Canada Post Union Talks with Jobs Minister Over Final Offers
Friday, May 30, 2025, 1:21 pm
In a high-stakes bout of labor negotiations, Canada Post union representatives met with the federal jobs minister to deliberate final offers amid a persistent overtime ban. The discussions, unfolding against a backdrop of diminishing mail volumes and mounting frustration, have left many wondering if a quick fix is really on the horizon.
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Canada Post says the parties are at an impasse and that the best hope of reaching a new agreement is a vote administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board
Plus tôt cette semaine, Postes Canada a présenté ses «offres finales» au syndicat représentant 55 000 travailleurs.
OTTAWA – Negotiators for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers were reportedly speechless following the latest proposal from Canada Post: that all employees kick in to help cover last year’s $1.3-billion deficit. “We think it’s only fair that everyone splits the bill,” explained Canada Post CFO Gene…
Officials with the union representing Canada Post workers are meeting with the federal jobs minister as the overtime ban continues.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is meeting with postal union officials in Ottawa today amid an overtime ban and declining mail volumes at a beleaguered Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the afternoon sit-down is going ahead with secretary of state for labour John Zerucelli present as…
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