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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
That is a valid argument, and I had taken that into consideration, however I just feel as though it's a poorly thought out tactic, they lost the same amount of business they would have lost had they actually locked out the workers and they simply gained nothing from it, now they will likely make some movement on their offer in the union's favour with the hopes of getting a deal done, and if a deal is not reached they will likely need to repeat the exact same process again. So it boils down to, Canada post lost business and will likely give a little more to the union, while postal employees lost no income yet will likely make gains at the bargaining table.
There's just not enough gained by Canada post for this to make sense. As far as showing the union they are willing to lose money to get the deal they want, I'm not sure it really puts more fear into employees who were ready to be locked out on Friday, and then Monday by costing yourself business while trying to make the argument that you need your deal due to financial reasons. If anything it will strengthen the union's resolve because the argument can, and rightfully or wrongfully, will be made that it looks like Canada post are not in as dire of a financial situation as they claim to be in if they are willing to throw business away without it being absolutely necessary.
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I'm just gonna pitch a conspiracy theory here. Maybe CP is ok with losing some of their letter mail, because they make way more in parcels, and if the letter mail was reduced, they could eliminate a bunch of expensive, unionized carriers. It's your McDonalds computer nightmare in real life. Becoming efficient. Stopping the cutting of trees and delivering of it to millions of people, to tell them something they could receive electronically.
Dear Mr. iggy oi
Your bill is $100.
Regards,
Power Company
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