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Canada Post says it has begun testing an entire shift of employees for COVID-19 at a Mississauga, Ont., facility after 121 workers there tested positive in the last three weeks.

  TORONTO -- More than 100 employees of a Canada Post facility in Mississauga, Ont. have tested positive for COVID-19 so far this month. The Crown corporation confirmed Wednesday that there had been 121 cases at its Dixie Road location. Public Health has confirmed that Canada Post is able to maintain its operations. Any employees who do test positive will leave the workplace and self-isolate," Canada Post said in a statement. According to the Crown corporation, more than 4,500 employees a...

In December the leadership of the United Auto Workers reached a settlement with the Justice Department that opens the door to election of top union officers by referendum vote of the membership. That might well end more than 70 years of one-party control and help democratize a union once known for animated internal debate and competitive leadership contests. The settlement

"We are completely in the dark," the veteran Massachusetts carrier told Insider. "I wish I had more information for my customers."

  WINNIPEG -- A backlog in shipping means some gifts might not make it under the tree in time for Christmas. The holiday season is the busiest time for postal services and the pandemic isnt helping. The Winnipeg chapter of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said mail service has been at a Christmas level volume since May. Attributing it to an increase in online shopping amid COVID-19, its creating a stressful time for the mail service. "We have workers who are working up to twelve-hour...

Ontario lockdown doesnt do anything to help warehouse workers, says advocate Ontario-wide lockdown measures set to kick in on Boxing Day leave the provinces most vulnerable workers in the lurch, says advocate Gagandeep Kaur. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 22, 2020 5:11 PM ET | Last Updated: December 22, 2020 Critics say Amazon has done too little to protect the health and safety of its workers, even as founder Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world.(Mark Lennihan/The Associa...

Posted: Dec 23, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 Canada Post says it is experiencing a record volume of parcels. The union representing postal workers says volume has been high since the pandemic started in March, and there has been a backlog since Black Friday.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

Postal Service Disruption Royal Mail is suspending all Postal services to Europe and international destinations with immediate effect. All Gibraltars mail for international destinations (except UK and Spain) is delivered through our UK mail partners. Therefore, no items for these destinations will be accepted until the service is resumed by Royal Mail. All mail and postal services within Gibraltar, to the UK and to Spain are unaffected by these disruptions. It is unclear how long this di...

Postal Service disruption The Royal Mail has suspended all postal services to Europe and international destinations with immediate effect. “All Gibraltars mail for international destinations, except UK and Spain, is delivered through our UK mail partners. Therefore, no items for these destinations will be accepted until the service is resumed by Royal Mail,” said a statement from the Royal Gibraltar Post Office. “All mail and postal services within Gibraltar, to the UK and to Spain are ...

Exhausted retail workers denied pay equal to Canada Post staff, even with hike in package volumes Retail employees working behind Canada Post counters are making close to minimum wage for performing the same tasks as their unionized counterparts. "They feel like its a slap in the face," a labour leader says. Social Sharing