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Originally Posted by Delgar
I think its only a matter of time that Canada Post will be privatized. It is no longer an essential service except for outlying communities that do not have affordable access to couriers.
The reason this is relevant to the strike issue is, unions often stand in the way of necessary organizational change. CP needs desperately to change how they operate if they want to stay relevant in say, 20 years time.
The pension issue is only one component of that-- in that if the government finds its too expensive to have these workers with the pensions, that will be one factor in the arguments that are made to support privatization.
Decisions that are made now in this strike/lockout will have impact for a couple decades to come.
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And thats exactly why it wont be.
"Outlying communities who dont have affordable access to couriers."
And by privatizing CP you then turn the Government subsidized option into an unaffordable courier.
No one is going to buy the least profitable part of a business and then keep the prices artificially low out of altruism.