Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are back at the bargaining table with a government-appointed mediator today as the national postal strike enters its fourth day.
Both sides have said they are committed to forging an agreement with the help of Peter Simpson, the director general of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services.
Approximately 55,000 workers walked off the job just after midnight on Nov. 15, causing mail delivery to grind to a halt across the country. The walkout comes 72 hours after the union issued strike notice to Canada Post, the Crown agency that employs its workers.
Canada Post spokesperson Lisa Liu told The Epoch Times the postal agency supports the appointment of Simpson to help with negotiations despite the parties remaining “far apart at the table.”…