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CANADA POST SAYS IT HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY LAYING OFF STRIKING WORKERS
The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been
laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers
approaches the two-week mark.
'MASS AMOUNT' OF RECORDS OF EMPLOYMENT SENT OUT, ACCORDING TO CUPW NEGOTIATOR
Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Nov 28, 2024 9:58 AM PST | Last Updated: 3
hours ago
Canada Post workers hold a rally at a Scarborough mail facility on Monday. The
union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been
laying off striking employees as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers
approaches the two-week mark. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
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The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been
laying off striking employees as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers
approaches the two-week mark.
In a notice to members posted Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
called the layoffs a "scare tactic" and said it's looking into the situation.
The notice pointed to a section of the Canada Labour Code that forbids employers
from laying off workers who are participating in a strike.
Canada Post spokeswoman Lisa Liu confirmed the layoffs to CBC News.
* Here's what's happening with social assistance during the Canada Post strike
* Mediation talks between Canada Post and union suspended
"Unfortunately, due to CUPW's ongoing national labour disruption and the
significant impact on the company, we have made adjustments to our operations,"
Liu wrote in a statement.
She said the organization has informed employees that the collective agreements
are no longer in effect and their conditions of employment have now changed, as
per the Canada Labour Code — referring to a different section of the code that
covers lockout notices.
'IT SEEMS LIKE AN UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE'
At the beginning of the week, Canada Post began sending out a "mass amount" of
records of employment (ROE), CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant told CBC News on
Tuesday.
"It's the first time I've seen that in my career, in 36 years. I've never seen
them hand these out," Gallant said of the records, which are issued when an
employee stops working to show an interruption in earnings.
About 55,000 ROE were sent to Service Canada but not to individual members due
to the current lack of mail delivery, according to Gallant. He couldn't confirm
the number of layoffs but said it was "towards the hundreds" and that both
full-time and part-time workers were affected.
"There's high anxiety at this time. You're out on strike, you're not making any
money, and all of a sudden your employer sends you this document that says it
looks like your employment has ended," Gallant said.
"Looking at it from the outside, it seems like a tactic that's there for
intimidation and it seems like an unfair labour practice."
The Crown corporation has not answered questions from CBC News about the
records.
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Earlier in November Canada Post issued a lockout notice but said it didn't
intend to lock out employees, instead saying the notice would allow the company
to make changes to its operations in order to respond to the effects of a
strike.
Labour and employment lawyer Deborah Hudson says the layoffs are an
unprecedented move.
"Given that the workers aren't being paid while they're on strike, it's unclear
why they're doing it," said Hudson, adding that the Canada Labour Code protects
workers from being laid off for participating in a strike.
"If the temporary layoffs continue, they will for sure result in legal action by
the union," she said. That could be grievances or an unfair labour practice
complaint.
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Jenna Benchetrit
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Jenna Benchetrit is the senior business writer for CBC News. She writes stories
about Canadian economic and consumer issues, and has also recently covered U.S.
politics. A Montrealer based in Toronto, Jenna holds a master's degree in
journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. You can reach her at
jenna.benchetrit@cbc.ca.
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