Crap, and my Cole Haan purse should of been in tomorrow.
Iceblueraven let us know about this most recent development.
Following 12 days of increasingly costly rotating strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canada Post has suspended operations across the country.
The accelerating decline in mail volumes and revenue combined with the inability to deliver mail on a timely and safe basis has left Canada Post with no choice but to make this decision.
Specifically, we have taken this action for the following reasons:
- Rotating strikes have had a significant impact on short-term revenue. Canada Post’s losses are approaching $100 million since the rotating strikes began – and that figure is climbing daily;
- Over the past few days, several incidents have raised concerns about the ability to move the mail while keeping employees and customers safe;
- Canada Post and CUPW remain far apart on several fundamental issues and there has been no progress made at the negotiating table for weeks.
If we allow the uncertainty created by the rotating strikes to continue, we will not be able to remain financially self-sufficient and risk becoming a burden on Canadian taxpayers.
We believe that a lockout is the best way to bring a timely resolution to this impasse and force the union to seriously consider proposals that address declining mail volumes and the $3.2-billion pension deficit.
Canada Post continues to believe that the best result from this round of bargaining is a negotiated settlement.
The company had hoped to reach an agreement without a disruption in postal services, which is why the company has made every effort to protect the pay, pension and job security of existing employees.
Plans are in place to secure all mail that is left in the system during the lockout, and to resume normal operations quickly once the current situation is resolved.
Click here for the official announcement.
Ugh! Darn those Canada Post workers! I hope this is resolved soon.
This is insane , I understand they want better , but come on can’t you be happy you have a job?? their so few and far these days!! come on lets get back to work I want my coupons!! and freebies.. anyways I understand just wish someone would make a great deal so mail service will be back to normal.
Okay, I own the fact that I’m a procrastinator….but I just received my tax return from my accountant yesterday and it has to be postmarked by today! What’s a girl to do? (I’ll probably just call Service Canada and see what they say. At least my bill is paid up. But I don’t want a late filing penalty!!!)
OMG. I love getting mail. lol
I have a parcel on the way, and I was reallyyy looking forward to it. 🙁 It was a birthday present that became a belated birthday present, and now…I guess it’ll be a greatly belated birthday present.
world girl, take it to a CRA location and get it date and time stamped. If you are in a urban centre, then you have a local CRA office.
SO are post offices that are located inside grocery stores and malls closed now too?
Im confused… does this mean NO MAIL? like nothing is being delivered?
I’m confused too…. I hope theres mail today… Got none yesterday (the off day 🙁 ) I’m slowly going through mail withdrawls!
Yes, this means that no mail will be delivered. Canada Post has locked its workers out.
Ok, so we put in a back to work legislation for Air Canada, but not Canada Post?? Ummmm that makes sense…
dh is a sub contractor for them , thanks to canada post if they stay out to long will lose everything, house, bussness etc, they better hurry and go back to work fast
So now we wait for back-to-work legislation, I suppose…
bummer. unlike most young people my age, i dont text message. Getting anything in the mail that is not a bill makes my day. It saddens me to look into an empty mail box and see no coupons.
on the brighter side; when mail is delivered regularly again, I will be bombarded with coupons!
Just wanted to throw in a thought–if you do a careful read of the issues on the table, in fact the Canada Post workers are not striking for ‘more’, rather they are trying to hang on to what currently exists, and has been the status quo for many years. I am no fan of strikes–no one is–but in this case, I think it’s important to not automatically assume it’s workers looking for a pay increase and benefits. It’s not. I’ve got no personal connection to the post office–just a concerned citizen.
Thank you Janeva. It’s true- if Canada Post does ‘win’ this war, it is a step in the wrong for direction for all Canadian employer to follow suit – stripping its employees of benefits. And public, do not be misled by the public Relations propaganda the employer Canada post is putting out there, they are not in debt, they had record profits in 2011- so much so, that ALL regular empployees especially those in middle and upper magagement got BONUS cheques this year. SO to allow a profitting public corporation to “Cry poor’ when they actually turned large profits is disgusting while they attempt to take all manner of things of AWAY from their workers. It’s social stand people need to take and recognize, as the world will soon be made of RICH (and be sure, the RICH will only be a small handful) and POOR… those in power have begun pitting us medium and lower class income earners against each through their media campaign, and it’s working as so many members of the publis say “i’d loooove to do the postie’s work let them quit” – here’s the thing kids, if CPC (the employer) has their way, you poor ‘suckers’ will get to work for them yes, BUT the You will be rewarded with less pay than current workers, your benefits will be crappier, and your pension will be less attractive than current employees, so by all means, ‘take what you can get’ be the begger if you want, but know CPC is laughing all the way to the bank. So the Current posties, are only standing up to Maintain what they have, AND to protect future Canadian employees. The changes CPC wants to implement will NOT save Canadians money – your fees will not be reduced, the only outcome will be less employees, as many of the older workers retire their position Won’t be filled, and when some are filed by new hires, those new hires will receive much less than the employees they will be working alongside, how fair : )… so you know what’ll happen next bargain round- current employees will also be brought down in their wages to match the newer employees, because ‘it’s not fair’ right.. Be affraid Canadians, if we don’t stick together, we will all loose together.
Hope that the postal workers win this war, because otherwise we’re all doomed in the not too distant future.
Smalltown, I completely understand your situation–my online business has come to a complete standstill–I will soon be using my meager saving to put food on the table. I have already had to tell my two part time employees –no work, sorry. But don’t worry –the government is planning on sending AIR CANADA back to work–and is so far, ignoring the impact the Canada Post ‘strike’ or ‘lockout’ (or whatever you want to call it!) on those of use who use the service or are part of the non unionized support workers. Thank god it is not winter or I would have to figure out how to pay the heating too.
Good luck to those affected by this ‘strike’.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=4946693
“Union negotiators have asked for a wage bump of 3.3 per cent in the first year, followed by 2.75 per cent in the subsequent years of a four-year contract.
Changing the sick leave plan has also caused contention between the two sides; Canada Post is fighting for a short term disability plan to replace banking sick days.
The Crown corporation’s officials offered a 1.9 per cent increase a year, with wages starting at $18 an hour for new hires and increases capping at $26 for new and existing employees. Employees also receive a benefit pension plan and up to seven weeks vacation despite what Canada Post says is a 17 per cent decline in letter mail volume per address since 2006.”
