Sunday, November 28, 2004

Postal Strike Time

http://story.canadastandard.com/p.x/ct/9/id/544e87728fd72777/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/

Wow, it's christmas again. I can tell because the posties are threatenning to go on strike again , like they do every year.

Canada's Union of Postal Communications Employees has said 2,600 members will go on strike Dec. 8, the Toronto Sun reported Saturday.

The date was set amid the members' struggle to guarantee job benefits, said UPCE president Luc Guevrement.

Umm... is this a bad time to mention that the only thing that comes in the mail for me is bills ? Let them go on strike ! I don't care ! Lol !

Guevrement said Canada Post tabled proposals that contain rollbacks on health and dental benefits, severance pay, and various leaves.

I got some sympathy for yah , man. But unfortunately , in this age of email and chat programs, the postal service has become largely irrelevant. I mean lets face it. You can't trust the posties with anything but letters, and email has taken over that. Physical objects are always getting damaged / stolen in our post office, so you can't even be used as a slow-polk fed ex system.

Exactly what mission was it Canada Post is full filling again ? And why shouldn't we just shut the whole thing down ? I forgot.


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