Overview

• Canada Post rejected the union’s proposed framework for binding arbitration on June 9 after Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu had urged both sides to agree on a process.
• The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has declined to recognize the Industrial Inquiry Commission report’s recommendations for flexible delivery routes and paid part-time weekend positions.
• Management’s final offers from May 28 include ending compulsory overtime, nearly 14% cumulative wage increases over four years, signing bonuses of $500 to $1,000 and lowered thresholds for cost-of-living payments.
• Union president Jan Simpson urged 55,000 workers to oppose a forced vote on those final offers, arguing that government interference would deepen divisions within the membership.
• With an overtime ban in effect since May 23 and previous talks yielding little progress, both sides remain at an impasse despite federal mediation efforts.