US EditionCanada Post union to lift overtime ban, stop delivering flyers
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers ended its overtime ban and initiated a commercial flyer delivery ban to advance contract negotiations and address financial challenges.
- The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will hold a press conference to update on negotiations with Canada Post and address misinformation about the bargaining process, which has lasted over a year and a half.
- The union proposed higher wages and allowances for part-time workers in response to Canada Post's offers last month, which the corporation has not formally addressed.
- Canada Post reported that it is losing millions of dollars daily and urged the union to consider its financial situation during negotiations.
- The union lifted its ban on overtime work after implementing it since late May, but they have not gone on strike since federal intervention last year.
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Canada Post union to stop delivering flyers as labour dispute stretches on
Jan Simpson, the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, says a ban on overtime work at the postal service will end on Sept. 15. Instead, postal workers will stop delivering commercial flyers as it seeks to keep pressure on the Crown corporation in the long-running contract negotiations. A Canada Post spokeswoman said the postal service was disappointed with the union's decision and that the gap between the two sides remains 'substant…
Canada Post Union to Lift Overtime Ban, End Flyer Delivery
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says it will lift its overtime ban and will instead halt its members’ distribution of commercial flyers. CUPW president Jan Simpson said the commercial flyer ban would take effect on Sept. 15 at 12:01 a.m. local time, and called on Canada Post to return to the bargaining table to resolve the contract dispute that has been dragging on for more than 18 months. “Canada Post needs to get back to the table,…
The union representing Canada's postal workers is about to put an end to the overtime ban and will instead ask its members to stop the distribution of commercial circulars.
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