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CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Canadians weigh in on Canada Post usage as crucial vote nears
A Canada Post employee returns to a delivery depot in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Fifty-five thousand Canada Post employees are set to vote this week on the latest offer for a new collective bargaining agreement. The potential new deal would see wages jump more than 13 per cent while adding more part-time workers. Negotiations between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have been ongoing for more than 18 months. 'We put forward the offers. We hope they see it as a reasonable path forward that provides certainty,' said Canada Post spokesperson Jon Hamilton. But the union sees things differently. 'We feel like we are dealing with a mugger, and the post office is trying to take a whole bunch of stuff from us,' said CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant. As the impasse continues, CTV asked Canadians how much they rely on Canada Post. 'I don't send any mail or anything, so I don't really use it,' said Gurpreet Singh, a student at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Judith Boyce, a senior who also lives in Halifax, still sends and receives mail regularly. 'I use it for maybe paying bills,' Boyce said. She wasn't alone. 'Our family mails letters and parcels to family and friends weekly,' said John Clark. Others like Pat McDonell, appreciate the old-school nostalgia and tradition that Canada Post has to offer. 'I have to admit I like to receive things from Canada Post,' said McDonell. 'As opposed to electronically.' Canada Post has served communities across the country since 1867. But how people use the service often depends on where they live, said Ed McHugh, a marketing professor at Mount Saint Vincent University. 'The hard part about this story is that I fear for rural Canadians,' said McHugh. 'There are a lot of delivery companies that won't deliver to rural Newfoundland, or rural Alberta, or rural British Columbia.' He added that Canada Post has seen a decline in use among younger Canadians. 'I'm sure they know what Amazon Prime is, but they don't know what Canada Post is,' said McHugh. Ashleigh Marshall, who is in her 20s, admitted she doesn't use the postal service at all. 'I feel like some demographics use it more than others,' said Marshall. 'I would say it's not super relevant to my everyday life.' Still, there are those who remain loyal to Canada Post. 'We get a lot of junk mail basically,' said Boyce. 'But still, I would hate to see it disappear.' She hopes Canada Post and the union avoid a strike and work toward strengthening the role of a service that dates back to Confederation.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
‘Pay us what you owe us': WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts
All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night's WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read 'Pay us what you owe us.' The shirts come after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement at an in-person meeting Thursday. The league's players opted out of their last CBA in October, and are looking for a better revenue-sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits and a softer salary cap. 'I'm just so inspired by the amount of players that showed up, the engagement that was there,' WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike said. 'That's really what it's all about. Because the more that happens, the more that we're going to be able to get things done. I think today we're going to be able to use this conversation to start rolling the ball on things.' After the failed negotiations, many players said there was a large discrepancy between what they wanted and what the league was offering. If a new CBA is not reached by October some players, including All-Stars Napheesa Collier and Angel Reese, have mentioned the potential of a walkout.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Caitlin Clark Makes Thoughts On WNBA Pay Protest Clear
Caitlin Clark Makes Thoughts On WNBA Pay Protest Clear originally appeared on The Spun. As collective bargaining negotiations continue between the WNBA and its players, those representing the All-Star squads on Saturday made a pointed statement with their pregame shirts: "Pay Us What You Owe Us." Improving player pay has been a big topic of conversation around the league for years at this point. And now that its popularity has exploded, Caitlin Clark and others are looking to cash in. "This is where the money's at, so both sides are going to fight really hard for it," Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier said Friday. "So we just have to make them know that we're not backing down on this point." Clark expanded on that during her time with reporters where she was asked about how her brand sponsorships compare to her Indiana Fever salary. "Honestly, I feel like that's where we're really fortunate is that we have those other deals. And I think that's one of the things we're in the room fighting for," Clark said, via the Indy Star. "Like Phee said, we should be paid more and hopefully that's the case moving forward as the league continues to grow. That's probably the most important thing that we're in the room advocating for." While the NBA has a 50-50 split in profits the current agreement between the W and its players is 75-25 — and that's only if the league hits its "cumulative revenue target" for the season. To put that into further perspective the WNBA's supermax as of right now is $250,000 total, which is more than $600,000 less than the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will make per game next year. And while women's professional basketball obviously hasn't been as financially successful as the NBA over the course of its existence, its growth has been exponential and its becoming a real draw for hoops fans of all ages and Clark Makes Thoughts On WNBA Pay Protest Clear first appeared on The Spun on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
WNBA All-Stars Make Statement With Warmup Shirts Over CBA
All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night's WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read, 'Pay us what you owe us.' The shirts come after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement at an in-person meeting Thursday. The league's players opted out of their last CBA in October and are looking for a better revenue-sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits, and a softer salary cap. 'I'm just so inspired by the amount of players that showed up, the engagement that was there,' WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike said. 'That's really what it's all about. Because the more that happens, the more that we're going to be able to get things done. I think today we're going to be able to use this conversation to start rolling the ball on things.' After the failed negotiations, many players said there was a large discrepancy between what they wanted and what the league was offering. If a new CBA is not reached by October, some players including All-Stars Napheesa Collier and Angel Reese have mentioned the potential of a walkout.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
‘Pay us what you owe us': WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts
All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night's WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read 'Pay us what you owe us.' The shirts come after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement at an in-person meeting Thursday. The league's players opted out of their last CBA in October, and are looking for a better revenue-sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits and a softer salary cap. 'I'm just so inspired by the amount of players that showed up, the engagement that was there,' WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike said. 'That's really what it's all about. Because the more that happens, the more that we're going to be able to get things done. I think today we're going to be able to use this conversation to start rolling the ball on things.' After the failed negotiations, many players said there was a large discrepancy between what they wanted and what the league was offering. If a new CBA is not reached by October some players, including All-Stars Napheesa Collier and Angel Reese, have mentioned the potential of a walkout.
