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The 2024 Canada Post strike was a strike action against Canada Post by the national membership of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The strike began on November 15, 2024 [1] and suspended on December 17. [2] A strike may start again on May 22, 2025. [3]
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW; French: Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes [STTP]) is a public-sector trade union representing postal workers including letter carriers, rural and suburban mail carriers, [1] postal clerks, mail handlers and dispatchers, technicians, mechanics and electricians employed at Canada Post as well as private sector workers outside Canada ...
This created a 30-day backlog, causing Canada Post to temporarily suspend Canada-bound mail [43] and post $270 million in losses for 2018. [44] Canada Post struggled to adapt to the growth of e-commerce parcel delivery throughout the 2010s and 2020s, losing more than $3 billion between 2018 and 2024 and racking up over $1 billion in debts. [45]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly food stamps, could be getting a big improvement in the next Farm Bill, making it easier for shoppers to buy healthy food. Food Stamps:...
Founded in 1987, Food Banks Canada's network is made up of 10 Provincial Associations and over 500 local food banks. The organization's mission is to "enable an effective food bank community that addresses the short term need for food and longer term solutions to reduce hunger in Canada". [2] It operates a number of programs such as the Hunger ...
Vouchers are restricted by default, although the degree of restriction will vary based on the programme design and type of voucher. They are redeemable with preselected vendors or service providers or in ‘fairs’ created by the implementing agency. [3] Together, these methods form the cornerstone of CVA strategies.
Purolator Inc. is a Canadian courier majority owned by Canada Post. It was founded as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd and acquired in 1967 by Purolator, a US manufacturer of oil and air filters. [3] In 1987, the company returned to Canadian ownership.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers go on strike after failing to renegotiate their contract with Canada Post. October 25, 2024 – A man fatally shoots two of his family members before killing himself in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. (CTV News Barrie)