Canada Post has laid off an unspecified number of management employees this week, saying the move is meant to cut costs and restructure amid an ongoing contract dispute.
In a memo sent to employees Oct. 28, Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger said the layoffs are being done in order to restructure the Crown corporation and better meet its “future needs,” according to a copy of the document sent to the Epoch Times by Canada Post. Several media outlets, citing anonymous sources, said dozens of management positions have been cut.
“While these decisions are sometimes necessary, they are never taken lightly,” Ettinger wrote, adding that the agency must “ensure our costs better align to our financial realities, which means our organization will be leaner at all levels going forward.”…