Tuesday, December 17, 2024, after 32 days of impasse in negotiations with the Canada Postal Strike, the Federal Labour Relations Board ordered postal workers to return to work at 8 AM.
In acknowledgment of Canada Post’s essential service and hope for final negotiations for the workers’ demands, the hand sign for this service.
My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a young female postal worker in a classical blue uniform with a tie, showing the ASL hand sign for MAIL and LETTER.
The Thumb of A hand touches the lips then taps down on the opposite A hand’s thumb, like attaching a stamp to a letter.
This hand sign is also for LETTER, not the package, but the characters that combine to make words.
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My ASL Dictionary also contains an older variant of the hand sign for a letter in an envelope. A cartoon of a Mail Clerk dressed in his blue Jacket shows the ASL hand sign for LETTER.
The thumb of A hand near the mouth lowers to the opposite extended B hand, like planting a stamp on an envelope.
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In the dictionary, the thumb lands on the index finger for the upper corner of the envelope. The animation is an upgrade to the sign, having the thumb land in the opposite upper corner of the palm.