Canada Post warns no end in sight for strike after receiving latest union proposals
By The Canadian Press on December 9, 2024.
A Canada Post logo is seen on the outside of the Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
As the Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers neared the end of its 25th day, the postal service warned that a speedy resolution is unlikely.
In a statement Monday, Canada Post said the latest proposals from the union widen the gap between the two parties.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers provided details on those demands Monday. They include wage increases, a cost of living allowance, and more job protections.
The union said in a bulletin to members that it’s calling on Canada Post to seriously consider its proposals, adding that the latest proposal includes demands voted on by members across the country.
The strike began Nov. 14, and federal mediation was put on hold nearly two weeks ago due to the sides being too far apart.
Calls for government intervention have been mounting from the business community, but so far the government has said it’s not stepping in.
The federal government has intervened in other high-profile labour disputes recently by advising the labour board to order binding arbitration.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 9, 2024.
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If Canada posts made huge profits like an airline or bank I’d have some sympathy for the union .
Time to sell this money pit, that has bled $748 million in 2023, $3 billion since 2018. Now they are warning that taxpayers are going to be on the hook for some of those losses! Sell it! Let private sector come in to take over some of the operations and send these strikers into the unemployment lines!