US EditionJobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union
Canada Post rejects claims that federal directives influence strike talks as the union protests reforms aimed at cutting $10 million daily losses, officials said.
- Canada Post is in a standoff with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after the union called for a nationwide strike over proposed changes to service delivery.
- Jon Hamilton, a spokesperson for Canada Post, stated that the union's strike followed a federal government directive to end home delivery as part of a modernization plan to stabilize finances.
- Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound estimated that the transition to community mailboxes from door-to-door delivery may take nearly a decade, potentially disrupting local services.
- CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant criticized the government's reforms, asserting that Canada Post's management is responsible for the proposed changes rather than the federal government.
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The Minister of Employment urges the Crown corporation to promptly submit an offer to the Striked Postal Workers' Union.
In an interview, Patty Hajdu did not exclude a federal intervention to put an end to the strike.
Employment Minister Patty Hajdu urges Canada Post to quickly submit an offer to the strikers' union.
Jobs Minister Urges Canada Post to Table New Offer to Striking Union
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu urged Canada Post on Monday to quickly table an new offer to the union of striking postal workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation’s operations to address its troubled financial situation. Those changes include ending daily mail delivery, closing some rural post offices and moving almost all Canadian households to com…
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