Canada Post’s demand for rollbacks – What do they mean for me? Part 2

This means that full time workers, who rely on what they earned in the previous two weeks, may not be able to pay their bills or rent.

This proposal does nothing to address pay problems.

Canada Post wants to “amend” extended health and other similar benefits for current
workers

Postal workers and their families rely on the extended health care plan for necessary prescriptions, dental treatments, eye glasses, etc. We recognize that, across Canada, drug prices have soared and this is an issue that needs to be addressed.

Significantly higher premiums for these plans removes much needed wages from our pockets.

The transition from work to retirement is difficult and pre-retirement leave helps ease this.

Pre-retirement leave gives people who qualify for it a chance to think about their retirement and slightly more time off work so they can begin to learn what it means to be retired.

“Amending” pre-retirement leave will also result in a decrease of jobs.

Canada Post wants more power to pick and choose who gets to work in retail

We have a wash-up time before our meal break. This is because it is safer and healthier to eat with clean hands, not hands that have been touching mail all day.

Taking away wash-up time decreases the time we have for our lunch break.

This will result in a loss of positions.

Group 3 and 4 workers are in Tech services. The fact that Canada Post wants to review the staffing rules may result in a further weakening of seniority rights.

The apprenticeship program has graduated skilled Canada Post workers. The apprenticeship program is also a way women, people from equity seeking groups, and other people who have never had an opportunity to gain technical skills, get that opportunity.