Canada Post union negotiations intensify as strike deadline looms
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:20 am
Canada Post finds itself at the center of a tense labour standoff as union representatives scrutinize the latest offers with a looming 72‑hour strike notice and a Friday midnight deadline. Both sides appear to be trading barbs and counteroffers in what can only be described as a high-stakes postal chess match, leaving workers and customers anxiously waiting for the next move.
While the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) had asked for two weeks to review and consider the offer, Canada Post turned down their demand.
Canadians could soon find out if there will be another labour disruption at the national postal operator.
In a bulletin posted late Wednesday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it identified a number of areas where the offers disappoint, namely on wages and cost-of-living adjustments
Canada Post workers are two days away from taking potential job action, but as the Crown corporation presents new offers, here's a look at the numbers surrounding the talks.
We were once utterly reliant upon the mail, but no longer. There are better alternatives, and those regular strikes pushed us into discovering them
A 72-hour strike notice was issued on Tuesday with the deadline set as Friday midnight for a potential strike
So they’re at it again. In spite of the fact that they are operating a business which is losing $1 billion a year, give or take, the postal union not only wants a pay raise, but they want to limit any attempt by the post office to reduce costs. Reducing delivery from five days to […]
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