Possible job action by Canada Post workers has been delayed for 24 hours. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has made the announcement in a statement.
“We’ve amended our notice in a last-ditch effort to reach a negotiated agreement before we are forced to start working to rule,” said CUPW national president Mike Palecek.
The union has served a 72 hour strike notice on Thursday night, accusing the Canada Post of forcing a labour disruption by refusing to bargain in good faith.
The two sides has been deadlocked for months, on the issues of pay scales for the rural letter carriers and proposed changes on the pensions for the future employees.
A federally appointed mediator was brought in and the Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton had said in a statement that the Crown corporation had agreed to extend the talks for another 24 hours at the mediator’s request.
Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk had welcomed the development.
“It is an encouraging sign of ongoing progress and a renewed determination to negotiate a new collective agreement,” she said in a release issued by her office.
By Premji