I don’t know about you, but 18 bucks an hour to deliver mail is not too shabby! I’m a PSW and wipe bums for a living and make less than that…. Come on now.. 7 weeks of vacation? Must be such a hard life…
Oh not to mention that they’re only going to be delivering mail 3x a week now? So work less, but get more money? Hmmm…
Both postal workers and CPC need to stop lying about what the demands are on forums etc – they have asked for more, CPC promised 1.9% increases themselves
Sure part of it is about the future workers but honestly, if I chose to apply for a job you need no education for that starts at $17, chances are, I am better off there than any other job I could apply for with limited skills.
The fact is times are changing, as mail declines there do have to be changes, you whined other countries were changing the way they processed and delivered mail, you got changes, you are whining again. Sure, right now CPC make a profit but this is a 5 year plan that will set a precedent for future negotiations of other crown corporations and unions – one that just can’t be afforded in the economy and society we live in
Stephanie, the 3x a week thing may potentially change back if the mail volume is there
Olivercat, you say your Internet based business sales volumes are down so the result is you have to cut costs.
Canada Post’s volume is down 17% in the last 5 years in large part because of the Internet and are trying to cut costs.
You complain about Canada Post.
You don’t see the hypocrisy in your post.
NOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!!
With my online shopping addiction, I could keep Canada Post in business! LOL
OK, but I just passed our “super mailbox” on the way home from taking my children to school….and there was a regular (recognized her) postal worker filling the boxes! I’m in Ontario.
I don’t get it…they’re trying to end the strike by locking employees out? Doesn’t that accomplish the same thing?
Also, has anyone heard about any of these “incidents” threatening the safety of mail, customers and employees?
i got my mail though? :s
Is it true they are still letting government cheques through?
@ Stephanie – 7 weeks of vacation are only for those that worked with the company for MORE THAN 30 Years. Normal vacation is the same as any company..2 weeks. The media just keeps on saying 7 weeks to let people THINK what a wonderful offer Canada Post is offering the union.
@sweetsmom – that must not have been a direct employer of Cnada Post. Some Letter Carries are contracted out (thru an agency) and they are not part of the strike. That might be the last day you see the delivery though, as it was just probably mail that was sent to them yesterday (before the lock out). Since there are no more mails processed at the hub, then the letter carriers from agencies would receive no mails to deliver anymore
Times have changed and the unions need to keep up. Canada Post is going the way of the dinosaur. They are not the monopoly they were even 14 years ago. It is hard for the general public to feel sorry for the workers when the majority of Cdns do not have pensions.
Oh no, my coupons!!!!
I’m moving and needed to forward my mail, I guess that isn’t happening now, and there were things that I was going to ship. I am waiting for some semi important documents to come via mail, a couple of travel reimbursement cheques etc.
After talking to a few CP employees and reading online I have noticed that most of the workers would accept the latest offer but it is the union that is holding out. So who is the union really representing? The workers or their own paycheques? From what I understand, the workers have not been able to vote on the proposals. I think that if the union would do its job and represent the workers, instead of themselves, this lockout would not have happened. After all, the more money the workers make, the more money the union reps get.
I know it’s hard but we must stand behind union jobs. The goverment wants its people mad at unions so they can destroy them. Canada Post is only looking out for its workers and the long term of employees jobs like ALL jobs should. So suck it up! Stands behind your peers and don’t side with the enemey just because your a lirttle inconvenienced.
POSTAL MYTHS
POSTAL MYTH #1: No one writes or sends letters.
It is true that lettermail volumes are declining slowly. But the letter is by no means dead and buried. In fact, transaction or lettermail volumes are 10 per cent higher than they were in 1997, the last time CUPW went on strike (Source: Canada Post annual reports).
POSTAL MYTH #2: Postage rates are too high.
Our 59 cent stamp is one of the biggest bargains in the industrialized world. People in Japan pay the equivalent of 94 cents Canadian to send a standard domestic letter. In Austria, they pay 88 cents and in Germany they pay 78 cents (Source: Japan Post, Austrian Post and Deutsche Post). The real price of a stamp has actually decreased since Canada Post was set up as a Crown corporation in October of 1981. At the time, the government of the day established a 30 cent stamp because the post office was losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The price of a stamp has increased 96.7 per cent since this time (January 1982 to March 2011) while the consumer price index has increased by 128.8 per cent over the same period.
POSTAL MYTH #3: Canada Post is a drain on the public purse.
The truth is that the post office and postal workers do not cost the public money. Canada Post has made $1.7 billion in the last 15 years and paid $1.2 billion in dividends and income tax to the federal government. By keeping Canada Post profitable, postal workers actually save the public money (Source: Canada Post annual reports).
POSTAL MYTH #4: Canada Post has low productivity.
Canada Post is very productive. Unlike many companies, Canada Post has significantly increased productivity in the last two years. For example, mail processing productivity levels for transaction mail have increased by 6.7 per cent (Source: Canada Post through Appendix P of our contract). That is, the number of pieces of mail processed per paid hour has gone up. In addition, the number of workers has gone down. The corporation has cut staff to compensate for the decline in mail volumes. Proportionately, the cuts to staff have been greater than the decline in volumes. The corporation is also expecting large productivity gains from its $2 billion modernization program. Canada Post’s high productivity has allowed it to keep postage rates low, make profits and put substantial dividends and income tax into public coffers.
In short, don’t believe everything you hear or read during a postal strike. Check the facts first.
For several years, Canada Post Corporation has boasted that it was selected as one of the Top 100 employers in Canada, by Mediacorp Canada Inc. The criteria used for the selection includes health benefits, financial benefits, vacation and time off, training and skills development, employee communications and community involvement.
Postal workers always knew that the real reason CPC won this award, was due to the collective agreement provisions that have been fought for by the members, and negotiated by the union, often over fierce opposition by the employer.
Now that CPC management is not constrained by our collective agreement, we can see them for what they really are.
Health Benefits: CPC immediately cancelled all health benefits, including dental care, vision care, drug coverage, etc. for employees, their partners and their children. This includes employees on long-term sick leave and disability insurance.
Financial Benefits: CPC has cancelled premiums and allowances, which the law does not require them to provide, including the top-up for workers compensation.
Sick Leave: CPC stopped paying employees who were already on sick leave when the strike began.
