve full-time jobs.”Why Canada Post talks have stalled after months of negotiations with unionized workers — The Globe and Mail
The Crown corporation and CUPW are deadlocked over the use of part-time workers
The union representing Canada Post’s workers says it has started to exchange proposals with the Crown corporation for a potential arbitration process as both sides returned to the bargaining table on Thursday.Canada Post workers could strike again. If they do, the public will see red — The Globe and Mail
Postal workers risk destroying the last shred of the public’s sympathy if they strike for the second time in less than six months
In a late-night news release, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said it was ready to bring negotiations to a “successful conclusion.” (???)
Canada Post, union exchange arbitration proposals as they return to talks — Global News
The union representing Canada Post's postal workers says it has begun exchanging proposals on an arbitration process as the two sides returned to the bargaining table.
A tariff might help. We're subsidizing Temu and AliExpress.
Hmmm… just in time for pensioners & welfare recipients expecting their cheques (for those that still use the mail).
In terms of parcels, the percentage Canada Post delivered had shrunk to around 24 per cent, dramatically down from the 62 per cent of parcel delivery it enjoyed back in 2019.
Lightbound explained that the drop in service demands means that Canada Post is losing about $10 million each day and facing a future where billions in government bailouts are the only option to keep it afloat. In the second quarter of 2025, it lost $407 million.
Transitioning the country’s remaining four million individual addresses to a community mailbox system would happen over the next nine years, with the bulk of the work happening in the next three to four years, the minister said. He added that options would be available for seniors and those facing mobility issues.
Postal workers on strike after federal government announces end to door-to-door delivery — National Post
Lightbound said the only other option would be for the government to continually bail out the Crown corporation to the tune of billions of dollars
It is three banking days before the end of the month tomorrow though. Still interesting timing.
They gotta kick China off "developing nation" postal rates. That's what's killing CanadaPost.In terms of parcels, the percentage Canada Post delivered had shrunk to around 24 per cent, dramatically down from the 62 per cent of parcel delivery it enjoyed back in 2019.
Lightbound explained that the drop in service demands means that Canada Post is losing about $10 million each day and facing a future where billions in government bailouts are the only option to keep it afloat. In the second quarter of 2025, it lost $407 million.
Transitioning the country’s remaining four million individual addresses to a community mailbox system would happen over the next nine years, with the bulk of the work happening in the next three to four years, the minister said. He added that options would be available for seniors and those facing mobility issues.
Postal workers on strike after federal government announces end to door-to-door delivery — National Post
Lightbound said the only other option would be for the government to continually bail out the Crown corporation to the tune of billions of dollars
For a country that’s in theory only about 40 million for a total population… that’s $.25 per day for every man woman and child in the country, just for the loss at Canada Post daily. Damn…that’s one Hell of a business model.
Joël Lightbound - Wikipedia
So, immediate Strike with no notice? This is really starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf at this point. I’m having trouble finding sympathy or empathy here, & my Girlfriend was a Posty for almost 2 decades before she was forcibly retired for medical reasons.
Anyway, what’s this? Their third strike in about a year? This one with no notice?
Ok…$407 million x four quarters is $1,628 Million dollars just in what Canada post loses in a year,
So $1,628 million / by 41.652 million people is just shy of $100/person annually for every man/woman/child/zim/Zee/Zir & the other 66 Genders regardless of whether they use the mail system or not, & then if they do utilize it, it’s a cost above and beyond that. Good times.
That’s CBC levels of government handouts here, & the CBC even with its low viewership, is still on the air providing whatever service it provides.