The Canada Post letter carriers’ union gave a 72-hour strike notice to the employer, who responded immediately by submitting a lockout notice.
The union’s notice concerns rural and urban Canada Post employees who are threatening to go on strike starting Friday at midnight if no agreement is reached by then.
The spokesperson for the postal workers’ union, Yannick Scott, indicates that the employer did not take much time to provide a response.
“The employer responded with a lockout notice from 8 a.m. Friday,” he said in an interview with Quebec morning.
Mail delivery could therefore be affected as early as November 15.
“It could be affected if both parties or one of the two parties decides to carry out their threats,” he added.
The employees’ union and Canada Post have been negotiating a new collective agreement for almost a year.
A labor dispute at this time of year, with Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, could have direct repercussions for many consumers.
In 2018, strikes started in October caused more than 200 service interruptions, to the point where the company was forced to ask international postal administrations, including that of the United States, “to no longer ship mail. “articles until the delays are resolved,” AFP reported at the time, citing a spokesperson.
See the full interview with Yannick Scott in the video above
