Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says
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Mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday after a month-long strike by Canada Post employees comes to a close.
Mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday after a month-long strike by Canada Post employees comes to a close, but Canadians should expect delays into the new year.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered the postal workers back on the job, with a deal to be hammered out in the coming year.
But the key issues at the centre of the dispute still remain heading into the next phase of negotiations.
Though operations technically resume Tuesday, Canada Post warned it will take more time to clear the backlog of packages and letters that were paused when the strike began. It said Canada Post will not receive or pick up new products until Thursday, and will start accepting new international mail on Dec. 23.
Canada Post said Canadians should expect delays into January 2025, and added post office hours of operation may vary while service guarantees will be suspended as the company ramps up operations.
More than 55,000 workers went on strike Nov. 15 after negotiations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post failed to produce a deal.
Calls for government intervention grew, and for four weeks the federal government insisted it would stay out of the dispute.