Vacation Leave: CPC cancelled all paid vacation leave.
Maternity and Adoption Leave: CPC immediately cancelled the top-up for maternity and adoption leaves.
Training and Skills Development: CPC cancelled the final week of the four-year MAM 11 apprenticeship program, without notice to the participants.
Employee Communications: CPC has consistently issued false and misleading statements about the nature and the cost of the demands of the employees, as represented by the Union.
Community Involvement: CPC has failed to provide letter carrier delivery on many uncovered walks.
Clearly, if CPC was allowed to be the employer they want to be without our collective agreement, they would never have qualified as one of the top 100 Employers.
While this does frustrate me, as I do rely on the mail a lot and love to check my mail every day, I do understand. I did some research and I can understand that at least part of this fight is about important issues (please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Canada Post wants to switch their health benefits provider and at the same time cancel any cumulative health benefits that CP workers have built up. So if someone has saved 10 years worth of sick days, those will all be gone.)
I’m moving in less than a week, I can’t even get my mail forwarded, I’m panicking a little as some of the stuff being sent to me is government paperwork and other semi important mail.. 🙁
I wish the two sides would come to an agreement. I had stuff that was mailed the first of the month and it still hasn’t arrived yet, as the mail has been so slow.
I’m not a fan of unions. There was a time and place when they were absolutely necessary, but basic protections and rights for workers are now legislated. The economy and marketplace have changed; unskilled labour isn’t worth $18 – $26 dollars an hour.
Matrix, the SDM locations are often subcontracted, try there for mail forwarding or it can be done online
so if canadapost win, does it mean the rate on postage and mailing will drop too? Compare to USPS, Canadapost is way overprice. Small business owner like myself can’t afford UPS/Fedex.
I don’t like the union but I also don’t like greedy company such as Canadapost who is doing dirty trick & outsource their works for more profits either.
btw. didn’t this happen once last year? The whole point of routeing strike is to avoid the goverment to pass the legislation to force workers back to work but if Canadapost shut down the office, the government will have to step in once again.
I say be thankful for what you got. They could be making minimum wage working at McDonalds. If they keep losing business at their current rate they may not have a job to come back to. If your not happy with your job find a new one. I know many people who would be more than glad to quit their job and go work for Canada Post. In fact where I come from, that’s a dream job for a lot of people.
Sigh. I do hope it gets resolved quickly. I am like another poster above; I use the postal service to keep in touch with my friends primarily. My walk to the mailbox and back brightens my day!
But I’m also confused… some people said they got their mail delivered… I guess I will just have to see.
my family relys on the little extra the child tax credit brings to us….unfortunately for us we don’t all use direct deposit…are we not going to receive the ctc at all? any word on if we pick it up somewhere ?
As a non unionized worker in a skilled labour position I am lucky to make $10/hour for back breaking labour with no pension, ei, cpp deductions, vacation pay or health benifits. I think I may look into a position at Canada Post seems like am amazing deal to me!
I am SO mad right now. I gets tons of packages daily for blog reviews. I guess no reviews for a while… This better get resolved quickly!
Hope it gets resolved asap!!! I want my MIR`s from RCSS (Quaker& Pepsi) promos!!! 🙁
Thanks for the heads up regarding the local CRA office, ladie fannie! I had no idea I could do this. Hooray!!! You just saved me $26 for Fedex 🙂
this is ridiculous, my wife works at tim hortons I at Home Depot, we have one 2 yr old….with enormous child care expenses….what makes these greedy corporations and unionized A holes think they deserve better than the average HARD WORKING Canadian….if we are left without our child tax credit…our son will be home from daycare and one of us will be out of work…believe me someone will pay….greedy pricks.
Things like pension checks etc will STILL be delivered. As someone who has family that works for CP, they are not happy about this. When they’re locked out they DON’T get paid. These evil greedy CP workers have bills to pay as well. CP and the union need to come to a resolution but for people to say CP workers aren’t hard working that’s absurd.
ok…I can breathe a little easier.just found out pension cheques, social ass chqs and child tax credits will still be delivered on the 20th as to a prior collective bargaining agreement where many union workers agreed in advance to deliver in the event of a strike or a lockout….pheww…
@vibrantflame – yes, you are correct about the sick days. the accumulated days that the workers have will all be gone if CPC gets their way
@bccouponclipper – go apply. visit their careers section. I’m sure you’d be happy with what you’d get but remember that unlike other jobs, it takes atleast 5 years to really get a part time work at CPC. Between the time you get accepted and the 5 years, you will be called a casual. Meaning, they call you if they need you, and if they dont need you, no work or pay for you. If you dont show up for the calls, then you are removed from being a casual and lose your chance being a part time employee. Full time work – that may never happen, even to current part timers. THey just dont replace all teh retiring full time workers anymore.
in all fairness Sandara…family or not in CP …one side started the fight and the other has escalated it…I never implied that anyone was not a hard worker only that we work our a** off and don’t and wont stand for any disruptions in our lives because the two schoolyard bullies couldn’t talk things through like adults as opposed to fighting behind the portable like thugs….
@Jay – that is only for this round. If CPC does not agree, even those wont get delivered anymore. It is one of the things that the Union is asking for in their urgent meeting request with CPC. They want CPC to allow the workers to continue to deliver those cheques taht are very important to us. Will CPC agree? I guess we will find out after their meeting
Yeah that is fine for people on welfare or other benefits but what about the people waiting to be paid from companies where cheques are mailed or small businesses waiting for cheques from customers so they have enough money for payroll?
Uh, Canada Post wasn’t “forced” to stop delivering mail. The CUPW workers were showing up for work and were more than happy to keep delivering the mail so the public didn’t suffer from their strike action. They deliberately used the rolling strike action (which was only 24-hours at a time in each affected city or town)so that the public wouldn’t suffer unduly. But it’s the management of Canada Post that has been playing hardball and has been locking workers out, first for two days a week and now all the time. Canada Post has been trying to force the CUPW into a full-on strike action so that they can appeal to the government to force a back-to-work order. But the CUPW never LEFT work. They were locked out.
And as for those who say they should just be happy to have a job, what they’re fighting for is the right to keep their jobs and the benefits they already have. Canada Post has been taking away their health benefits, short term disability, pensions, etc., and they’re planning to make it even worse for new people who are hired on, reducing their starting wage by over $5.00 per hour. CUPW workers want this to continue to be a job that people can do as a career, not just a crappy job you do for a few years in your twenties that you don’t really care about until you can get a better job. I, for one, would rather have people delivering my mail (some of which is pretty important stuff!) who are able to be committed to their job and not just people waiting for a “real” job to come along.
