Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements.
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Nonstop bargaining through a federally appointed mediator appears to have found common ground between Canada Post and its 50,000 union employees. The leaders of Canada Post and CUPW met face-to-face for the first time when I invited them to a meeting with Minister Brison on August 19.
In a statement, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says the agreement was reached voluntarily, but details were not released.
Canada Post has announced that it and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have once again agreed to extend mediation another 24 hours.
The tentative deals follows a weekend where CUPW threatened job action starting on Monday.
The draft agreements reached late Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 30) will apply to both bargaining units urban, and rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC).
The government had faced some calls for legislative action on the matter.
These agreements are for a period of two years, rather than the typical four-year contracts negotiated in the past. “Canadians can now use the postal system with confidence”.
The announcement on Tuesday evening follows months of negotiations under the threat of a labour dispute. The issues facing the Corporation, with declining mail volumes and a growing pension obligation, are complex.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers posted a media release that stated the agreement between the two sides was reached in principle..
The tentative settlement was announced the same day that calls for direct federal government action in the matter had grown louder.
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A day earlier, small businesses that rely on web-based sales were encouraged to write Trudeau and demand legislation to break the impasse.
