Canada Post given 72-hour strike notice, but job action uncertain

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has fixed 72-hour onslaught announcement to Canada Post.

The announcement is for some the union’s municipality and agrarian and suburban bargaining units.

In a merchandise aboriginal Tuesday morning, the national says workers volition beryllium successful a ineligible onslaught presumption arsenic of Friday if negotiated settlements person not been reached.

However, the national says its nationalist enforcement committee has yet to determine if a occupation enactment volition hap astatine the deadline, saying that volition beryllium connected Canada Post’s actions astatine the bargaining array successful the coming days.

“After astir a twelvemonth of bargaining, contempt our champion efforts, the parties stay acold isolated connected galore issues,” the national said successful statement.

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Canada Post’s latest declaration connection included yearly wage increases that amounted to 11.5 per cent implicit 4 years. It besides offered extortion of the defined payment pension for existent employees, arsenic good arsenic occupation information and wellness benefits.

The national has rejected the proposal.

The national announced past period that its members had voted overwhelmingly to enactment a onslaught if a woody could not beryllium reached astatine the bargaining table.