Sometimes it seems that unions get powerful and greedy and that strike action is hard to sympathize with when it’s often the public that suffers. But this particular strike reminds me of why we have unions in the first place. If people don’t have the right and ability to organize for collective bargaining, companies can continue to take away their pay, benefits and job security with no consequence.
I encourage anyone who appreciates and supports everything their postal workers do for them to go the the CUPW website and download an “I Support the CUPW” sign for your mailbox. I put mine on last week and my postal carrier really appreciated it.
If Canada Post wants to fire anyone, I want to take the job! I don’t even have a job…..:(
@Jay-there’s an agreement to deliver cheques? So the May OAS one will be one month late because it certainly did not arrive in May for a family member. The Ontario HST transition credit did come in the mail for the same person at the end of May.
@worldgirl-why not go with a courier–your waybill will have a date on it and so will the label applied to the mailer.
I saw my mailman’s car today?
Thanks Janeva! Someone with a brain finally speaks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those that say that snail mail is going the way of the dinosaur and no-one uses it anymore, explain how Canada Post Corp. can lose 100 million dollars in the first twelve days of the strike.
Also, if they make that much in twelve days, what is their annual income?
Canada Post Corp. should not be playing the “We’re losing money” card, IMHO and should be treating their employees fairly.
I really should not read these posts because they just make me so angry. Thank you to those who have tried to explain from the union/employee side of things. The media is sensationalizing this and what we’re hearing is not the full story.
I personally know many CPC employees and they are just as upset about this entire situation as most of you. To those who keep bashing the employees, please just STOP. You don’t know the entire story. You’re coming off a little naive.
ps Rural mail is being delivered today because they are a different union!
I think Canada Post needs to change to go with the future.
Mail won’t go away, but mail for most people might be a few times a week.
For me it’s coupons, wedding invitations, tax notice of assessment and the odd postcard.
I’m not in a union and I’m not a union supporter, but what gets me is the union supporters who say – look at the executive pay! look at the profits! we want that! but then they turn around and say, don’t hate us – if you wanted a job with a pension you should have applied for one.
Well if you wanted executive pay maybe you should have become an executive? or a union leader?
@mj – sad isn’t it? I know how you feel, I dont even know why I need to explain things..but I can’t let people bash CPC workers because I know a lot that work there. My husband works there. We are not happy, we are very affected with everything and to top it off, you hear people’s comments on things they just hear from the media. I think by now everyone should know that media loves to exaggerate and that media can be “paid” to make a side look good. oh well. tough luck for us
but ya, thanks to those that try to let others see the worker’s side.and baggypants, thank you for pointing that out. I laugh with how CPC says they just lost 100 million in 12 days and yet, they scream that they are not making money.
just an FYI – it is ON RECORD that Canada Post made the BIGGEST PROFIT last year in like 6 years. so CPC is not going down the drain, they are jhust selfish and wants more profit at the expense of their workers
and one last thing, CPC NEVER had a year that they had a loss. In fact, mail WENT UP 17%. How??? People may not be sending letters that much anymore, but online shopping is up, and yes, that covers the loss they felt from letters and yes, they earn MORE in delivering our online goodies.
http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/corporate/annualreport.jsf
The Canada Post Group:
* Canada Post recorded its 15th consecutive year of profitability despite sustaining one of the most challenging years in its history.
* The profit was due to two factors: an unplanned, non-cash reduction in employee future benefits expense, and stringent cost cutting efforts across the Corporation.
* Volumes in the core Canada Post segment dropped by almost 8% in 2009, wiping out close to five years of growth.
* Volumes in our transaction mail business continue to decline: transaction mail volume per address declined for the fourth straight year, and the rate of decline also increased for the fourth straight year.
* Consolidated revenue from operations reached $7,312 million, a decrease of $421 million, or 5.1% from 2008.
* Consolidated cost of operations for fiscal 2009 totalled $6, 955 million, a decrease of $639 million from the $7,594 million recorded in the previous year.
* Consolidated net income for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2009 was $281 million, an increase of $191 million from the previous year. This performance reflects the cost containment measures and the unplanned non-cash reduction in employee future benefits expense for the Canada Post segment.
* The Canada Post Group delivered approximately 11 billion pieces of mail to 15 million residential and business addresses.
* With approximately 71, 000 employees, The Canada Post Group is one of the largest employers in Canada.
* The Canada Post Group spends approximately $3 billion annually on goods and services, thereby supporting an additional 30,000 jobs in the Canadian economy.
Segmented Highlights
Canada Post
* Canada Post’s revenue from operations decreased from $6.1 billion in 2008 to $5.8 billion in 2009, a decrease of $268 million.
* Volumes declined in all three lines of business: (4.2)% in Transaction Mail, (6.9)% in Parcels and (10.9)% in Direct Marketing
* Revenues totalled $3.1 billion in Transaction Mail (down $86 million from 2008), $1.3 billion in Parcels (down $43 million) and $1.3 billion in Direct Marketing (down $123 million).
* Canada Post’s income before taxes was $319 million for 2009, an increase of $253 million from the previous year. The negative pressure on revenue growth was mitigated by cost containment and operational efficiencies along with an unplanned non-cash reduction in employee future benefits expense.
* Canada Post did not pay a dividend to the Government of Canada in 2009 due to the company’s financial challenges and the need for significant capital reinvestment to modernize the postal system.
* On-time service performance exceeded corporate targets in all three lines of business.
* The number of lost-time workplace accidents fell by 22 per cent from 2008 and the company reported its highest ever employee engagement score.
* Canada Post was named as one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada for a fourth consecutive year in Maclean’s magazine. Canada Post was also named the Most Iconic Brand in Canada in a survey by Brand Finance Canada.
* In 2009 Canada Post raised $1.6 million for mental health, the company’s cause of choice, and distributed $1 million to community organizations across the country raised in 2008. The Corporation also supported literacy, the Canada Post Canadian Freestyle Ski team and the United Way.
Purolator
* Revenue in the Purolator segment decreased by 8.2 per cent from 2008 levels and contributed $53 million to consolidated income before taxes, a decrease of 42 per cent from 2008.
