While the strike planned for Sunday has been postponed, difficult negotiations continue between the Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post, who seem skeptical about a rapid end to the standoff.
For the moment, neither party, union or employer, has given 72 hours’ notice to announce its intention to trigger a work stoppage to give negotiations a chance to succeed.
“We are still determined to negotiate agreements without work interruption, but the current uncertainty is quickly making itself felt on our activities,” the employer said in a press release on Monday.
Thus, the threat of a walkout during this holiday mailing period risks complicating the financial situation of the company, due to its repercussions on postal activities, Canada Post estimated.
Jostled by competition, Canada Post, which has not ruled out reviewing its proposals at the negotiating table due to its financial situation, is pleading for a more flexible delivery model in an increasingly demanding market.
“A flexible delivery model is necessary to allow the growth of our Parcels sector and for us to be able to pay what we have offered to current staff,” indicated Canada Post.
For the employer, the advent of such a more flexible model will be accompanied by improvements to staff members and will allow the company to better remunerate its current or future workers.
“Our offers for current staff include pay increases, improved holiday entitlements and protection of their defined benefit pension scheme and job security provisions,” the employer said.
“We don’t want to hold the population hostage, we are part of the population,” declared Ludja Charles-Pierre, vice-president of the Montreal local section, in an interview with LCN, noting the difficult conditions in which they find themselves. the workers.
