Canada Post strike marks 2 weeks during busy Black Friday shopping weekend
Tyler McCombs has about 500 pairs of underwear stuck in the mail.The packages are trapped in Canada Post's delivery network as a nationwide strike — which has now dragged on for two weeks — has brought its postal system to a standstill.
'I'm in trouble': As Canada Post strike drags on, small Sask. businesses say they're feeling the hit
As the Canada Post strike drags on, businesses in rural areas are left without what's an essential service to many. Dan Driediger, who runs a map business in northern Saskatchewan, says the strike is killing his business.
Canada Post Strike impacts local businesses during a busy season
The ongoing Canada Post strike is significantly impacting local businesses, especially those reliant on shipping. Tracy Loewen, owner of Olive Grace Co. says they started out online almost three years ago and have now been located in the Clearspring Mall since last August.
Canada Post workers demand change amid strike: ‘We don’t like this any more than our customers do’
We want to be back to work, making a paycheque. Christmas is coming. We recognize the situation with the public. But keep in mind, that we are the public too'
Canada Post strike hits charity fundraising during crucial holiday donation push
The season is a crucial time for charities, many of which depend on the generosity of the season to balance their budgets for the entire year
Strike means no post to Canada
Isle of Man Post Office says anyone hoping to send mail to Canada will be facing disappointment at the moment.
Canada Post strike talks suspended as parties 'remain too far apart'
OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is summoning Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to his office today as federal mediation to end the nearly two-week old strike isn’t working.
'A huge hit': Canada Post strike causing missed donations at Calgary Wildlife
After the unprecedented August hailstorm, which caused a record $2.8-billion in damage, a great horned owl arrived in the care of Calgary Wildlife, presumably battered by the hail. The owl had a fractured beak, a broken toe, and bruising inside its mouth.
Efforts to End Canada Post Strike Hit a New Roadblock
Efforts to broker a settlement and end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s postal agency were suspended as the mail operator and the labor union remain far apart on critical issues.
Canada Post laying off postal workers amid strike, but says it’s temporary
The CUPW says Canada Post has been calling workers across the country to lay them off, and claimed some of the layoffs were permanent, which Canada Post denies.
Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers, union says
In a notice to members posted Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers called the layoffs a 'scare tactic' and said it's looking into the situation. The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying off striking employees as the labour action by more than 55,
'His life is in danger': Striking Canada Post worker's family struggling to afford his cancer drugs
The family of a Canada Post employee with cancer says they're struggling to pay thousands of dollars a day for medication ...
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Letters to Santa stranded by the Canada Post strike? Here’s how to get your kids a reply before the holidays
But this tradition has been paused because of the strike, which is entering its third week. Canada Post mediation ...
“It’s the ultimate in legal exploitation!”: Striking Canada Post worker condemns management and poor working conditions
Dozens of workers have written to the PWRFC to ask questions, sign up for the WSWS postal workers newsletter, and share their ...
Canada Post strike keeping woman stuck in Ottawa as she waits for U.S. visa
A Canadian woman who applied for a special visa to accept a job in the U.S. says she's been stuck in Ottawa for two weeks, ...
Canada Post contract talks break off amid 11M undelivered parcels
A federally appointed mediator has ordered Canada Post and the union representing its 55,000 postal workers to take a ...
Elections Alberta is prepping for byelection already affected by postal strike
Alberta election officials say they are working to get the word out as they deal with a Canada Post strike ahead of a ...
Canada Post strike highlights labour struggle over gig economy and precarious work
The key issue at the heart of the Canada Post strike is the growth of gig work and other forms of precarious labour across ...