What comes next as Canada Post and union return to bargaining talks?
Global News
With negotations resuming between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, it is worth looking back at how things got to this point.
With talks now resuming between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), many Canadians may be wondering what led to the current state of negotiations and what could happen next — including if there could be further strike action.
Wednesday’s meeting comes after Canada’s largest union of postal workers rejected the Crown corporation’s “best and final offers,” and as federal mediators are set to help the two sides try to reach a deal.
Last week, the CUPW said mediators were unavailable “due to their current involvement in the Air Canada negotiations,” before rescheduling to Aug. 20.
Although there is currently no nationwide strike, there is ongoing job action by the CUPW in the form of refusing overtime work.
Business owners have said the “uncertainty” of whether there could be another full strike like what happened late last year has led many to seek alternative delivery options.
As for what happens next if the two sides can’t reach a deal, CUPW informed members on its website that it is working to reach a deal while noting the possibilities in the event of either a strike or a lockout.
“Another possibility if either party engages in further strike or lock-out actions is the Government intervening again with back-to-work legislation or another section 107 order with binding arbitration,” the union said.
The negotiations date back to November 2023, when Canada Post’s contract with CUPW was set to expire, and it was one year later in November 2024 that the first strike action began.
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