B.C. charities worried Canada Post strike will affect fundraising efforts

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Posted November 17, 2024 4:32 pm

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4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

Story continues beneath advertisement

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

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Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

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 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Story continues beneath advertisement

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Story continues beneath advertisement

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

Story continues beneath advertisement

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

Story continues beneath advertisement

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Story continues beneath advertisement

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Story continues beneath advertisement

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

By The Staff The Canadian Press

 Union president   addresses public’s concerns'

4:58 Canada Post strike: Union president addresses public’s concerns

Canada Post workers stay connected onslaught for a 3rd day. It began connected Friday, with implicit 55,000 employees joining the picket lines. The organization's nationalist national president addresses the concerns of tiny concern owners and charities — who are reliant connected postal services.

Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits said they are disquieted the Canada Post onslaught volition jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts.

Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission successful Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s gross usually comes betwixt Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a message onslaught astatine this clip of the twelvemonth is “detrimental” since truthful galore donations travel successful the mail.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ combat and hopes determination volition beryllium a solution soon, and successful the meantime they are exploring different ways to link with donors.

“Our squad is having to revisit however they’re going to nonstop retired definite things oregon however they’re going to link with our donors, conscionable due to the fact that we bash nonstop retired rather a spot of message astatine this clip of year,” said Mucci.

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Workers astatine Canada Post went connected onslaught Friday aft failing to scope a negotiated statement with their employer.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said astir 55,000 workers are striking, claiming small advancement has been made successful the bargaining process.

Meanwhile, Canada Post said it’s “disappointed” with the decision, which volition “have a important and contiguous impact millions of Canadians, tiny businesses and charities who number connected Canada Post during the engaged vacation season.”

Gregory Ould, co-founder of Vancouver-based foundation Blanket BC Society, said his enactment counts connected ample donations done the message from a Canadian mattress institution to assistance radical successful the winter, and he’s disquieted the onslaught volition impact the families, refugees and stateless radical the enactment serves.

Trending Now

Ould said the nine usually distributes astir 5,000 to 8,000 blankets betwixt this clip of the twelvemonth and December, and if the onslaught drags on, it volition impact the magnitude of blankets they tin administer this winter.

Story continues beneath advertisement

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said successful a station connected X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, that helium has formally appointed Peter Simpson, manager wide of the national mediation and conciliation services, arsenic a peculiar mediator to enactment negotiations betwixt the 2 parties.

Canadians request Canada Post and the national to scope an statement and the authorities is “making definite that these 2 groups person everything they request to scope a deal,” helium said successful his station connected Thursday.

As Canadians are exploring different ways to get their vacation gifts shipped, some Ould and Mucci are appealing for radical not to hide astir donating amid the strike.

Mucci said it would beryllium large if radical could see going online to marque donations.

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