Union claiming layoffs affecting Vancouver mail delivery
Union claiming layoffs affecting Vancouver mail delivery
Dozens of temporary workers said to have been let go
Lara Fominoff Jun 08, 2011 07:29:42 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Rotating strikes affecting Canada Post haven't hit Vancouver yet, but that doesn't mean your mail is free from potential delays.
According to Kim Evans with CUP-W local 846, several dozen postal workers have been laid off, affecting your service. "In the Vancouver area, it's approximately 80. They haven't shared that with us yet, but there are about 80; they're temporary workers."
Evans hasn't been told why there have been layoffs, but claims full-time workers are picking up the slack. "They're covering long-term assignments so they're actually staffing routes. For example, if someone's off on maternity leave... they would have them on it."
"They're scrambling now to try and cover for it, which they don't have enough staff to do," he adds.
Evans says he's not sure when the rotating country-wide strike will hit Vancouver. Today, postal workers in Edmonton and Calgary will be staging a 24-hour strike. |
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