PROTEST PLANNED
Spectator file photo
Postal
workers in Hamilton are holding a protest Monday, Jan. 27 against Canada
Post's plan to phase out door-to-door home delivery.
Hamilton postal workers will protest
outside the Federal Building at 55 Bay St. N. to show their opposition
to the slashing of door-to-door residential delivery service.
The protest, scheduled for Monday at 3
p.m., will include active rank and file members of the Canadian Union of
Postal Workers as well as retired CUPW members and other union groups
in the city.
The public is also invited to join.
Similar protests will take place across the country, timed with the reconvening of Parliament.
Canada Post announced the planned cuts
in December, blaming rising costs and falling mail volumes. They also
announced plans to raise the price of stamps by more than 35 per cent to
85 cents when purchased in a booklet. Single stamps will cost $1
starting in March.
The controversial plan to phase out home
delivery within five years was met with criticism, especially from
those concerned the service cuts will hit seniors and the disabled
especially hard.
The Hamilton Spectator
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