Omicron and winter weather have Canada Post working hard to keep up in N.L. – CBC

More contagious variant means more workers called in to cover for sick and self-isolating: union leader

Jan 19, 2022

A Canada Post union leader in St. John’s says postal employees are working hard to keep mail on time despite winter weather and COVID-19-positive co-workers.

Craig Dyer, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ St. John’s local, said there have been delays in mail delivery but measures have been taken to keep letters and packages moving.

“There have been some small delays. We have Identified nine postal workers in the St. John’s metro area that have tested positive, and of course what comes with that is other people following public health measures and isolating until they get a test,” said Dyer.

Several carriers at a post office outside the metro area had to self-isolate after one tested positive, said Dyer, causing a delay of one day.

He said mail was also slowed down after there was a problem with one of Canada Post’s transportation grids, where a driver tested positive.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/canada-post-newfoundland-omicron-1.6318892