Canada Post Strike Enters Fourth Week, Calls for Federal Action Grow

The postal workers' strike disrupts holiday deliveries and costs businesses millions daily, while negotiations remain stalled over wage demands and staffing issues.

The Canada Post strike, involving 55,000 workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), has halted mail and parcel deliveries nationwide since November 15.
CUPW is demanding a 19% wage increase over four years, additional medical leave, and improved rights for temporary workers, while Canada Post has countered with an 11.5% wage hike and 13 multi-use personal days annually.
Canada Post claims the union's demands would add over $3 billion in fixed costs over four years, exacerbating the Crown corporation's ongoing financial losses, which have exceeded $3 billion since 2018.
Small- and medium-sized businesses are losing an estimated $76.6 million daily due to the strike, with many calling for federal back-to-work legislation as holiday sales and donations are heavily impacted.
Despite mounting pressure from provincial leaders like Alberta's Jobs Minister Matt Jones, the federal government has refrained from intervening, urging both parties to resume negotiations.