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The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying off striking employees as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.

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[–] jasep 52 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"About 55,000 ROE were sent to Service Canada but not to individual members due to the current lack of mail delivery" lmao

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m pretty sure they’re legally required to send that to the employees β€” which means couriers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

As long as sevrvice Canada receives it, the employee only needs to be verbally informed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That shouldbe easy since Canada Post owns a courier company...

[–] sulgoth 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This sounds illegal... Also kinda pointless since they aren't paying the workers while they're on strike.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

They are sending a message... From their perspective, clearly not pointless, they wouldn't do it otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It might shake a few votes loose when it comes to a union vote on a contract.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who's going to buy Canada Post? Amazon, Fedex or UPS?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can someone elaborate on this joke? πŸ₯²

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 6 points 1 month ago

You know those shitty carriers Amazon sometimes hands packages off to.

They're one of them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this because they get limited compensation from the union for a short time during strikes and lockouts, and by being laid off at this time, this employment insurance may kick in around the same time as their union strike benefits dwindle?

I know so little about these things. I'm just going by what my wife has mentioned in passing, and she was a local president (not as glorious a position as it sounds -- more like whomever got the short straw every two years).

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

Depends on how fast the employer gets your ROE in to CRA. In 2008 I had a company wait to literally the last day they legally had to put it in.

If they're publicly laying people off, I'd wager they're being prompt about putting ROEs in. So.....yes?