This is Your Country under Conservative Rule: Union fights Canada Post privatization

from the CBC:


Union to fight Canada Post privatization
Crown corporation planning to outsource contact centres

Last Updated: Monday, April 5, 2010 |
The Canadian Press


A union representing 2,000 Canada Post employees says it will fight the Crown corporation's plan to privatize parts of its operations.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says Canada Post's plan to outsource contact centres and the National Philatelic Centre will "badly damage" the quality of Canada's postal service.

The plan would eliminate more than 300 jobs across the country. Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Fredericton and Antigonish, N.S. would be affected by the changes.

Robyn Benson, the union's regional executive vice-president for the Prairies, said the affected areas would lose local contact with Canada Post, as well as jobs.

Benson also said privatization of the corporation's answering services could compromise confidential information provided by Canadians. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/04/05/canada-post.html