Striking Canada Post workers in Penticton are expressing anger and frustration after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered them back to work without a negotiated settlement. The decision, which followed a directive from federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, ends a month-long strike just days before Christmas.
There wasn’t any Christmas holiday spirit on the picket line in Penticton Monday morning as striking Canada Post workers voiced their displeasure and anger at being forced back to work on Tuesday.
Debbie Attrill, president of Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 796 in Penticton, said the membership is frustrated, angry and incredulous that they’re being forced to return to work without a negotiated settlement. “Christmas season is basically over,” she said. “Really, what are we going to be able to do in the next few days to change things? It’s just an excuse to force us back to work.”
This is her third time on strike after 17 years of service with Canada Post and it’s infuriating she’s never returned to work after the federal government sat down and negotiated a fair contract, said Attrill.The union’s demands are not unreasonable as they want a fair wage, decent pension and pay increases that at least match the growing cost of inflation, said Attrill.
“We’ll never really know what he makes,” she said. “But we do know he gets $450,000 as a base wage, plus his benefits, plus he also sits on the board for Purolator, so he also gets paid from them,” she said. “I don’t know the exact amount, but it’s a lot. “We had way more routes, because mail volume was way up, and now we have four, full-time supervisors. It’s ridiculous.”
“They’re taking away our right to fight for what we believe in and what we think is right,” she said.
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