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It's so frustrating I am waiting on stuff too. I know a lot of people who would kill to have their jobs. I know of one guy who finishes his shift by 11am then spends the rest of the day rock climbing. |
:rolleyes: Don't know how citizens here can live in a semi-socialist country but whine and complain when an industry goes on strike. |
I'll probably get some fails for saying this but I think it's wrong for the Union to hold the public to ransom so that they can get better pay, pension, and benefits. I'm only saying this as an observer so I'm sure those that are postal workers will think that I'm biased, but here are some points that I've been thinking about on this whole mess: - Why the sense of entitlement? Your jobs already pay way better and offer better security than any other jobs out there that require the same education background and experience. Why not appreciate what you have instead of asking for more, especially when the economy is unstable? - I keep hearing some postal workers saying how physically demanding their jobs are, but how about construction workers, roadside workers, warehouse workers, city cleanup workers, garbage men, bike couriers, etc the list goes on and on. I'm sorry but walking for x KMs a day cannot be tougher than all those jobs I've just listed, and they sure as hell don't get paid as well as postal workers. - I know it was Canada Post that locked out the workers, but didn't 92% of Union members voted in favor of a (rotation) strike? and didn't the Union and CP have 7 months to work out something that will work for both sides? Ever heard of compromises? I guess like many Canadians, I'm upset at this strike because it's starting to affect us on different levels, and what for? So that postal workers can get more money, more vacation days, more sick days, and more benefits? I've never heard of any jobs where the worker is unhappy and instead of looking for other alternatives, they whine and go on strike so that their bosses will pay them more for the same amount of work they're currently doing. Postal workers have it real good... please learn to appreciate what you have. Flame suit on. |
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Why can't we whine and complain? People's livelihoods depend on essential services like mail and parcel, and when they're not making a living because someone else is trying to get more money, they sure as hell have the right to voice their complaints. |
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I think tons of people already paid their credit card , cell phone, internet.. etc bills. Just wasting tons of paper right there.. |
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I get more spam mail from my banks than any other mail combined. I wonder how many people have caught up to the internet age and registered for online banking because of this incident. Welcome to the new millennium guys. |
more like stuff people bought are not shipped in time bank and bills are simple to pay |
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i've been in construction as a plumer, autobody worker, warehouse worker, in restaurant industry and even working for fedex as courier. I gota say fedex was the toughest job i had. Sure in construction and automotive, it's dirty and sweaty job but they get paid pretty well for it. But as a courier, man there were days where i work 12 hours with no break or lunch cause of all the deliveries commitment. Imagine they put you in an area where you don't know jack of where to go say surrey since i'm from vancouver..lol. and you have to attemp every deliveries you have or else customer can complain and get the money back. It's pretty tough when you have 100 deliveries to do in a day if you dont know where to go..i've been there.. as for city workers? man you know how easy of a job they have? i know somene that cleans and take care of the vancouver parks. You don't have to do alot he told me. you just gota finish that part that is assign to you and that's it...if you do anything more they will shit on you for doing extra work...lol so he would spend 4 hours on doing nothing sometimes..and city construction workers, have you seen how they work lately? next time you drive by, take a good look of how hard they work. |
2011/06/22 08:53 CANADA Labour disruption affecting this location; item delayed 2011/06/14 20:22 International item has left the origin country and is en route to Canada 2011/06/13 09:09 International item mailed in origin country =( haha |
Other countries are not shipping to Canada now. I can't even order stuff to mail to Canada. |
Sad times it is. |
fail... my cheques are stuck in the mail somewhere =.= sigh.... |
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The reason construction jobs pay so well is that there were few people to do them. Visit the interior now and see how much they are still paying... if they can find work. Crews are lowballing each other just to get contracts in the interior, cutting employees and salaries. That's how private industry works, when demand is high salaries/benefits usually have to match to attract workers. When demand is low, salaries/benefits/jobs are cut. Demand at CPC is down, not up, so which direction should salary/benefits go? |
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You could always go the private route when you go with mail and parcel delivery. Hint: Crown corporations are not monopolies. Unless it's ICBC. |
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http://careers.infooil.com/jobs/c219...tion.jobs.aspx inb4 taylor starts name calling. |
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Go to Kelowna and try and get a construction job, or at least look that up before you reply ignorantly again. You're as bad as the stupid BC teachers who whine about wanting to make as much as Alberta teachers, while BC has an over supply of teachers and Alberta not enough. Perhaps you should take an introductory economics course, it might help you learn something. |
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I'm all for arbitration, by having a 3rd party figuring out what is realistic and fair for both parties, but I think unions these days are just trying to strong-arm their bosses by going on strike. |
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People are selfish and greedy in general but to spend 7 months neotigating something, and then going on a (rotation) strike, then eventually getting locked out and not being able to DO YOUR JOB which directly impacts the lives of everyday people, is just too much for me to accept and to side with right now. It's good that these postal workers were able to get the job and get paid well and have good benefits - good on them, but I just wish they could be more appreciative of what they have, and not what they want to have. This is not a problem between Canadians and the postal workers so we should not be affected by it. Management from both sides need to make compromises to come to an agreement but NOT at the expense of the Canadian economy. |
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As much as I want them back to work, I would rather CPC lock them out for a month. The average Canadian doesn't have enough savings to last more than a few weeks (look it up, it is sadly true) so CPC can play hardball and eventually the union will have to cave. |
the debate went overnight and is still going on right now :facepalm: you can stream it live on cbc news lol http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ke-debate.html |
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It is just a delay tactic by the opposition, and a waste of time. |
yep tell me about it....they are just wasting their time and our tax money just get this sht done ffs. |
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