OTTAWA—The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it’s not currently planning to intervene to end the Canada Post strike, even though the two sides appear to be far apart and the strike is hitting at the busiest time of year for the postal service.
Some 55,000 workers hit the picket lines across Canada on Friday, after contract negotiations with their employer blew past the 72-hour strike deadline set by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
“I’m not looking at any other solution other than negotiation right now,” Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon told reporters in Montreal Friday morning. “Every day is a new day in collective bargaining and we are going to support the parties in any way we can and try to get a negotiated agreement.”…