if they had a job and contributed to CPP, you are eligible. As long as you go to school that is.

sad part is, i started school relativly late (beginnign of this year) and it only covers you till your 25. missing parent's and growing up in poverty, school is not the number 1 in my mind at the time.

Canada Post strike = no mail = no monthly bills arriving at my home. Profit?? :troll:

Meaning not paying bills and getting your hydro cut off?

It's going to be a pain in the ass when the tenants rent cheques don't come in.

Thanks Murdoc that's exactly what canada post wants to do. when safeway did this years ago they ended up phasing out the old employees who made the original wage and eventually had new employees (with a lesser wage) out number them.

so if they do go on strike, what's going to happen those of us who ordered things online thats being shipped via Canada Post?

Always a fun work environment.

"How much do you make?"

"$8/hr, how about you?"

"$25 sucka!"

How much do mailmen make?
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This means your parcels will be delayed until after the strike is over, and then some for the backlog..

Do you know why new workers are the targets of concessions? Cause almost every other union has done the same, sacrificed new workers so existing workers don't have to take concessions. Of course it creates division, as the new workers pay dues yet know they are the first on the union chopping block.

The only solution to this is to have all workers take concessions - yet good luck with that. Are you going to voluntarily vote for a lower salary and benefits?

I used to live in Ottawa not far from the main Canada Post building and have friends that work there. Canada Post has quiet the history for those who don't know it, look it up!

Canada Post was once one of the worst run organizations. High absentee rates, high complaint rates, little automation, no new investment, ... basically Canada Post was any typical poorly run government department.

Thankfully its been given new direction and being run like a business. Automation is up, with less man hours required to do the same jobs. Workforce reduced through attrition. New investment being made. ...

and all of this is being done while mail volume declines. So bravo, Canada Post is shedding its image as a poorly run government department. The next step is the union.

There's no hiding that most Canada Post employees are not paid market salaries and benefits. They are overpaidand have gold plated benefits. In fact Canada Post has asked the government to allow the CBA to be reviewed to determine if it is competitive.

This is why they are trying to cut salaries/benefits of new hires. Existing employees will not volunteer for cuts, and most unions throw the new people under the bus rather than the non-productive people. Good on the union for not wanting to create a divide, yet good fucking luck getting all 48K employees to agree to cuts across the board.

This is why Canada Post needs to be truly private. When a private company has no money as an employee you get 2 choices: take a cut, or get laid off. Canada Post has declined revenue and razor thin profit margins, so hopefully the union recognized this and accepts concessions rather than asking for what cannot be paid.

let's just hope it doesn't last as long as that Extra Foods strike

or even the Safeway one that really killed business for safeway and allowed Save-On to skyrocket

They could strike till next year for all I care. Probally save me from recycling 100lbs of flyers and spam.

dammit the place that I work at is waiting for a HUGE cheque to come in during the next month which we need to cover our costs....

NOO.. I placed an order of over $200 of supplements and its being shipped via CAnada post

Damn just ordered switchbacks for my car.. Please dont strike for atleast 2 weeks.. :)

fuck i also ordered a bunch of crap online(car parts that need replace asap)... will they still make it here on time??

shit, bad timing.

Went to the post box to drop off mail in the afternoon but it was LOCKED!!!!! :mad::mad:

damn...i have an important parcel for school coming in next thurs..why can't they put this off until then :(

when i picked up my parcel from the post office the lady laughed at me because the declaration was marked as adult novelty toy (btw it was a fleshlight not a dildo). pretty immature of that 40 year old lady to laugh at me

also i think my parcel was opened up and taped. cant say it was canada post for sure but the possibility it there

so fuck canada post and their retarded employees. i hope canada post puts them in a lock out during negotiations

That 40 year old isn't the only one laughing. You are publicly sharing this story of ALL canada post stories?

canada post and the union

said that as long as negotiations continue they wont lock out/strike

wednesday is just the earliest in which either side can do something

i don't know, am i sharing this story of all stories?

and then i forgot where is now?

gave you a thanks for sounding retarded

I am waiting for my mini mighty muggs to arrive too!!! :mad: