[Dion]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

So basically you’re just speculating as to the damage done? Seriously Dion I expected a little better.

Why don't you read up on all the small businesses that have been hurt by the strike and their comments.

I know you go great lengths to defend unions but seriously I expect better from you.

Here's a sample of the damage done

But store owners say the 29-day strike, which sent 55,000 Canada Post employees to the picket lines, has cost them lost sales over the critical holiday shopping period and left them with a massive backlog of inventory as well as a long wait for payments that are stuck in the mail.

For the owner of Sparta Country Candles and Anything Used, a store located southeast of London, Ont., the news that Ottawa is ordering Canada Post employees back to work pending arbitration was small consolation.“It’s too little, too late,” said Mary Muscat. “For most small businesses, the Christmas season is almost done.”

Mallia said the disruption has meant extra costs and delays in inventory and pickups.

“It has cost us money from having to use more expensive carriers like FedEx and UPS, but we’re not necessarily getting the level of service they try to work towards because they’ve been inundated with extra packages and it’s caused delays,” he said. “A one- or two-day delay doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but when you’re working with a finite amount of time before Christmas, that’s a lot.”

“Small firms have been losing $100 million per day, with total damage of $1.6 billion since the strike began,” CFIB president Dan Kelly said. “Nearly three-quarters of small firms report they will reduce their dependence on Canada Post going forward, making it even more challenging for the corporation to operate in the future.”

https://financialpost.com/entreprene...da-post-strike