I'm pretty reliant on Canada Post so I'd really like them to pay the workers what they're owed.

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“I think what we’re seeing now is that there are probably internal negotiations in the union to determine how to move forward,” said Stephanie Ross, a labour studies professor at McMaster University.

That kind of dramatic restructuring makes it far harder to see a clear path to a settlement than if it were only money dividing the two sides, Ross said. “It’s hard to split the difference when you’re talking about expanding the presence of casual and part-time labour.”

The federal government has thus far said it won’t invoke Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code and apply to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board for binding arbitration to end the strike, but that prospect could push both sides back to the table, said Larry Savage, a labour relations professor at Brock University.

The federal government involvement should be properly discussing the future of Canada Post. We're seeing the results of a 11 billion dollar entity stuck in limbo for much longer than it should and the government needs to decide if they want to shrink or expand it's operations.

I considered going back to using mail to send messages to my family instead of calling or texting them, as i am a very privacy centric person. After seeing how this strike has been handled, i don't know if i can rely on the service.

I think everyone should be paid a lot higher than they are, inflation has been brutal and wages have been relatively stagnant for a long time, but I'm getting really exhausted of this Canada Post strike. They're far and above the best paid unskilled workers, with pensions to boot. I don't want to advocate for a race to the bottom, but when so many people right now are desperate for any work and slave away at shit jobs for minimum wage, the optics of Canada Post strikers screwing people out of passports and gifts during the holidays is just exhausting.