Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the following petition.
The petitioners are saying that rural route mail couriers often earn less than minimum wage and have working conditions reminiscent of another era; that they are not allowed to bargain collectively to improve their wages and working conditions like other workers; and that private sector workers who deliver mail in rural areas have collective bargaining rights, as do public sector workers who deliver mail for Canada Post in urban areas; that section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act prohibits RMCs from having collective bargaining rights; and that this denial of basic rights helps Canada Post keep the wages and working conditions of RMCs at an unfair level and discriminates against rural workers.
Therefore the petitioners call upon Parliament to repeal section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act.