Canada's 55,000 Postal Strikers Are Refusing to Throw New Hires Under the Bus
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Good for them! That's one of the big moves to try and break up unions - a two tier system that pits the union against its own members
Why are they hiring? Didn't the automated sorting stations work out? /S
New posties make $19/hour. They are constantly overworked and moved from route to route, never getting a chance to learn a route which would make the job a lot easier.
With all the bluster about how the strike affects small business, this part is often left out along with the CEO bonuses they pay.