Canadian Postal Service
Jun 19th 2011, 1:43 pm
#17
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
This works great, except in a monopoly such as the postal service, which effectively hold the company and tax payers to ransom. AC are in the same position, however consumers do have some degree of choice, albeit limited.
Jun 19th 2011, 1:47 pm
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Jun 19th 2011, 2:03 pm
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
The PS doesn't have a monopoly there are a myriad of ways to get letters and parcels delivered and other services provided by other businesses. People should have the right in a non war situation to bargin collectively and withhold their labour if necessary.
Jun 19th 2011, 2:08 pm
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
I was astonished just last week to find a real letter from a friend in my mailbox.
Manangemet have *****ed up, so obviously the employees should sacrifice their pensions.
Jun 19th 2011, 3:18 pm
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
If you're savvy enough to find an expats forum and post a message, surely you're savvy enough to google 'Canada Post' and find out about the strike/lockout?
Jun 20th 2011, 4:25 am
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
Bit weird to have a strike at this time of the year, usually postal strikes are around Christmas. I can't think of anything critical I get in the mail at this time of year. Guff from the CRA but I can always phone them or check their website.
I don't really care if they strike until the end of July frankly, won't make any difference to me.
I don't really care if they strike until the end of July frankly, won't make any difference to me.
Jun 20th 2011, 4:48 am
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
I don't think that's the case with Canada Post, unlike USPS they have cut costs massively over the years. USPS just amazes me with how cheap mailing stuff out is and they have so many vans and their natty uniforms - and their crippling debt.
I was reading some report that said the US taxpayer effectively subsidises junk mail by making it so cheap to send out as the USPS is helped by taxpayers. Try getting USPS to stop delivering junk mail, it's next to impossible.
Here you just put a note in your mailbox and they stop delivering it. Although stamps cost much more.
I do agree on LCBO though, that's a racket.
I was reading some report that said the US taxpayer effectively subsidises junk mail by making it so cheap to send out as the USPS is helped by taxpayers. Try getting USPS to stop delivering junk mail, it's next to impossible.
Here you just put a note in your mailbox and they stop delivering it. Although stamps cost much more.
I do agree on LCBO though, that's a racket.
USPS receives no tax money from the US Government, they are required by law to be self sufficient.
The reason they wont stop junk mail is due to those companies paying to have the mail sent, its a source of revenue for the postal service.
"The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations."
Source: USPS.com
Jun 20th 2011, 5:57 am
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Re: Canadian Postal Service
As much as I sympathize with the Postal Workers, personally I gave up using the mail years ago for anything important.
