A review commission is recommending widespread changes to Canada Post and how it moves the mail in an effort to improve its financial situation.
The commission was struck after the federal government ordered unionized workers back on the job, ending a strike which began just before Christmas.
Among the recommendations: end door-to-door letter mail delivery and allow the corporation to convert to community mailboxes; allow for the flexible use of part-time employees during the week and on weekends and; end a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices.
The commission says the changes would return Canada Post to some degree of financial stability.
The company and CUP-W had another stab at reaching an agreement this week but the corporation said those discussions proved fruitless. The commission recommends changes be made to collective agreements, and that all parties involved with the mail realize that the world has changed and that it’s time to evolve and adapt. Merely tinkering with the status quo is not an option, the report concludes.
