The Canadian Union of Postal Workers “firmly and decisively” rejected the company’s final offer in a mandatory vote by the federal government.”
Both Canada Post and the government have applied various pressures to us: invoking section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to suspend our legal strike; invoking section 108 to force the Canadian Union of Postal Workers into a biased industrial board of inquiry; and invoking section 108.1 to force a vote on the employer’s offer,” the union said in a statement to CTV News. “Yet, as we have done before, we organized; we mobilized; we stood united; and we remained steadfast.”
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers voted on the latest contract with employers on Friday afternoon (1st), and voting ended at 5 pm.
The package includes wage increases of about 13 per cent over four years and will also increase the number of part-time employees, who Canada Post says are essential to keeping the postal service running.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers urged the approximately 55,000 postal service workers it represents to reject the proposal. The union said if workers reject the proposal, it will immediately contact management and invite them back to the bargaining table. It warned that further strikes or proposal, could lead to government intervention with return-to-work legislation or binding arbitration orders.
The union believes that a firm vote against it would not only reject the proposal but also maintain the fairness of the negotiation process.