CASTLEGAR, BC – Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior) is furious about the treatment of area postal workers discovered by one his staff during a visit to the Castlegar Post Office (PO) yesterday. “It is clear that the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) feels empowered to degrade their employees in any way they choose knowing full [...]
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ATAMANENKO UNCOVERS ABUSE OF AREA WORKERS BY CANADA POST
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Postal Legislation – Affront to Democracy
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011For Immediate Release – June 27, 2011 Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP, (BC Southern Interior) says that the lock-out imposed by Canada Post management was a draconian tactic to trample the rights of Canadian workers. Although they had initiated rotating strikes, postal workers agreed to keep the mail moving. Once the lock-out was announced, [...]
Atamanenko Condemns Recent Canada Post Move
Friday, December 17th, 2010Castlegar, BC – BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, in a letter to Canada Post CEO, Stewart Bacon, implores the crown corporation to rescind a recent policy shift. “Approximately 72 full and part-time postal workers in BC have received notices that their hours will be cut back. One woman whom I spoke to will have [...]
Letter to Canada Post: Christina Lake service
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010November 2, 2010 Ottawa, ON Ms. Caron Zukowsky, Local Area Manager Canada Post 530 Gaston Ave. Kelowna, BC V1Y 2K0 Dear Ms. Zukowsky, I have been approached by a number of residents of Christina Lake who are concerned about the proposed reduction of staffing levels at their post office. It appears that, although public hours [...]
Canada Post Petition presented in Ottawa
Thursday, June 17th, 2010from the official record of parliament, June 17, 2010: Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I have here over 700 names of people from South Okanagan and other parts of British Columbia who are concerned about the fact that Canada Post has announced that it will be removing mail processing from [...]
Atamanenko Slams Budget Bill
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010OTTAWA – B.C. Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko is extremely disappointed that the Conservative budget bill C-9 was adopted in the House of Commons on June 8th. “This bill paves the way for the privatization of Canada Post and authorizes the sale of the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. with no debate or public scrutiny. [...]
Background and Debate on Budget Implementation Act
Friday, June 4th, 2010On June 3, BILL C-9 – The Budget Implementation Act – was debated. Alex Atamanenko and other New Democrats argued for the need to extract non-budget items of business for full debate and scrutiny. Read Alex debating here BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE: There are several issues within the Budget Bill C-9- The Budget Implementation Act [...]
Atamanenko Slams Latest Plan by Canada Post
Friday, May 14th, 2010CASTLEGAR, BC – Canada-wide changes proposed by Canada Post that will see local mail rerouted from rural communities to sorting centres in cities have drawn the ire of local NDP Member of Parliament Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior). “This completely defies all logic,” stated Atamanenko. “In this riding, the result will be that some letters [...]
Atamamenko Critical of Post Office Amalgamation
Friday, February 12th, 2010BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, is questioning the January 11th amalgamation of the Trail and Rossland post offices with the Castlegar post office. According to Atamanenko, this step was taken without prior consultation with the communities affected. “Canada Post did not respect article 14 of the Canada Postal Service Charter which clearly states that [...]
Letter to Minister Merrifield
Friday, September 4th, 2009I have received a copy of a letter to you from the Town of Oliver (copy attached) requesting that “the federal government consult with local government stakeholders prior to taking any action which would impact rural community postal delivery services”.