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.
Canada Post says it has been temporarily laying off striking workers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-strike-layoffs-1.7395839
14 Comments
jasep@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 1y
Disgusting
shoulderoforion@fedia.io · 35 pts · 1y
"About 55,000 ROE were sent to Service Canada but not to individual members due to the current lack of mail delivery" lmao
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y
I’m pretty sure they’re legally required to send that to the employees — which means couriers.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y
As long as sevrvice Canada receives it, the employee only needs to be verbally informed.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
That shouldbe easy since Canada Post owns a courier company...
sulgoth@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
This sounds illegal... Also kinda pointless since they aren't paying the workers while they're on strike.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 5 pts · 1y
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
It might shake a few votes loose when it comes to a union vote on a contract.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 1y
Pathetic.
nik282000@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y
Who's going to buy Canada Post? Amazon, Fedex or UPS?
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y
Loomis.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Can someone elaborate on this joke? 🥲
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
You know those shitty carriers Amazon sometimes hands packages off to.
They're one of them.
yannic@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
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).
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
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?