The Strike No One Noticed
Canada Post workers to vote on new offer.
More than 2,100 Canada Post inside workers are in the process of voting on a new contract offer to possibly end a strike that began more than a month ago.
Canada Post said Sunday that the two sides had negotiated over the last two days and have signed a memorandum of settlement.
The offer will give employees a total of 12 personal leave days annually, with the option to receive a payout should workers choose not to carry over their allotted amount.
The 2,140 inside postal workers began their strike Nov. 17 to protest proposals by Canada Post to restrict workers’ contractual rights to claim and bank sick leave.
The previous program allowed for 15 days of paid sick leave and five days of family-related leave for each year an employee worked at the company.
The days could accumulate year after year.
So, if you work at the Post Office, you’ll get three weeks holidays, plus three weeks sick leave/family leave.
Not bad. 6 weeks holidays. Throw in the occasional strike and you have a very well-paid part-time job that has no qualifications.
December 21st, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I got to get me one of them post office jobs, the private sector is too brutal, having to actually work and all that messy stuff.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:44 am
If you live near the CP HQ, like I do, I definitely noticed the strike in my commute. Then again, an OC Transpo strike a few weeks later, I would take driving through the CP HQ anytime.