Overview

• Patty Hajdu pressed Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to return to the bargaining table and agree on a binding arbitration framework
• Canada Post asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to force a union-wide vote on its ‘final offers’ after rejecting CUPW’s arbitration proposal
• CUPW has remained in a legal strike position since May 23 and imposed an overtime ban in lieu of a full work stoppage
• Canada Post warned that binding arbitration would be a “long and complicated” process likely to exacerbate its nearly $3 billion losses since 2018
• Parcel volumes have plunged 65 percent year-over-year, leading businesses and retailers like Lululemon to reroute shipments through alternative couriers