Logistics
* The Logistics segment reported revenue of $151 million, a decrease of $5 million from the previous year.
http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/news/pr/2010/2010_apr_annual_report.jsf
April 27, 2010
Canada Post Corporation tabled its 2009 annual report today in Parliament, reporting a profit for the 15th consecutive year. The Corporation recorded consolidated net income of $281 million on revenue of $7.3 billion, and reported an operating margin of 4.9 per cent.
The profit in 2009 does not truly reflect the underlying weakness in Canada Post Corporation’s operating performance and the financial challenges ahead. The company would have reported a loss in 2009 if it were not for stringent cost containment measures that resulted in a reduction of $540 million of planned costs by the Canada Post segment, as well as an unplanned non-cash reduction of $271 million in employee future benefits expense.
In 2009 Canada Post, like many other businesses, faced one of the worst economic climates in decades. Volumes and revenues in all three core Canada Post segment lines of business, as well as its largest subsidiary, Purolator Courier, fell sharply. Consolidated revenue declined by $421 million from 2008 levels.
CUPW NEGOTIATIONS 2011
Background information: profits, volumes and other basic information
PROFITS, DIVIDENDS AND INCOME TAX
Canada Post has made profits for 16 years while having one of the lowest standard
postage rates in the industrialized world.
It has also contributed $1.2 billion to the federal government in dividends and income tax
over the last 15 years.
Dividends over 15 years: $589 million
Income tax over 15 years: $654 million
Profits over 15 years: 1.7 billion
Note: Canada Post has stated that it made profits in 2010 (which is its 16th consecutive
year of making profits) but it has not yet released its annual report indicating the amount
made in 2010. This report is due any day now.
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
Canada Post is not subsidized by the federal government or taxpayers.
The corporation delivers public policy programs on behalf of the Government of Canada
such as government mail and materials for the blind. It gets some money to provide these
programs but not enough to cover costs. It also provides a library book rate that allows
books to be shipped at significantly reduced postage rates (Source: Canada Post Annual
Report, 2009).
yah better fire them if they dont like the aggreement and hire other person, lots of persons dont have job? can’t they think of that. they should be lucky to one…damn
Dang! I just ordered the DVD of The Swan series…I just want it to come…
i must say that its interesting looking at the annual report
http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/assets/pdf/aboutus/annualreport/2009_Annual_Report.pdf
64.3% is wages
31.5% is operating costs
4.2% is net profit
As much as people like to argue that they make a ton of money, 4.2% doesn’t seem like much leeway.
Assume the amount of money they make stays the same.
Increase wages this year by 3.3% (which i think is what the union wants).
So wages go to 66.42%
Say operating costs go up by 2% so 32.5% (say inflation…)
You get profit of 1.45%??
unless my math is off
I saw something online – which may or may not be correct – that said McDonald’s and Wendy’s have profit margins of 7-8%.
Though this is for another discussion, I’m with shennig.
The days when workers needed protection from employers is over. Federal and provincial legislation takes care of workers rights. (And I work for a union, though myself am not unionized-figure that one out!)
yes but how much of those % of wages goes to the higher up employee & CEO?
So much for the father’s day card I sent reaching on time 🙁
I’m not familiar enough with the details of the strike so I can’t comment on it directly, but companies/unions need to adjust to the economic and technological realities. The days of top-notch benefits, pensions, job security, etc are over for most.
The population is aging and living longer, so funding retirement benefits for 20+ years is no longer sustainable. Those who had/have good pensions should be grateful but most should accept the fact that companies and gov’ts can no longer afford what they could in the past. I don’t have a pension plan so I am forced save my own money in an RRSP.
Many companies have tightened their vacation rules. I heard many stories of people banking their vacation days. This has a negative impact on workers’ health/performance and can cost the company in later years. My former employer implemented a “use it or lose it” policy. Some employees had 5+ years of vacation banked and got a lump sum payout for it.
We are no longer dependant on mail the way we once were. I can’t remember the last time I waited for the mail to come. This strike can last months with little affect on me.
Boooooo. I just ordered contacts, and I’m sure others have ordered more important things like meds that they’ll be missing.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
My son’s baptism outfit was gona be in tomorrow 🙁 OMG!! This is frustrating!
It should be noted that the main fight they are having about wages is not for the current employees wages but for future employees.
So all those saying they are more than happy to work for $18/hr? Awesome. Now the union can drop their fight with that and you can make $5/hr less than you would have. It makes no difference to current employees to drop that one right off the table.
As has been stated before people are fighting to keep what they have, to not be mandated into unsafe working conditions and to not have sick time, benefits and pensions reduced. Don’t think for a secnd they are not grateful to have a well paying job because they are. But that well paying job is coming with higher and higher health risks and fewer benefits.As soon as this is an accepted practice even in Government jobs it puts everyone at risk of having their rights taken away.
Why attack people just because they have a better paid job and tell them to put up with it and shut up? They are just trying to take care of their families and futures the same as everyone else.
Canada Post will still make a profit only less will go to the people who are out delivering the mail and more to CEO’s who do nothing. How will that make things more fair?
Kelly….you said that with all the conviction of a bona fide union member. Congrats on drinking the koolaid. In a democracy we do not have to “suck it up” and stand behind anyone. I was a member of OPSEU many years ago(thankfully) and all the union ever did was protect the lazy troublemakers who deserved to be fired. CUPW will “negotiate” their members right out of jobs one day.
I actually called Canada post today (they are still taking calls) and the lady i talked to said that they will be delivering government cheques but there is no guarentee. My child tax cheques usually arrive 2-3 apart so does that mean i’ll get one but not the other. And if only one shows who do i get to blame, I need that money. DS has surgery on Friday and i have to pay for that. I depend on that money showing up, if it doesn’t i guess the hospital is SOL, but then i’m stuck with late payment charges. I would work for CPC for $18 starting, hell even at the $5 decrease i’d still do it. They make great money ! If they are so worried about health bennifits, go find a private provider, Hello never hear of blue cross ?
