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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Most Canadians would support reducing mail delivery, new survey finds
Most Canadians support decreasing mail deliveries and other big changes to the way Canada Post operates, according to a new survey. 'With the future of the Crown corporation in question, Canadians are open to changes to its operations and are more willing to subsidize future losses than they are to want Canada Post to be privatized,' according to a press release by the non-profit pollster Angus Reid Institute on Wednesday. Seven in 10, or 72 per cent, of respondents support reducing mail delivery to three days a week, according to the data. The same percentage of Canadians surveyed say they endorse the idea of the postal service branching out into other services, such as banking and parcel lockers. More than half at 52 per cent believe Canada Post should be able to use non-union gig workers to deliver mail and parcels if it 'improves cost and service quality,' according to the pollster. The findings were released in the wake of a dispute between Canada Post and its unionized workers. The postal service and its employees have been trying to reach a new deal for the past year and a half while Canada Post's financial situation deteriorates, The Canadian Press reported. In addition, the Angus Reid Institute found that 59 per cent of Canadians surveyed opposed privatizing all of Canada Post, compared to 26 per cent who supported that potential move. When it comes to privatizing the Crown corporation in part, 47 per cent of respondents are against that option while 38 per cent support it. The Angus Reid Institute did a self-commissioned online survey from June 2 to 8 involving a random sample of 4,067 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For comparison purposes, it stated that the probability sample has a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
CBS News
24-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
LA City Council approves minimum wage raise for airport and hotel workers
Airport and hotel union workers have been demanding big raises scored a major victory on Friday after the Los Angeles City Council approved a massive raise. The new ordinance will increase the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers, previously $20 an hour, by 56% over the next three years. By the time the Olympics arrive in Southern California, they will be earning $30 an hour. Union workers pleaded their case for the higher wage ordinance during the debate at City Hall last week. "People understand the concept that when people have more money in their pockets, they spend it," one worker said. The new minimum wage will apply to hotels with more than 60 rooms, private companies at LAX, airlines and concessions. Several council members and the LA Tourism and Convention Board opposed the ordinance. The board warned that an Oxford University study shows that the wage increase would devastate an already fragile business, hit hard by the wildfires and national politics. "A $30 an hour wage would result, on an annual basis, in the loss of $2.3 billion in local business sales, $55 million in local tax revenues and most unfortunately, the loss of 15,000 jobs," tourism board CEO Adam Burke said. Council members rejected several attempted changes to the ordinance, making it clear that the higher wages are intended to send a message. "When we talk about who talks about who deserves a living wage, it's anybody in the boundaries of that workplace, within the hotel," Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez said. The chief executive of the company that runs the Hilton in Universal City told the LA Times that the wage hikes are going to scare investors away and potentially kill a $250 million expansion project at his property.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Over 100 Sea-Tac passenger workers rally for contract negotiations
About 120 passenger service union workers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport gathered on Saturday to rally for changes to their contract. These workers include wheelchair agents, cabin cleaners, and ramp agents. The SEIU6 are calling for changes to their healthcare, higher wages and stronger protections for immigrant workers. 'The airport bargaining team is fighting for greater security and peace of mind for their many immigrant and refugee coworkers. These protections include union representation if there is a process of reverification, and a leave of absence for workers to tend to immigration matters without losing seniority for up to 12 months,' the union said in an email. The union met at the Sea-Tac flag pavilion for the rally as contract bargaining heats up.
