If you recently ordered something online, it might take longer than usual to get to the Parkland.
Because of the rotating strikes, the processing plant in Toronto surpassed a record 260 trailers of parcels and packets waiting to be unloaded yesterday.
Jon Hamilton, a spokesperson for Canada Post, explains why there is going to be a delay.
“A large percentage of what Canadians order online comes through Toronto. The businesses are located there, they pack it in their warehouse, and then they send it to our facility in Toronto to be processed and then shipped out to right across the country. When that’s operational, it’s a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, Toronto has been shut down for five days through these rotating strikes. It just came back today.”
He says Canada Post has tabled a significant offer with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to bring the strike to an end. With hopes that it can be resolved before black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season kicks into gear.
Clearing the backlog will be much more difficult with the shut-downs and the unions not allowing any overtime to be worked by employees.
Canada post ships two out of three parcels shipped in Canada.
