Canada Post workers began a forced vote to decide on a final contract offer from management July 21, with voting to run until Aug. 1.
The vote, forced by the labour minister, comes after almost 19 months of back-and-forth negotiation and two employee strikes. Canada Post says its operating losses skyrocketed up to $10 million per day last month.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is currently asking for a range of demands, including four-year collective bargaining agreements with 6 percent, 3 percent, and 2 percent wage increases and a part-time workforce to do weekend delivery routes.
“We hope our employees see these offers provide certainty for the road ahead and vote yes to make them their new collective agreements,” Canada Post spokesperson Phil Legault said in an email statement to The Epoch Times. …