Ya but to get to seven weeks vacation you prob have to work at least 15 years at my place you have to work thet long not too shabby eh lol duh. Its easy for these people on here to say oh i have this i am expecting or that but hey learn to actually have a savings account and dont spend money on stuff you dont need like ciggs, beer , lottery tickets. How much does the CEO make of Canada post ? prob more in a day than you in a year. If there is 17% decrease then did all those corperate workers and ceo take a 17% decrease ? hmmmm dont hear anything about that . People have a hard time understanding the fish rots from the head . Everybody picks on the smallest group . Grow up people and show some backbone. Not thier fault your making minn wage just jealous
To be honest this whole thing is silly. And in the long run is going to cost Canada Post a lot of business as many are switching to paperless billing so they can pay bills during this strike/lockout.
I commend Canada Post management for standing up for everyday Canadians and saying no to the union demands. $18 as a starting wage is more than fair. Especially for work that requires little specialized training. Stand firm Canada Post, Canadians are counting on you!!!
Bytown—what I am saying is because two groups CP and the union are in disagreement I may lose my business –2 employees have lost their wages–NOT because of anything I did BUT because two groups cannot “play nice” AND based on your attitude it is not affecting you at all–but I bet you would be up in arms if you lost your income!
Nooooooo….. argh, lol. I ship online all the time, and have about 5 parcels with printed shipping labels sitting on the floor looking at me – they were due for drop off today.
If you ship via Paypal you can void a label within 48 hours of printing – according to tech support, Canada Post actually instructed PayPal to pull that option, so anyone who pre-paid for shipping before word of the complete lock-out was announced is stuck with that payment, and can not cancel the label for THIRTY (30!!!) days.
At first I was thankful I still had these parcels in my hands, so I can ship via Fedex or UPS, but if there isn’t a quick resolution & I do that I’m out the Canada Post shipping $$ for 30 days plus what extra I have to pay Fedex…
PLEASE work this out CP!!!! There are many businesses relying on you!!
I value public services, and those who work in this industry, thank you for your efforts. **BEEP BEEP BEEP (while i drive by the postal centers)** I work 2 jobs, because it’s so hard to make a decent living ( i dont think 46k/yr is a decent living sorry- i earn 70-80k with my 2 jobs, depending on how much overtime I am offered.) many CPC employees don’t even earn 46k /yr becayse like 23$/hr sounds good right, but they never make more than that- and the vast majority of Canda post employees aren’t Fulltime, they are only part time, so really their annual income is quite lowly. I hope the workers win this one, otherwise I’m screwed because public sector industries set the tone for employers of private companies, and if the public sector is taking away from it’s employees, private sector will follow suit. and then we’re all doomed. Canada will become a nation of the rich and very poor- so we all (lower to middle class earners) need to stick together instead of ganging up on each other. I am basically a middle class earner if I didn’t work 2 jobs. so in order to support a family COMFORTABLY i have to earn about 4000/month. I wish a normal job paid me properly but they prefer to pay the upper unnecessary management level types so much more than me..
One of my jobs is helping immigrants come to work in Canada, it’s INSANE how much protection the immigrant has when it comes to working in Canada, but our own people are devoid of this kind of accommodation . So frustrating. SOoooooo I’m standing up and sticking with Canadian employees (unionized OR not- makes no difference) the key is that the companies need to share the wealth. Especially a public company like CPC.
thank you kahty
Sometimes I wish people would WAKE UP and take a look at what’s going on around them!!! Sure, you might be willing to work for $18/hr right now, but can you LIVE off $18/hr? Can you support a family on $18/hr? Provide your kids with a home? Drive a vehicle? Pay your bills, buy groceries? What about pay for the increasing cost of education? Health care? Retirement?
Decades ago (before Reagan), employers were expected to pay a LIVEABLE wage to their employees. MOST people could afford a home, vehicle, education, health care… to LIVE. They didn’t have to work 60 hours a week to do so. Why was this? Because of unions.
For all of you that think the time and place for unions is long gone, take a look around. Are things better? It’s not like we aren’t as prosperous as a nation as we were back then (or more so), the wealth is just distributed MUCH differently. 5% of the population holds 71% of the financial wealth, the bottom 80% of the population (most of us) hold 7% of the financial wealth. Now, instead of a 35 hour work week, we’re working 40, 50, 60 hours… for what?! We’re drowning in debt to pay for homes we can’t afford. Health care costs are rising (because it costs more? or because pharmaceutical companies are in it to make money now, curing diseases is just a side note). Education is becoming further and further out of reach for most people because of the cost (and people just don’t value the “labour” jobs that build our roads, homes and offices or care for our children). And the retirement outlook for those of us 25-30 is just freaking scary!
@Kim (sorry to pick on you directly), employees don’t want executive pay, they want a wage they can afford to LIVE off of. At what point do we stop EXPECTING people to take on second jobs just to live a modest lifestyle?
Supporting unions and union workers protects the (rapidly shrinking) middle class for the rest of us. Canada Post workers are not asking for anything they don’t earn or anything less than they deserve. And if we hope to preserve our own middle class lifestyle, we HAVE to stand behind them and support their fight!
Also, for the record, I am not a member of ANY union and I have no personal connection to anyone at Canada Post. I’m just a concerned citizen who is sick and tired of watching our way of life, our freedoms and rights be slowly eroded by those holding the purse strings.
@Ann
wow! unbelievable.
People need to walk in other people’s shoes before criticizing CP employees…..
these comments are scary and ridiculous!
thanks for the best laugh I’ve had all day!
For the record…..the application process is not easy. A friend of mine just completed the ‘application interview/test’ and it was damn hard. She use to work for CP and after working elsewhere for a few years, she has decided to try and go back to work for them.
I encourage everyone who has said “I’d love to work for them…must be nice to make that much $$…blah blah” to go and apply. Good luck to ya!
If she gets this job and CPC gets their way, she WON’t get the pension, wages and benefits you all think she will. This is why current employees are fighting.
oh and by the way, they’re only offering her part time! Full Time jobs rarely come up inside CPC.
What company is twice as big as UPS, three times bigger than FedEx, and used to be a government-owned postal service? The answer is DHL, Germany’s privatized mail carrier. And they still deliver mail 6 times a week…
Privatization can work. It is something that the Conservatives should really start considering now that the Canada Post strike has reached the complete shutdown of all mail service phase, due to the crown corporation locking out its workers yesterday.
46K/year is not a decent living? Canadians make 36K/yr on average ~_~ What planet are you on?? There are adults that get $10/hr !!!!!!
