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Edmonton Journal
3 days ago
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Postal workers protest 'final offer' from Canada Post
Article content Ottawa postal workers, with support from Ontario and Quebec locals, protested on Saturday against Canada Post's demand that they be forced to vote on the company's 'final offer.' Gathering in front of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument near city hall, leaders from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers decried what they said was an attack on the public post office.
Ottawa Citizen
4 days ago
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
Postal workers protest 'final offer' from Canada Post
Ottawa postal workers, with support from Ontario and Quebec locals, protested on Saturday against Canada Post's demand that they be forced to vote on the company's 'final offer.' Article content Article content Gathering in front of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument near city hall, leaders from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers decried what they said was an attack on the public post office. Article content Article content The crowd of around 90 heard speeches and chanted 'Hands off my post office' before marching to the prime minister's office on nearby Wellington Street. Article content Article content 'Our public post office is under attack. Canada Post is pushing cuts that are going to harm you, the workers, but also harm the Canadian public,' Jan Simpson, CUPW's national president, said at the rally. Article content The union announced a nationwide overtime ban for its 55,000 workers on May 23 as they began escalating toward strike action. On Saturday, similar rallies took place across Canada as the union sought to send a message to Canada Post about its vision for the future of the struggling public service. Article content Article content Article content The union has also criticized Canada Post for asking Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu to direct that a vote take place on an offer made Wednesday. What Canada Post called its 'final offer,' included a signing bonus of $500 or $1,000, the removal of compulsory overtime and other items. Article content In an interview with the Ottawa Citizen, Simpson said that forcing a vote on the last offer was not the best way to solve the labour dispute. Simpson said many issues that caused the strike remained on the table, including route ownership from letter carriers, closing of retail storefronts and downsizing of the public post office.
