{"id":40770,"date":"2025-08-02T02:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40770\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T02:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:07:11","slug":"canada-post-workers-reject-final-contract-offers-after-vote-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40770\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Post workers reject \u2018final\u2019 contract offers after vote – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada Post<\/a> workers on Friday rejected the Crown corporation\u2019s latest contract offers after a two-week vote put directly to union members, further delaying a resolution to the longstanding labour dispute.<\/p>\n

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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said more than two-thirds of its separate rural and urban bargaining units voted against what Canada Post has called its \u201cfinal\u201d offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means negotiations between the parties remain unresolved,\u201d Canada Post said in a statement, adding it was \u201cevaluating its next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are disappointed in the results, we want to thank employees for participating in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

CUPW leaders had urged the roughly 55,000 postal service workers it represents to reject the proposal, saying doing so will force the company back into bargaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers have now made clear what our negotiators have been telling the employer all along: these offers don\u2019t cut it,\u201d CUPW national president Jan Simpson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s time for Canada Post to come back to the bargaining table and start seriously negotiating. With these votes behind us, Canada Post must now recognize that the only way forward is to negotiate ratifiable collective agreements that meet postal workers\u2019 needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Simpson added: \u201cThe time for games is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also added part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat. The union has long fought against the use of part-time or contracted workers, arguing savings for the financially struggling company can be found elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis result does not lessen the urgent need to modernize and protect this vital national service,\u201d the company said Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, it does mean the uncertainty that has been significantly impacting our business \u2013 and the many Canadians and Canadian businesses who depend on Canada Post \u2013 will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The vote, which opened July 21 and concluded Friday evening, was administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which stepped in after federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu intervened in the labour dispute at Canada Post\u2019s behest to order the vote.<\/p>\n

The union has said that, should workers reject the offer, it will immediately contact management and invite them to return to the bargaining table. However, it has said further strike or lockout actions could risk the government intervening with back-to-work legislation or a binding arbitration order.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government truly respects unions and collective bargaining, it will keep out,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cNo more back to work orders. No more forced votes.\u201d<\/p>\n

A national ban on overtime for CUPW members, which began in May amid stalled negotiations, remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u2014With files from the Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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