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[–] GameGod@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

The situation kinda sucks but it is what it is. Basically, we've got private delivery firms with non-unionized employees and gig workers taking up the more lucrative package delivery business, with the crappy money-losing mail business going to Canada Post. Uniuni, Dragonfly, and Intelcom are replacing Canada Post. But Canada Post's union shot themselves in the foot by going on strike multiple times, for long enough that businesses switched away from using them because they're seen as unreliable now.

The gig worker model seems to be more efficient and clearly the investors of these companies agree, so I don't see any economic force that's going to stop things from continue in the direction that they are. There is still competition here though between these companies for small parcel delivery, so it's keeping shipping prices down.

P.S. this is also the model for private healthcare in Ontario that they're attempting - farm out the lucrative procedures to private clinics, with the expensive and risky treatments being done in public hospitals. So watch for that...

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

What the actual fuck - they sold SCI? Fuck me.

Reading these few points, I think the scheme is pretty clear. Sell all profit generating parts of Canada Post to private capital, then say Canada Post is losing money without mentioning that. Use the money-losing narrative to manufacture consent for further privatization. Fuck me.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

It's the same scam time and again, and they just keep getting away with it.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Can we have a longer write-up? I have not heard of Stephen Punwasi, he seems like a smart guy!

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

He seems pretty on top of things. Don't know if he does any longer form writing, but definitely insightful from my experience.