Canada Post officials say they are waiting for a formal response to the proposals they shared with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), through a mediator on Friday afternoon, December 6, 2024.
“Our proposals include significant moves to close the gap on key issues like weekend delivery, pensions and wages to reach new agreements and get our people back to work,” Canada Post officials said in a statement on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
“While we wait for a formal response at the table, CUPW has been actively and publicly sharing their views and details on our proposals since Friday night. We continue to operate within a confidential process, which was agreed to by Canada Post and CUPW. While we strongly disagree with the responses the union has shared publicly, we encourage CUPW to share their positions through the formal process.”
Canada Post officials added: “Our focus should be on moving forward and focusing on the key issues, rather than causing added concern for those most impacted by the national strike. With the strike now into its fourth week, CUPW remains persistent in their demands to represent people outside their bargaining unit, such as making our cleaning staff, and other contracted support services, permanent Canada Post employees. Canada Post has continued to put forward fair offers that are focused on our customers and our employees – improving service to grow our parcel business, while protecting and enhancing what our employees have today.”
In a statement issued on Friday, December 6, 2024, Jan Simpson, the National President for CUPW, said the union received Canada Post’s response to the Union’s counter proposals presented through the government-appointed Special Mediator on December 4, 2024.
“Union Negotiators are currently reviewing these latest proposals, before responding through the Special mediator,” Simpson stated.
“Given recent movements, we are wondering when the mediation process will officially resume. CUPW remains fully committed to returning to the bargaining table to negotiate collective agreements that provide good jobs and a strong public post office. The Union wants nothing more than for our members to return to work, with their rights protected, so that we can get back to serving all Canadian communities.”
Some 55,000 postal workers represented by CUPW went on a nationwide strike on Friday, November 15 at 12:01 a.m.
