Perhaps hoping to stay off the naughty list, striking Canada Post workers in NOTL have committed to making sure Santa Claus gets his mail this Christmas season.
With the nation’s postal strike now two weeks old and mediation talks between the two sides temporarily suspended as of Wednesday, negotiations between Old Saint Nick and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 614 have reached a deal.
“Santa is so joyous that we’re still going to be able to get the letters to him in the North Pole,” said LouAnne Binning, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 614, which represents workers in NOTL.
It didn’t take long for Binning and her team to come to an agreement with Santa.
In fact, the conversation on the part of the union was more of a reassurance than a negotiation.
“We as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have always helped Santa out as Santa’s helpers and we decided that we are not going to let our work disruption affect getting those letters out,” said Binning.
Children can drop their letters to Santa in a bin outside the Queen Street post office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday to Friday throughout the work disruption.
“They are going to be sent up to Santa on a weekly basis, so that Santa gets everybody’s letters every week,” said Binning.
