Canada Post workers call for working class to mobilize in opposition to Liberal government’s strike ban

Canada Post workers call for working class to mobilize in opposition to Liberal government’s strike ban

From the article: "Opposition to the Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government's imminent criminalization of the more than four week-long strike at Canada Post is... With the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) expected to place its rubber stamp, Monday or Tuesday, on the government’s de facto order that the 55,000 postal workers be forced back-to-work, calls are growing for a mass mobilization of the working class to defend postal workers and the right to strike. ..."

Article Reference: www.wsws.org

Postal Service to shutter sixty percent of mail processing plants in just over a year

Postal Service plans to close about 300 mail processing plants

From the article: "...The agency mentioned the downsizing in a paper released last week urging congressional action to eliminate layoff protections in union agreements as part of an effort to cut 220,000 career positions by 2015...."

Article Reference: www.federaltimes.com
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Postal Service wants to break labor agreements to layoff employees

Postal Service asks Congress to allow 120,000 layoffs, overhaul benefits

From the article: "...the United States Postal Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 workers. It also wants congressional approval to replace existing government health care and retirement plans. ..."

Article Reference: cnn.com
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