Dear Editor:
With the postal strike entering its third week, below are some things to consider.
The postal service in Canada is a Crown Corporation, meaning it does not use our taxes; it generates revenue through the goods and services it provides.
The Canada Post Corp. claimed a “loss” of $750 million last year, but that money was actually spent on a huge plant and a fleet of electric vehicles. Management also benefited from $10 million in bonuses.
Benefits for unionized workers were canceled before the strike began.
Canada Post Corporation has not paid into employees’ Pension Plans since 2023.
The unionized workers have not been on strike since 2018, and it was a rotating strike. The workers were forced back to work at that time.
The unionized workers are not allowed to speak out, comment or write about the strike action, as they are forced to sign documents that state they won’t comment.
The unionized workers do get strike pay, $56 dollars a day. This is funded through the union.
Each day of the strike Canada Post Corporation is saving approximately $20 million.
Let’s support our families, friends and neighbours in our community by not spreading misinformation.
Colleen Telford,
Fergus