Canada Post workers hold a rally at a Scarborough mail facility on Nov. 25, 2024.
With around 55,000 Canada Post workers on strike since Nov.15 and no deal in sight, Toronto businesses say they're gearing up for a tough holiday season.
"The rush of the holidays hasn't picked up the way that it normally works," she told CBC Toronto. "It's definitely challenging times, but we're hoping that things pick up and we're counting on people to come and shop locally." "Canada Post says it wants flexibility, but what it really wants is the flexibility to hire lower-wage, part-time workers, reduce worker benefits, and create a second-class workforce," he said. "Canada Post should be setting the standard, not engaging in a race to the bottom."In the meantime, business owners like Juarez find themselves caught in the middle.
"Some things haven't actually shipped at all because then they had to also scramble, the vendors, to find other carriers and some things are stuck ."Jennifer van der Valk, a spokesperson for the Toronto Region Board of Trade, told CBC Toronto the timing of the strike couldn't be worse for most businesses.
Many businesses are also still recovering from the pandemic and have struggled in recent years with consumers spending less due to the high cost of living, van der Valk said.
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