Canada Post employees have gone on strike as of Friday, November 15, with their union releasing a list of demands that includes free sex changes.  

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced their points of contention on Friday, as thousands of workers nationwide have stopped delivering mail.  

Among their gripes is the fact that their employees can’t get sex change operations for free, as indicated by their inclusion of “gender-affirming care” to their benefits plan, along with other financial items.

Just as woke, the CUPW is asking for “precautionary cessation of work for pregnant and breastfeeding employees,” rather than “women.” 

The CUPW did not include any of this language in their press release on the strike this morning, opting for a more conventional argument surrounding fair wages and safe working conditions. 

CUPW’s website lists a swath of unresolved issues, including wage increases in line with inflation, adding 10 paid medical days and 7 paid personal days, allowing medical days to be banked, and protections against technological change.

The strike is causing significant disruptions in mailing service across the country, at a time of increased demand due to the upcoming Holiday and Black Friday sales. 

Canadian Businessman and President of Shopify, Harley Finkelstein, has called on the Federal Government to show their “backbone” and force the strike to end. 

“Canada Post is going on strike 2 weeks before Black Friday devastates small businesses,” he posted on X.  

Shopify is Canada’s second most valuable company, second to only the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Shopify is responsible for streamlining digital dashboards and operations for small businesses with online stores. 

Purolator employees have decided to “stand in solidarity” with Canada Post workers by not handling any packages associated with Canada Post for as long as the strike persists. 

Purolator is also a subsidiary of Canada Post, a crown corporation that benefits from the government-imposed monopoly through the Canada Post Corporation Act granting it exclusive privilege over all letter mail to or from any point in Canada. 

Canada Post’s advantages haven’t held it from significant scrutiny in the past, including scandals revolving around privacy and vaccine mandates. 

Last year in May, Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner stated that Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from outside the envelopes and packages to build marketing lists that it rents out to private businesses.