Canada Post Says Parcel Volume Is Down 50% From Last Year Amid Overtime Ban

Canada Post Says Parcel Volume Is Down 50% From Last Year Amid Overtime Ban
A Canada Post employee returns to a delivery depot in Vancouver, on Dec. 17, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Canada Post says its parcel shipping volumes are down 50 percent from this time last year as uncertainty about a work stoppage holds back orders.

The Crown corporation and its union were back at the bargaining table on the weekend hoping to settle a long-standing dispute over wages and other prospective changes aimed at keeping the struggling postal service afloat.