Friday May 27, 2022
We’ve all felt the pinch of gas price increases, but some of our members are also feeling it as a cost of doing their jobs. Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers who use their vehicles are compensated for the vehicle and mileage, but recent price hikes at the pumps are cutting into their earnings. Canada Post fuel surcharges defray the cost of fuel for a lot of CPC operations, but not for the RSMC’s. The upcoming COLA payment helps with the cost of living, but RSMC’s need help with the cost of working too.
Their mileage compensation is fixed at the cap for non-taxable mileage compensation. If they make more than that cap, then all their vehicle compensation all becomes taxable. So the only way to get more in RSMC’s pockets to pay for gas is for the federal government to increase that cap. The cap was set in December 2021 based on 2021 inflation numbers, but we’re in a whole new situation now, especially at the pumps.
This petition initiated by our RSMC’s, is a way we can all support the call for the federal government to act.
Further steps will follow to try to put the responsibility for fuel costs back on the employer where it belongs, for economic and enviromental reasons, but first we are trying to secure some immediate financial relief for our members.
This petition, now closed, was initiated as a way we can all support the call for the federal government to act.
We would like to thank everyone who signed.
Further steps will follow to try to put the responsibility for fuel costs back on the employer where it belongs, for economic and environmental reasons, but first we are trying to secure some immediate financial relief for our members.