You suck. All of you. Yes, you. Many people, or at least several of us, rely on you to deliver cheques to our front doors. We get kinda prickly when they don’t show up. I’m fortunate to be able to write for institutions all over the globe. Approximately 0% of them will engage in direct deposit with people outside their home country. Rarely do they courier, either. I don’t know about you, but I bet you like getting paid, too. The rotating strikes didn’t bother me much, to be honest. A few extra days doesn’t really matter. As lucky as I am to be paid to write, I’m even luckier to have an accountant for a parent that beat into my brain that setting up an emergency fund is not an option. I’m fine. Some of my friends, due to circumstance beyond their control, are not. This makes me exceptionally perturbed.
No mail for you. Or anyone.
When Canada Post turned around and locked everyone out, I was a little surprised. That was just begging the government to enact back to work legislation and do your job of negotiating for you. Not cool. Now, instead of inconveniencing people for a day at a time, you’ve made it impossible for everyone to do business as usual. This is unacceptable. You’ve made this even worse by forgetting that the NDP is now official Opposition and, well, they’re not likely to be on your side, eh. Oh, and you’ve pissed off the public to the point that we now hate both of you.
I want you guys to get together and work it out. Maybe go for a walk and talk. I suggest a nice long walk off a short pier.
Much love Get on with it,
Jenn Cutter
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Wow, how European. I just can’t fathom the idea of a government agency striking. I doubt any would dare after Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers in the ’80s. Not that I think unions are a bad thing it’s just, here at least, they still operate according to their organized crime origins. Even the ones not backed be the mob use similar tactics. Hope it comes to end soon, sympathies.
Reagan was able to fire the air traffic controllers because they were on an illegal strike.
It was amusing to see one of the pictures Jenn linked to — the “Locked Out” sign, pasted over “On Strike”. Clearly they were ready to strike, but not ready for a lockout.
Demanding an 11% wage increase (over 4?) years, and refusing to make concessions in a shrinking snail mail market will pretty much guarantee that the arbitrator will choose the side of Canada Post (a crown corporation, not a government agency) rather than accepting the union’s demands.
I’ve paid all the bills that were due at my business, some delivered by hand, and out of towners by electronic fund transfer. Bills to my customers are being hand delivered, and in many cases picked up by hand as well. Other customers pay by credit card. It is a bit of a pain, but we will survive things.
Take note, members of the union (and executives at Canada Post) — you can and will be replaced by technology.
Well done. I completely agree with you. My job is on the line, and my boyfriend’s business is dead because he ships through Canada Post (and no, FedEx and UPS are not an option).
At this point I support neither of them and hate them both. I want them to get on with it too.
I’m just glad our creditors are understanding… at least, for the moment. I hope their patience lasts longer than the lock-out does.
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