46k/yr IS a decent living?? When the average household expenditure list equals between $77,676 and $80,313?! Just because people are making even less, that doesn’t mean we should tolerate it! There ARE people trying to raise a family on less ($10-$15/hr), does that mean they should have to?! Or perhaps Canada’s top CEO’s (who have “earned” a 444% pay increase in the last 12 years) could make a little less. 64.3% is a pretty fair chunk to spend on wages. my question is, what’s the breakdown on that? How much is being spent at each level? Does that include bonuses? Are the top 5 wage earners in the company taking home 70% of the funds allocated to “wages”? Don’t forget, it wasn’t the workers OR the union that stopped all mail delivery. It was Canada Post’s decision to “lockout” the workers. The workers that were willing to keep working through negotiations, were willing to keep delivering mail, particularly priority mail (like assistance cheques). It was CanadaPost that made the call to end that
People stop being ignorant,wake up and realize they are fighting for the rights of new/future employees, HOW ABOUT A LITTLE RESPECT and maybe even GOD FORBID………….. A THANK YOU!!!!!
I have to ask if DHL used its own logoed trucks to perform the private mail delivery in Germany or used subcontractors’ trucks (no logo or maybe marked with other name)? I ask because in the logistics field here in Ontario, subcontractor trucks were the norm under the DHL brand and not on time always for needed deliveries.
Nothing like losing a day of shipments when merchandise delivery shows up at 4pm when couriers are picking up the outgoing orders. And delivery time was to be 10 am or so.
let’s compare housing market and wages…now 46k/year is pretty low…
I just don’t understand why people are angry at the worker when the CEO & the higher up are making so much more money.
Beside Canadapost wants to cut health benefit and pension, what sense does that make? My mailman is one of the most hard working guy I have seen. He deliveries parcel up to 30 lbs right to my door no matter how bad the weather is and never once delivery the wrong mail to my mailbox. Plus all the mails are delivery before 2pm. I would hate to see him get injury and not getting medicinal expenses cover.
46K a year is good money compared to most of the ppl i know. I have a family to look after I’m a mother, and last year we lived off 26k. If someone was gonna offer me a job that payed 46K a year I’m be all over it. With 46k a year I could save for my own pension get private bennifits, pay my bills and go on a vacation for the first time. there are ppl much worse off, especially with few jobs around. like other ppl have said 18$ starting wage is very good especially when minimum wage is 10-11$ an hour. (i make $11/hour , in the health care field, i do have training and have been doing it for a few years)
i’m now officially on neither side, this was the 1st week of 3 day delivery and they only did Mondays, they should have given a 72h notice and at least finish Fridays delivery, as for the union i would gladly start at 19/h + benefits compared to the 11.65 i started on, now 12.16/h and no benefits, people say its harder and more dangerous then you think, i had a paper’s route in not so good of a neighborhood with 50 papers and 140 flyers, plus i had a full day of school, biking/walking to and from school 2km ea way, unlike their 5h of work for 8h of pay, my route took 1.5-3h depending if it was a flyer day, and i was payed about 250/mo
also i remember having to do my route once in -44 weather with the wind chill on a flyer day and my ear froze a bit on my 2nd tip with the flyers, had to do 2 trips on flyer days because i only had about 1.5 hours to get the papers delivered on time, then i did flyers which just had to be delivered that day, luckily i warmed it up early enough. its still a little puffy even after 10 years, and sometimes turns red (only the one that froze)
Why is it cheaper to mail a letter/parcel from US to anywhere in Canada then within Canada?
They say this morning that they’re going to legislate them back to work. My job depends on mail service so I am happy they will get forced back.
Thats not until at least Monday Carol, they dont sit until then.
Actually you only get 2 weeks Holidays to start at CP and you gain a week every 7 yrs. So it would take 35 yrs of service to get 7 weeks of holidays.
I think its a sad world when someone that delivers mail makes more money then someone that takes care of our children. I am currently going to school for my ECE, and what I can expect to make when I graduate is about 21k, 40k is about the max an ECE makes. So what our mail is more important then our children?
Lots of heart-felt frustration. I know a few postal workers and gotta say, they whine waay too much and have a hell of a lot going for them. This ‘entitlement’ attitude is no different than those members of other over-strong unions. I also know a union rep who says she’s never had a legitimate complaint but has to deal with each one as if it was. When her term is up, she’s said she’ll never ever put herself in that position again. I can’t support this group. And I certainly could not support anyone get full pay (and high pay at that) for not working a full week. Time to grow up. Look around the world at your co-workers and be ashamed you don’t provide the same service nor do you appear to want to. This has been a sore point for years.
@ unknown re the vacation time. Um, that’s wrong. Four years service – 3 weeks vacation time and counting for the lastest friend who got a job there. And shakes his head every day at the absolute nonsense that goes on. BUT the pay is fabulous as are the benefits.
I cant believe how some people pick on the workers just because they make a higher per hour rate. for once, can those acting like jealous children just realize that if the workers lose this fight, EVERYONE will feel it because other companies will follow what they have done.
and for those that think that 18/hour (or the current 23/hour) is high, what others have said is true. that is for a PART TIME JOB. and it will ALWAYS BE A PART TIME JOB. so no, it is not high especially when the time they expect you to work conflicts with other jobs you are trying to get.
but for everyone’s sake, I hope that the strike ends soon. and for those that keeps bashing the workers, I wish that your mail since its not important, never get delivered to you. show some gratitude people, it will make this world a better place if we just stop being selfish and if we stop thinking of just ourselves all the time.
as i said earlier, you wanna work for CPC because workers get 18 or 23/hour, you’re more than free to apply! just pass teh test and you’re in as a casual for the next 5 years. maybe if you all apply, then soon you’d realize what is really happening..maybe?
I say, fire them all and rehire, as many would love to earn $23.00 hr. to start and with no education needed. Many of us earn much less and have zero job security with no wage increases and no union. They should be ashamed.
it’s NOT 23/hr. it will be 18/hr and as I said GO APPLY! Go check the careers section of CPC.
Please go back to work! How will I ever get my snail mail coupons?
To those who think posties have an easy job think again. Right now I can theoretically waltz into any number of call centers and make about $12 an hour while sitting on my butt with benefits and vacation time. NOW if you want me to walk out side in ALL weather including heat waves while carrying about 50 lbs of mail for seven hours a day and you offer me the same benefit package and a whopping what three dollars an hour more than the call centre. Well.. I’d take the call center and keep my health and i think a lot of other people would too. thousands of postal workers will be retiring in the next few years we need to replace these people with those who have a strong work ethic, dropping wages for what is a physically tough job will not attract or retain quality future hires.
