Despite difficult negotiations with Canada Post, the Union of Postal Workers, which represents employees of the crown corporation, will not move forward with its threat to call a strike on Sunday.
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The union side did not provide a strike notice within the 72-hour period provided for by law, according to Ludja Charles-Pierre, the vice-president of the Montreal local section.
However, if a strike is not considered in the short term, the “aberrant” offers from Canada Post place workers in difficult conditions, she argued in an interview with LCN.
“We don’t want to hold the population hostage, we are part of the population,” said Ludja Charles-Pierre. This is not our intention. However, when I have employees who cannot eat and who are in food banks, we ask for pay equity to keep up with the economy.
The Company notably proposed annual salary increases of 11.5% over four years, while the union is demanding 17%, to obtain “pay equity like everyone else”, she illustrated.
Ms. Charles-Pierre insisted on the importance for the company to act quickly to improve the working conditions of employees. According to her, the management side would be far from tightening their belts as their colleagues are doing to make ends meet.
This situation has also caused an exodus of the workforce.
“In 2023, 68 employees resigned. From January to July 2024, there are 218 employees who resigned,” she said.
Watch the full interview in the video above.
