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CTV News
27-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
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
Reuters
27-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Canada Post to stay operational; union calls for ban on overtime work
May 23 (Reuters) - Canada Post said on Friday that operations will continue, but customers may face delays due to a union-imposed ban limiting workers to eight-hour shifts. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced an immediate nationwide overtime ban, directing members to refuse work beyond 40 hours per week, it said in a separate release. "At this time, there are no rotating strikes or national work stoppage," Canada Post said. The development comes after Canada Post met with the union Thursday evening to continue contract negotiation talks. However, a spokesperson for Canada Post said the meeting lasted less than 30 minutes and "was unfortunately not enough to demonstrate meaningful progress." Canada Post had previously received notices from the union indicating that it would begin strike activity from Friday. In case of a nationwide strike, the postal company had said it would not accept any new items until the disruption was over, and mail and parcels would not be delivered.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Canada Post on strike right now? Here's the latest on union negotiations
Last week, Canada Post received a strike notice from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that was set to begin on May 23 if an agreement could not be reached. While the deadline to strike has passed, the union instead has implemented a nationwide overtime ban while negotiations continue. The ban went into effect last Thursday and is still in place at the start of this week. Canada Post workers have been called on to refuse to work more than eight hours in a day and more than forty hours in a week. The overtime ban is a legal strike action and all CUPW members must follow this direction, according to the union. With negotiations ongoing between Canada Post and CUPW, here's what to know. On Sunday, the union responded to new offers sent by Canada Post last week. Canada Post will review the union's response in detail, it said in a news release. The response comes after both parties met with federal mediation and conciliation services at a facility just outside of Ottawa over the weekend, the union said. 'All of this was done through the standard process in mediation called: the integrative approach,' the union said. 'Documents and ideas exchanged during the integrative approach are confidential and cannot be used against that party at any subsequent arbitration or any other legal proceeding. This privacy allows both parties to talk about issues they may not otherwise entertain.' The union said it is still working on resolving issues such as wages, cost of living allowance, sick days, short-term disability program, workers compensation, compensatory time, relief staff, staffing, contracting out, weekend delivery, and part-time usage. The union said it was informed that Canada Post had left the facility to review the documents later on Sunday afternoon. 'We were told they may respond within a few days. We would hope the Corporation is back to us as soon as possible,' the union said. Meanwhile, Canada Post said it would 'respond in short order,' because it was 'now time for urgency,' after nearly two years of negotiations, a 32-day-long national strike in November of last year and the release of the final report of the Industrial Inquiry Commission. The report offers up recommendations on how the union and Canada Post can move forward. Although talks continue, the nationwide overtime ban remains in effect. The drawn out negotiations seem to be affecting Canada Post. 'The impact of the ongoing uncertainty on our business is significant, but the impact on the Canadian economy is greater,' the corporation said on Sunday. 'By the end of last week our delivered parcel volumes were down by 50 per cent over this time last year and continue to drop.' Alternative carriers have seen a surge in business inquiries as the uncertainty plaguing Canada Post and its workers looms, Financial Post reported. Stallion Express Inc., an e-commerce shipping service, told the publication that it has seen a 22 per cent spike in 'inbound inquiries and new-account requests.' Canada Post strike: What happens to the parcels already accepted? Canada Post, union disagree over taking 'five-minute wash-up time.' Here's what it is Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
National Post
26-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Is Canada Post on strike right now?
Last week, Canada Post received a strike notice from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that was set to begin on May 23 if an agreement could not be reached. While the deadline to strike has passed, the union instead has implemented a nationwide overtime ban while negotiations continue. Article content The ban went into effect last Thursday and is still in place at the start of this week. Canada Post workers have been called on to refuse to work more than eight hours in a day and more than forty hours in a week. Article content Article content Article content With negotiations ongoing between Canada Post and CUPW, here's what to know. Article content On Sunday, the union responded to new offers sent by Canada Post last week. Canada Post will review the union's response in detail, it said in a news release. Article content The response comes after both parties met with federal mediation and conciliation services at a facility just outside of Ottawa over the weekend, the union said. Article content 'All of this was done through the standard process in mediation called: the integrative approach,' the union said. 'Documents and ideas exchanged during the integrative approach are confidential and cannot be used against that party at any subsequent arbitration or any other legal proceeding. This privacy allows both parties to talk about issues they may not otherwise entertain.' Article content Article content
National Post
24-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
'The people will be with us': Inside the thoughts of Canada Post workers considering a strike
Article content Canadian postal workers may once again go on strike. After a one-month strike over the winter that effectively stranded tens of thousands of Christmas parcels, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is set to do it all again. After a midnight deadline expired without an agreement, the union announced a ban on overtime Friday and said they may escalate. Article content Article content Canada Post is hemorrhaging money, and managers are signalling that they see no way forward without a drastic streamlining of how the place is run. The CUPW, in turn, doesn't want any of that — and is also pressing for more money and vacation days. Article content Article content Article content But there is one thing we do know. The image and reputation of the Canadian postal worker has never been higher. When the average Canadian looks upon a cheerful mail carrier bombarded by the elements and weighed down with the burdens of their calling, they see an image of the country exceeded only by Terry Fox, the warriors of Vimy Ridge or a particularly majestic raven. Article content Do I wish for labour disruption? Of course not, but I know that in any conflict, the people will be with us. Article content The die is cast: Today we issued our 72-hour strike notice. In these instances, the slaving plutocrats at Canada Post always hide behind flimsy rationales such as 'finances' or 'imminent bankruptcy.' This is why our demands also include a number of measures to increase revenue at the corporation and restore it to solvency. Article content Article content These include licensing a line of limited edition postal worker action figures, and using our vehicle fleet to spearhead the creation of a backyard furnace program to dramatically increase Canadian steel production as a check against American imperialism. Article content
