Overview

• DHL Express Canada locked out 2,100 Unifor-represented employees across seven provinces after contract negotiations collapsed at midnight on June 8.
• The walkout has disrupted parcel deliveries nationwide, compounding labour tensions in Canada’s parcel sector.
• Management proposed a five-year deal with a 15 per cent salary increase and a revamped driver pay system, which Unifor rejected.
• DHL plans to deploy replacement workers before a new federal law banning them takes effect on June 20.
• Unifor warns that ongoing stoppages could impact logistics for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.