Going on strike is no joke. It's not a decision we are making lightly and we wouldn't be making it at all if our employer weren't so determined to aggressively cut labour costs. We've told Canada Post there are alternatives to stripping all workers of their sick plan and new workers of their wages. Other postal administrations are rising to the challenge of declining mail volumes instead of stooping to attack their workers. For example, they're using their networks for services such as banking. In 2008, 44 countries had post offices with banking services that accounted for more than 20% of the total revenue. A postal bank existed in this country from 1867 to1969 as a trusted alternative to the big commercial banks. In the wake of the financial crisis, never has such an alternative been more relevant.
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/communityofinterest/archive/2011/06/08/why-we-strike-an-open-letter-from-canadian-union-of-postal-workers.aspx
