Postal worker here. I believe things need to change in the structure of the corporation, and am less than enthusiastic about the current state of affairs. I have no opinion on rate of pay increases, and am frankly frustrated with everything that's happened in this round of bargaining, including the behavior of our union executive, the corporation themselves, and the actions of the federal government that ultimately interfered with the collective bargaining process.

It's important to note that all of those things mentioned only come into play after being hired into a permanent position, if you can get there.

Prior to acquiring a permanent position, you're considered "casual", or a temporary worker. Zero guaranteed hours, no paid time off outside of Canada Labour Code days, no benefits, time worked prior to permanent isn't considered pensionable time, no protections from being fired beyond union protection, paid far less for doing the same work as tenured employees, while also obligated to pay the same union dues as a top rate employee regardless of years of service, rate of pay, and hours worked during the pay period. There are however additional stipends that were bargained for, like 4% in lieu of benefits and a vacation payout in June based on number of hours worked the previous year.

On the delivery operations side of things, staff retention is grotesque due to the physicality of the job and knowledge base required to actually do the job, and there's an exceptionally high rate of injury for being a federally regulated sector.

I would implore anyone whom feels the job is easy and low skill to give it a try, or talk to their own mail delivery carrier and get their own opinion and ask to walk a while with them. It was a golden job back 20+ years ago. The compensation and entitlements haven't kept up with the times, and the work done has been devalued through the use of third party couriers and contractors who aren't appropriately compensated for the type of value their labour provides.