Canada Post on Friday said it won’t provide service guarantees during a rotating regional strike, and said it will need to “adjust operations,” which sources say could mean layoffs or slashing postal workers’ hours.
“Shutting down and restarting parts of our integrated national network with rotating strikes has always challenged our ability to provide reliable service to customers. As a result, all service guarantees will be suspended,” Canada Post said in a written statement. “The impact on the company’s already dire financial position is significant and mounting. With continued uncertainty and the expiry of collective agreements, Canada Post will be required to adjust operations to its current business realities moving forward.”
Late Thursday evening, the Canadian Union of Postal Worke