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CTV News
6 days ago
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Jobs minister asks Canada Post, union back to the bargaining table
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu takes part in a panel during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on December 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu has asked Canada Post and the union representing its workers back to the bargaining table, alongside federal mediators. In a statement Wednesday, Hajdu wrote that resuming negotiations will have two goals: To seek terms for arbitration and for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to respond to the postal carrier's last global offer. 'Arbitration is not the preferred path to an agreement for either side, and each will have priorities it wants recognized,' the statement reads. 'And for that reason, attempts to negotiate a settlement must continue.' In response to the minister's request, Canada Post said the carrier is 'ready to quickly return to the table' for negotiations. 'Our goal remains to reach a timely and fair resolution that begins to respond to the significant challenges we face, helps us better serve the modern delivery needs of Canadians and respects our employees,' a Wednesday statement to CTV News reads. Hajdu added that urgency is needed to reach a resolution. 'Federal mediators are waiting to engage with the parties,' her statement concludes. The union formally requested binding arbitration to resolve the labour dispute late last month, while the carrier has asked Hajdu to order workers to vote on its most recent offer, authority the minister holds under the Canada Labour Code. 'After 18 months of challenging negotiations with the (CUPW), Canada Post is seeking a timely and fair resolution to restore stability to the postal system while ensuring employees have a voice in the process by allowing them to vote,' a Sunday statement from the carrier reads. 'The union's proposal to send the matter to binding arbitration would do the opposite.' Canada Post argued that a 'long and complicated' arbitration process would prolong uncertainty in the postal system and 'accelerate the company's significant financial challenges,' noting that the union itself had rejected such measures in the past. In response, a CUPW statement Sunday said that the carrier's 'pursuit of a government-imposed vote on its last global offers will not bring lasting labour peace between the parties, regardless of the vote's outcome,' and that 'arbitration would end the labour dispute immediately and create certainty for all Canadians.' On Tuesday, CUPW president Jan Simpson called Canada Post's request to Hajdu a "forced vote" that would mean 'yet another heavy-handed government attack on our rights to free collective bargaining.' Asked to confirm whether Hajdu was declining to order a vote, the minister's office told CTV News that 'the best deals are made between the two parties and we'll continue encouraging that.' With files from CTV National News Correspondent Abigail Bimman
CTV News
31-05-2025
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Canada Post workers gather in Ottawa as part of nationwide rallies
Dozens rally in support of Canada Post workers at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa on Saturday May. 31, 2025 (Josh Marano/ CTV News Ottawa) Dozens of Canada Post workers and other supporters came out to a rally Saturday to show their support amid ongoing labour tensions between the employer and the union representing roughly 55,000 postal staff. Ottawa was one of 13 cities hosting a rally which started at the Human Rights Monument before making its way to the prime minister's office on Wellington Street. Canada Post presented its 'final offers' to the union on Wednesday, including compulsory overtime and a signing bonus of up to $1,000. But it stuck to a proposal for a 14 per cent cumulative wage hike over four years and part-time staff on weekend shifts, a major sticking point for the union. National president for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Jan Simpson, says the offer does not meet the needs of postal workers. 'We feel the best way for this round of bargaining is to go to binding arbitration, where we're actually able to resolve the issues and have some labor peace as well,' Simpson says. Canada Post says the two sides are at an impasse after months of conciliation and mediation and has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on its latest proposal. The union has been in a legal strike position as of May 23, but so far has opted instead for an overtime ban. 'We want to get back to the table, we want to bargain collective agreements,' Simpson adds. 'For us right now, the situation we're in because of Canada Post asking the minister for to go to the vote, we're looking at other options for us to try to resolve these collective agreements.' Simpson adds the union is looking for living wages, health and safety to be improved as well as expansion of the public post office. With files from The Canadian Press
CTV News
27-05-2025
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Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues
Canada Post signage and parked vehicles are seen at a Canada Post mail sorting facility in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table this week as an overtime ban remains in effect. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corporation has proposed continuing talks on Wednesday. It says Canada Post plans to respond to proposals the union presented on Sunday. The union had been in a strike position starting Friday but opted instead for an overtime ban. Some key issues in the labour dispute include wages and other forms of compensation, along with the potential of more part-time staff and weekend delivery. The postal service has said parcel volumes last week were down 50 per cent from last year and dropping. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2025. The Canadian Press
CTV News
16-05-2025
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CTV National News: Another possible Canada Post disruption looms
Watch A new report is recommending phasing out daily door-to-door mail delivery amid ongoing labour disputes at Canada Post. Jeremie Charron explains.
