Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage.
In a short statement Sunday, the Crown corporation said both sides have agreed not to give the required 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout 91裸聊视频渁s long as the talks are productive.91裸聊视频� It said operations are continuing as normal.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers could have been in a legal strike position as of Sunday, after a cooling-off period in the contract talks ended the day before, but has yet to issue a strike notice. The union said Friday that a notice could still be issued 91裸聊视频渁t any time91裸聊视频� if talks break down.
Canada Post presented its latest contract offer last week which included annual wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over four years. The new proposal also protects the defined benefit pension for current employees, as well as their job security and health benefits. The corporation says the offer will 91裸聊视频渆nsure current employees don91裸聊视频檛 lose ground.91裸聊视频�
On Wednesday, the union said Canada Post91裸聊视频檚 offer 91裸聊视频渋s far from what we are demanding and deserve.91裸聊视频� The union announced earlier in the week its members had voted overwhelmingly to support a strike if a deal could not be reached at the bargaining table. It said preliminary results showed 95.8 per cent of urban workers and 95.5 per cent of rural workers voted to back the strike mandate.
Canada Post, meanwhile, said in its statement Sunday that it is 91裸聊视频渞apidly falling behind in today91裸聊视频檚 highly competitive, customer-focused parcel delivery market.91裸聊视频� Last week, the corporation said it lost $490 million in the first six months of 2024, and $3 billion since 2018. The company said it wants to negotiate 91裸聊视频渁 more flexible and affordable delivery model91裸聊视频� that would include parcel delivery seven days a week.
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon met last Thursday with the union and Canada Post management to encourage them to reach a negotiated settlement.
