Canada Post has responded to a potential strike threat from its postal workers by delivering a lockout notice to the union that represents them.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the Nov. 12 notice from Canada Post indicates postal workers will be locked out as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 15 unless agreements are reached with the union’s urban and rural workers.
The notice was delivered just eight hours after CUPW issued its own 72-hour strike notice to the Crown corporation, the union said in a press release.
“Our goal has always been to reach negotiated collective agreements that support the long-term success of our public post office, while addressing the real issues our members face daily,” CUPW National President Jan Simpson said. “Canada Post has the ability to make that happen without any job action, but it needs to come to the bargaining table and resolve both new and longstanding issues.”…