It has been more than a month since the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) launched rotating strikes in a futile attempt to protest the 21st century. Perhaps, like me, you hadn’t noticed much of a difference?

In fairness, it’s hard for us to keep up with changes to mail delivery that have been negligible in their impact. No wonder workers feel like they don’t have leverage. Nobody really cares what they’re doing.

I do feel some sympathy for Canada’s postal workers. As well as the small businesses that depend on stable, reliable and affordable options for parcel delivery. And, I guess, old-fashioned pen pals going without their on-paper updates from faraway friends. But when CUPW turned down an offer that included an eye-popping 13 percent pay increase because it’s less than the 19 p

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