{"id":96467,"date":"2025-08-25T18:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/96467\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:28:12","slug":"canada-posts-talks-with-union-have-been-delayed-again-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/96467\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Post\u2019s talks with union have been delayed again – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discussions between Canada Post<\/a> and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) with the help of federal mediators are temporarily postponed, according to the union.<\/p>\n

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Citing federal mediators on Monday, the CUPW said in an emailed statement sent to Global News that Canada Post needs additional time to review the union\u2019s response to its \u201clatest and final offers\u201d after being rejected in a union administered vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFederal mediators informed the Union yesterday (Aug. 24) that Canada Post requires additional time to review the comprehensive Global Offers CUPW presented last week. No other meetings have been scheduled at this time,\u201d the CUPW said in the statement.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s postponement marks the second delay since originally being scheduled for Aug. 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada Post and CUPW are in regular contact through the federal mediators. We continue to carefully review CUPW\u2019s comprehensive offers and have requested further details about a number of items in the proposals,\u201d said Canada Post in an statement sent to Global News on Monday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe remain committed to the collective bargaining process and reaching agreements with CUPW.\u201d<\/p>\n

A previous statement sent from Canada Post after the initial delay on Friday describes the \u201cextensive details\u201d seen in the CUPW\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis work is ongoing as some elements of the offer came with extensive details and legal language, while other elements were high-level and therefore require further details and clarity. We are in regular contact through the federal mediators,\u201d said Canada Post in its statement sent on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n

The current negotiations feature a federal mediator with the goal of helping the two sides come to an agreement, which has remained out of reach for months, although strike action has not been ruled out by either party.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the CUPW is still imposing a nationwide ban on overtime for its members at Canada Post. A full strike is still a possibility should the two sides not be able to find common ground.<\/p>\n

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The union\u2019s new offers include a total 19 per cent wage increase over four years, along with a cost-of-living allowance system that triggers additional payments during periods of high inflation. There are also improvements to benefits and paid leave.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCUPW\u2019s offers are designed to strengthen the public post office while ensuring respect and dignity for the workers who keep it running,\u201d says the CUPW in an emailed statement sent to Global News on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur proposals include fair wages that keep pace with the cost of living, staffing improvements to reduce reliance on precarious work, and service expansion to secure the long-term sustainability of the Corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In November of 2024, unionized postal workers took strike action for several weeks after failing to reach an agreement with Canada Post.<\/p>\n

The strike ended<\/a> several weeks later in December after the Canada Industrial Relations Board approved a request by then-labour minister Steven MacKinnon to end the labour disruptions and order both sides back to negotiations.<\/p>\n

This also led to an in-depth review by the Industrial Inquiry Commission<\/a>, which found that Canada Post was \u201ceffectively solvent,\u201d and recommended several changes, including using more community mailboxes and phasing out some individual address deliveries.<\/p>\n

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