Canada Post - Huge losses

My Mom asked me to Etrans Christmas cash to the grandkids . A few family cards won’t change anything at CP , maybe a few million like my Mom might .


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Evoex said:
I'm not sure of the ratio currently, but many employees are temps (me), our wage is $22 or less. Once hired, permanent full time it takes at least 7 years currently to break $30. We could discuss benefits/pension etc, but i don't know enough about the perks at competitors to have that discussion.

Canada Post apparently had no problems paying out management bonuses this year, last year and so on. Why is the corporation rewarding management while on the other hand lying to employees and obfuscating the ongoing issues to the public. I can tell you that we have a shortage of normal delivery trucks. I know because there's a fleet of rental RAM trucks in the parking lot and I get handed the keys to those whenever we run out. And when we run out of those I sit in the depot for 2+ hours doing nothing. Did we buy 100 EV pickup trucks? Why.

Many people should probably be fired. The one's who want to sit on their phone, do the minimum, or over retirement age with full pensions should probably be forced to part time or out.

Coming from the private sector the waste at CP is nuts. But from what I can see, unless its a safety issue management does not reward or want to entertain a conversation about improving processes. They want you to do your shift and get out.
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I don't think your situation is much different in principle than other government departments, federal, provincial or municipal. The weasel factor is enormous.

Not everyone wants massive responsibilities but they do want job security. A weasel gets into the organization and works it's way up. Once it's up a level or two with the powers of annual reviews they can destroy the careers of anyone that snitches on their errors. Snitch and you get the ugly jobs and bad reviews, "not a team player."

If the job is secure and pays well, people learn to "Not notice" acts of incompetence.

Ottawa's police chief at the time of the trucker rally has weeks of lead time to come up with a plan but instead wet his pants. The big question is "Who hired him?" Their incompetence should be questioned.

Bad decisions are covered up or reworked. Blame goes to underlings.

Getting rid of people is expensive, particularly if they are system milkers that have learned how to play the cards.

The end of forced retirement is a double edged sword. While it is good for those still physically and mentally active it adds to the nanny state burden. When retirement was mandatory maybe a few people getting into their late 50's would see the writing on the wall and plan, at least a bit, for their future.

Not every company has hundreds of thousands to bail out each senior that crosses the 65 mile marker. That also means no fresh blood in the company. So industry goes to contract workers, fixed term, renegotiated yearly with no carry over of benefits, pensions etc.

Defining a reasonable settlement is subjective to the nth degree.

Morning rant over.
 
So what happens?

I got an email from a relative in New Zealand that she had just posted me a parcel. Is it held in storage in NZ pending settlement or does it languish here upon arrival?
 
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nobbie48 said:
So what happens?

I got an email from a relative in New Zealand the she had just posted me a parcel. Is it held in storage in NZ pending settlement or does it languish here upon arrival?
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Likely it will eventually get to a processing plant here and sit.
 
I ordered something yesterday that included free "courier" delivery from a canadian distribution center or free DHL from a US centre and you may get hit with customs charges. I chose the option without mystery charges and two minutes later got an email that delivery will be delayed due to the strike and they are investigating alternative options. Obviously they knew this prior to ordering but they were being dcks about it. Not impressed. Thankfully, it's not something I will use for at least a month so no huge rush to get it.
 
nobbie48 said:
So what happens?

I got an email from a relative in New Zealand that she had just posted me a parcel. Is it held in storage in NZ pending settlement or does it languish here upon arrival?
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From what I understand, it will get sent to customs for review and then get sent to a customs warehouse for CP pick up when the strike is over.
 
nobbie48 said:
So what happens?

I got an email from a relative in New Zealand that she had just posted me a parcel. Is it held in storage in NZ pending settlement or does it languish here upon arrival?
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Got this just now.

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I do miss CP. I've got a few things on their way to me stuck until the strike is resolved.

I use Express Post to send an envelope within Ontario a few times a year. Usually about $16 - $18. Yesterday had to use Purolator. Cost was $64.
 
My morning discomfort, I’ve used joint credit cards ( three of them) with wife for 20yrs . It’s usually open the mail and decode who owes what and pay the statement. So today I’m juggling getting online so we don’t miss anything , incur interest or wreck our credit rating . Yes I could have been doing online statements for years , I like paper . But once again CP is inconvenienced me . The last two weeks has me rethinking a lot of my choices .
But don’t get me wrong , yes I have typed some mean spirited things in this thread, and I hold the actual posties Zero accountable for this crap. If I was able to get what they may get, I’d be onside and on the line with them . I just hate unions .


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ReSTored said:
I do miss CP. I've got a few things on their way to me stuck until the strike is resolved.

I use Express Post to send an envelope within Ontario a few times a year. Usually about $16 - $18. Yesterday had to use Purolator. Cost was $64.
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Use freightcom or ship time and you can send that UPS or Purolator around 10 dollars. Published rates are insane

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crankcall said:
If I was able to get what they may get, I’d be onside and on the line with them .
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How many members/immediate family are going to benefit from the demand for gender reassignment costs coverage in the benefits? That has to be a sacrificial "we'll drop this demand but refuse to move on the x% /yr. demand" tactic.

Or the union has been hijacked by a bunch of Fred Hahn types loons.
 
crankcall said:
My morning discomfort, I’ve used joint credit cards ( three of them) with wife for 20yrs . It’s usually open the mail and decode who owes what and pay the statement. So today I’m juggling getting online so we don’t miss anything , incur interest or wreck our credit rating . Yes I could have been doing online statements for years , I like paper . But once again CP is inconvenienced me . The last two weeks has me rethinking a lot of my choices .
But don’t get me wrong , yes I have typed some mean spirited things in this thread, and I hold the actual posties Zero accountable for this crap. If I was able to get what they may get, I’d be onside and on the line with them . I just hate unions .


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I like the printed statement via CP as well. I check my accounts online regularly but with the paper copy it's easier to match the stubs. I do check those against the statement as a gas station attendant once thought they could buy some show tickets on my card.
 
FullMotoJacket said:
How many members/immediate family are going to benefit from the demand for gender reassignment costs coverage in the benefits? That has to be a sacrificial "we'll drop this demand but refuse to move on the x% /yr. demand" tactic.

Or the union has been hijacked by a bunch of Fred Hahn types loons.
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I pray they tell the union to take those requests and shove it.
 
FullMotoJacket said:
How many members/immediate family are going to benefit from the demand for gender reassignment costs coverage in the benefits? That has to be a sacrificial "we'll drop this demand but refuse to move on the x% /yr. demand" tactic.

Or the union has been hijacked by a bunch of Fred Hahn types loons.
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Not only the unions but also the Liberal Party, the Democrats etc. We are starting to see push back. Trump is back. JT is hanging on by a thread held by the NDP.

The public isn't going to see the reality of these "Rights" issues until the bankruptcy notice gets nailed to their door.

As noble as it seems, we can't afford to cater to the dozens of one percenters in the population that identify as "Unique".
 
Evoex said:
It's also pretty slimey;

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While I agree that it's slimey, it seems like they are probably in good shape legally. You aren't canning them because they participate in the strike. You are canning them because you have no work they can do and they have no contract to protect them. Hurts moral though for those that remain. If CP was smart, they would use this opportunity to clean out some dead wood up the tree. You were hired to manage people, there are no people to manage, here's your severance.
 
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