Canada Post

 Well, I guess the thirty (30) days past and nothing is resolved.  From the Canada Post website (link below), this is the present situation:

With strike mandate set to expire August 25, the union is setting the stage to issue 72-hour strike notice

Posted on Aug. 17, 2016 by Canada Post in News Releases  https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/blogs/announcements/details.page?article=2016/08/17/with_strike_mandate_&cattype=announcements&cat=newsreleases

OTTAWA – Following nine months of negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), it is clear that talks have reached an impasse. The postal service must adapt to its new reality as Canadians lead increasingly digital lives. The union has unfortunately shown no interest in addressing the fundamental issues that threaten the long-term future of the postal service. They are now focused on prolonging their strike mandate and the uncertainty it continues to cause for employees and Canadians.

The union’s 60-day strike mandate, based on a vote by their membership earlier this year, is set to expire on August 25, 2016. This timeline is set in the Canada Labour Code. Rather than secure the renewed support of their members through a vote, the union is looking at other ways to extend their strike mandate. They are looking for the Corporation’s support to extend the strike mandate on behalf of employees, which is unprecedented and would be completely inappropriate. It would only provide further uncertainty for employees and Canadians. Therefore, Canadians could expect a 72-hour strike notice to be issued by the union between now and August 25, 2016.

On the other hand, a news story says:

 Therefore:  If you wish to ship your goodie box and you are within Canada, you must decide for yourself:

 1.   We can ship today or tomorrow, until they shut down, but that might leave your goods sitting in a warehouse or way station till they go back to work  - YOU MUST DECIDE if you are willing to risk that.

 2.   We can hold your goodie box, and that might be the best idea.

 3.   If we ship after the strike starts, we will use UPS and nothing else.

 4.   We can ship by an alternative means of your choice:  There are other carriers, like Purolator, CanPar, UPS, FedEx, and Greyhound, to name a few.  Some are quite reasonable, if not quite so much as Canada Post.  You will have to set it up, pre-pay, and provide the waybill.

 We will not provide estimates.  We cannot spend hours going through various weights, measures, and postal codes to determine possible costs for shipping, with various services. 

 Please do not call to ask our clerks any question about shipping.  They have no idea of what you might or ought to do.  Any calls about shipping will be referred back to this media page.  If anyone tells you anything else, it is not to be considered from PWRS or reliable information as to what we might tell you.

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