[Newsbot]

Title: Postal strike to kick off in Winnipeg
Category: Business
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2011-06-02 19:03:51
Canadian

[Curtman]

Just f***ing great. As if eBay didn't take long enough as it was.

[ShepherdsDog]

Fedex, DHS or purolator. That's what we're doing for my son's visa from the Taiwanese visa office in Vancouver

[Benn]

Reality to Canada Post, you no longer have a monopoly on the way letters etc are sent around, welcome to the 21st century, take the $19 an hour, its a great starting salary for a job that really "should not" even require high school.

Anyone know what this dangerous technology they have implemented here in Winnipeg is?

[martin14]

Jees, the Peggers are getting all the luck these days.


First the NHL team coming back, then they are the happy recipients of a break in
junk mail.

Congrats

[Curtman]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

Fedex, DHS or purolator. That's what we're doing for my son's visa from the Taiwanese visa office in Vancouver

Yeah, but that doesn't help for stuff that is already on the way.

[Brenda]

I'm still waiting for a package to arrive that was sent to me 2 years ago...

[Dragon-Dancer]

I think you should probably stop waiting on that one...

[Caelon]

No there is still hope for another 25+ years. Every now and then Canada Post stops hiding a letter or package and delivers it! Brenda just might get lucky some time in the distant future.

[OnTheIce]

Benn Benn:

Reality to Canada Post, you no longer have a monopoly on the way letters etc are sent around, welcome to the 21st century, take the $19 an hour, its a great starting salary for a job that really "should not" even require high school.

Anyone know what this dangerous technology they have implemented here in Winnipeg is?

$19 just to start plus full benefits and pension.

[Lemmy]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

$19 just to start plus full benefits and pension.

How do you figure the "plus" part? Benefits and pension are deducted from pay.

[andyt]

You think only the worker pays for benefits and pension? The employer also pays a share so that has to be considered as part of the cost. With our MP's they pay 1 part, we pay 4 for their pensions. You'd think a labor economist would know this stuff.

[OnTheIce]

Lemmy Lemmy:

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

$19 just to start plus full benefits and pension.

How do you figure the "plus" part? Benefits and pension are deducted from pay.

Thanks Capt. Obvious.

"Plus" also means "in addition" to.

Meanwhile, their benefit package is quite nice compared to their contribution.

I wouldn't be complaining if I was in that role as a new 'postie'.

[Curtman]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Lemmy Lemmy:

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

$19 just to start plus full benefits and pension.

How do you figure the "plus" part? Benefits and pension are deducted from pay.

Thanks Capt. Obvious.

"Plus" also means "in addition" to.

Meanwhile, their benefit package is quite nice compared to their contribution.

I wouldn't be complaining if I was in that role as a new 'postie'.

Or maybe you should be complaining that there is no union looking out for you.

[Lemmy]

andyt andyt:

You think only the worker pays for benefits and pension? The employer also pays a share so that has to be considered as part of the cost. With our MP's they pay 1 part, we pay 4 for their pensions. You'd think a labor economist would know this stuff.

Fuck off, andy. You're getting ahead of me.