Sally Ann impacted by postal strike

And they get many donations in the mail, with a large chunk of donors in the 55-plus demographic and that poses a problem with postal services on hiatus for the past 25 days. Is that an unanticipated challenge?

“There is, obviously, we usually have a mailout campaign. I have a whole bunch printed, sitting in the office that just will not be getting out. So hopefully everybody you might see it in January. Give it to us then.”

And, the postal workers were on the picket lines at both Station “A” on Fifth Avenue and Station “B” on 15th Avenue today.

“We’re still getting a lot of positive energy from the honking of the horns and things like that,” says Rick Harris, President of CUPW, Local 812. “We understand that people are hurting right now and we sympathize with that, for sure. At the same time, Canada Post is refusing. They are refusing to negotiate a contract.”

The Canada Post strike has entered its 25th day and there is no end in sight for postal workers, like those represented by Local 812.

“I’ve said this before and I’ll keep saying it until people understand. We started negotiating in November of 2023. They didn’t make an offer for ten months and that offer wasn’t much of an offer. Why? They’re asking for concessions on the back of the workers who do the work and bring the money into the corporation. I don’t know.”

But what sets Prince George apart from other larger urban centres that, perhaps, rely more heavily on the mail to receive donations: its size. The city is not too big to simply pop by a drop off a cheque.

“If there are the mailers who still want to mail a financial contribution to us, they can just drop it off in our little kettles,” says Law. “Put your name on it so we’ve got the full details for the tax receipts. You can always come to see us and you can get a tour, too.”

He says online donations are becoming more popular and that has helped with financial donations tremendously.

by Cheryl Jahn

Sally Ann impacted by postal strike

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