CUPW has announced an immediate strike, and postal workers are currently walking off the job.

The minister of public works, Joel Lightbound, has announced his intentions to implement all of the recommedations laid out in the Kaplan report, including permanently ending door-to-door delivery and the requirement to deliver mail 5 days a week.

Not sure how he expected labour to respond to 1/3 of the workforce being made redundant.

  • ag10n@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Allowing people to live in remote parts of the country and still be connected is an essential service

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      Rural communities already overwhelmingly use community post boxes. If the proposed changes really disadvantage rural folks, then that’ll be something to change.