Canada Post

[kaibosh 3]

I read that Hamilton was next on the strike list after Winnipeg.

Heard in their last proposal they were asking for 7 weeks holidays for their most senior ppl........... They put letters in a box.......

[Kathryn41 3,205]

There are more issues than that. They were also trying to prevent a two tiered type of system where any new employees would be paid less and have less benefits than the other employees. The union said no to a two tiered proposal and one of the capitulations was that Canada Post agreed to pay the same wage for the same work and provide the same benefits for the same work. There are other issues as well. They are having rotating strikes, apparently, which is certainly a lot better than everyone going out at once.

Edited June 4, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Krikit 1,163]

Yep, just talked to my mom this morning and she confirmed the local strikes... I guess that just means that their service will be even more slow now, if that was even possible

You got that right.

I went ahead and mailed a couple of cards on Saturday. The most important mail I have I will courier today. I have another birthday card and Father's Day card I'm going to send as well. It'll be interesting to see when everything arrives. It's kind of a relief they're doing rotating strikes. Though that Union still gets my goat. I remember this one female mail carrier who had the audacity to demand that I relocate my mailbox from beside my front door over to the edge of the house so she didn't have to "walk all that way".

[Veronik 19]

You got that right.

I went ahead and mailed a couple of cards on Saturday. The most important mail I have I will courier today. I have another birthday card and Father's Day card I'm going to send as well. It'll be interesting to see when everything arrives. It's kind of a relief they're doing rotating strikes. Though that Union still gets my goat. I remember this one female mail carrier who had the audacity to demand that I relocate my mailbox from beside my front door over to the edge of the house so she didn't have to "walk all that way".

[The Dude 206]

LOL, how would you even know if Canada Post is on strike? They are so slow to begin with, anything would be an improvement

[thetreble 19]

Canada Post is very slow but at least they are doing rotating strikes I guess.

On the flip side, I realized about a month ago that I no longer get mail on Saturdays in my area of New Jersey. Not sure if it's all of the state or all of the US but no more Saturday mail!

[Krikit 1,163]

We still get Saturday mail. In fact, we get garbage pickup twice a week, which really irks me. lol. Actually, what irks me even more is the people who have spray-painted their large rolling recycling bins with the word "Trash" and refuse to recycle. I think that's selfish and despicable.

[OBX 51]

We're still getting Saturday mail here in central NJ. I'm still not used to it though so I usually forget to pick it up until Sunday.

Twice a week garbage pick-up as well...in huge green bins that the truck picks up automatically. Unless I'm doing a major clean-up there is no way I can fill the bin twice a week!

[Krikit 1,163]

We're still getting Saturday mail here in central NJ. I'm still not used to it though so I usually forget to pick it up until Sunday.

Twice a week garbage pick-up as well...in huge green bins that the truck picks up automatically. Unless I'm doing a major clean-up there is no way I can fill the bin twice a week!

lol about the mail. I'm finally used to it. I do recall asking my husband where to find a mailbox because I couldn't find one for the life of me. He pointed to the end of the driveway at our own mailbox. lol

We have HUGE bins for garbage. I might be able to fill a small kitchen bag in a week. Fill TWO huge bins in a week? Na uh. But there are lots of people around here who do. How can anyone create that much garbage? Oh wait. I know how. Don't recycle.