Canada Post | Barely resumed, the negotiations are broken off

(Montreal) Barely resumed, negotiations between Canada Post and the Postal Workers Union have already broken down.

Canada Post and CUPW confirmed this, after holding discussions and making some progress, even last week.

“Discussions were interrupted without new agreements being reached,” Canada Post said on Monday.

The union bluntly concludes that “negotiations have broken down”.

Federal Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon invoked section 107 of the Canada Labor Code in mid-December to ask the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the strike if he deemed that the parties were not could reach an agreement by the end of the year. Activities resumed on December 17.

At the same time, the collective agreements were extended until next May and a commission of inquiry into labor relations at Canada Post was established.

Negotiations had nevertheless resumed between Canada Post and CUPW to try to renew the collective agreements – in vain.