Its a part time job so of course they dont get that many hours.
I have a part time job working at a hockey arena, if I am lucky during the most busy part of the season I will get about 12-18 hours a week, but on average I am lucky to get 3 hours a week (I havent even worked in a month right now). I get paid minimum wage and am expected to work when they schedule me or if they call me to fill in for someone, even with an hours notice. If I refuse I am then put to the bottom of the list and get less shifts. My shifts are between 3 hours and 4 hours on average.
In this economy there are a TON of people that would be happy for those 18 hours at the pay stated above. I for one would, and yes like a few of you have suggested I will apply. The pay is good (in my opinion), its part time and I would assume during the day so I will be done before the kids are off school. I have actually thought of this before but didnt know how to go about applying so to the careers section of CPC I go.
sorry I misread the 18 hours thinking that was the amount of hours they worked and not their pay, but its still the same point
Ok lets get this straight….the government owns Canada Post and Canada Post locked their workers out! So now the government (that owns Canada Post) will likely pass back to work legislation!?
Altough you don’t need any particular education for this job, you will have to write tests to qualify, and do physical performance tests, and demonstrate the ability to sort mail quickly- another test is used to assess this.. Guess what usually, 1/2 the group fails, they will find out about 15 minutes after the tests is completed. the call out all these names, and ask them to go outside- they are then told you didn’t pass.. so i’m sorry if this is rude, but the for the poor silly people who are happy to work for less, and think CPC should pay everyone less (without even acknowledging the that senior level mgmt are paid way too much which is why you must work for less) I’m sorry but i think can already tell you will not make it through the CPC employment tests, because you are foolish. : )
oh also the managers who earn 70k/yr with bonus’ sometimes more, they also don’t need an education : ) -highschool only- senior management, maybe they require an education but the company can pay for it.. and often education can be waived with a combination of work expereince and some high school education) so do not balk at the lack of credentials required for the lowly workers who you feel make so much money 46k/yr IF THEY ARE FullTim but most are not- 46k/yr or less is pathetic, and if you’re living on less, you really need to find a better job- or maybe get 2 since that is how the government likes it, they’ll collect more taxes from you that way yayyy!. Yikes. Or get creative and rent out some rooms in your house, but then again you probably rent, and hence, should be fighting with CUPW becuase you should DEMAND more from wealthy Corporate conglomerates who force you to earn less. We cannot as a society allow this. CPC is not poor! they are turning huge profits. Walmart is certainly not poor! turning even larger profits, so why don’t you see the picture instead of taking ‘what you can get’.. that attitude is going to put us all in the EI line up.. again, the wealthy who are greedy, laugh at us as we fight one another- we should be fighting the problem, the workers are not the problem.
@ Jenny Jones I am not sure why you slam one line of work to defend another. It is very offensive. I do not work in a call center but my husband does and has worked in many. While he may “sit on his butt” ( which is not all they do) shooting technical problems for phone cable and internet they work very hard. The People in call centers take a lot of crap from people who call and these guys need to be smart and extremely patient to walk customers through these problems over the phone. Being patient with a customer who is screaming profanities for no reason than to just vent can be taxing on the best days. The people where he works all had to have post secondary education to get the jobs. None of them most certainly did NOT just waltz into a paying job with benefits. He has also worked at call centers where the benefits were less than lack luster. As for vacation time it also earned you don’t just get it for stepping through the door. Some call centers are heavily sales based. If you cant keep up with your sales then your out the door.
My point here is every job has its down fall. You cant compare it to other jobs when every job has it negatives. I think all workers should be treated fairly.
Its not like I know anything of these strikes and the issues BUT what I do know is of the lessening mail volume. I went in to my local post office and tried to mail an evelope with a pack of gum and a tiny note pad in it as a surprise to my kids. I would have paid a couple dollars for that bit of fun. Imagine my surprise when this (standard letter size) envelope would cost over $9 to send just because it wouldn’t fit through thier slot measuring thing. just a tad too fat, so it had to be sent as a parcel. I instead just snuck it in our mail box. (sigh) I feel that if the post wants to increase thier volume of mail sent it needs to be more affordable accessible and fun. We can get our packages through fed ex, we can get our bills online, but what we need is an easy inexpensive way for people to connect with one another.
I would totally do things like this if it was more affordable round these parts!: http://www.giverslog.com/?tag=happy-mail
But not at $10 each.
Miss_ Brittany
I will not be approving that post you made. The language and hate in it is quite appalling. You are more then welcome to create a new post with some couth.
Thanks
I miss my mail:(
@SUE… I’ve worked for Canada Post for 10 yrs now and you are right there was a typing error there it is 3 weeks to start but it’s 1 week every 7 years after that.
I have seen people come in as a new employee and leave at the end of the day in tears and never come back. So for those of you who think it is so easy… you should really think again.
Unknown, that happens at so many jobs!
I know Sally. I just thinks its funny that people think the job is so easy. It’s more then just taking a leisurely walk every day.
Even if your job is grewling and difficult doesnt change the fact that you are getting good pay for little education. People should stop thinking of themselves and how much they like their pay and benifts, and instead try to see the bigger picture of what unions do when they demand so much at the companies and gov’ts expense. How about you take a look at Greese and be glad you have a job.
I directly make money from Canada Post and i am in favour of the lock out. If you see what this union gets and how much they actually work it is rediculous. Some do not even put in 5 hours a day. Complaining that is even a hardship. The amount of sick days and holidays adds up to move than i was able to work last year trying to find a job. Canada Post revenue is going down as a result of facebook email and text msg. and they need to understand that their industy (snail mail) is dying. Accept that and look for other work like the rest of the country.
Sorry further, The union did a three day a week strike. No mail on Tuesday and Thursdays. I am all for this and then cut their pay accordingly and save the tax payers Millions I am sure. They can all be considered Part-time with no benifits. if the union was cancelled then the workers would really have to work or be subject to diciplinary actions. Unions have cost the tax payers millions and there is no need for them any longer. The government already has labour standards to protect the workers from employer issues. How many union officials are being paid in this union alone would put half of the unemployed back to work.
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