Canada Post contract talks appear to stall as strike mandate deadline nears
OTTAWA — It appears contract talks at Canada Post have stalled as a strike mandate for more than 51,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is set to expire.
The postal agency’s biggest union has until midnight Thursday to serve the Crown corporation with a 72-hour strike notice.
The union is accusing Canada Post of continuing to make unacceptable demands.
The added urgency of the strike mandate deadline saw federal Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk directly intervene in the negotiations Tuesday by sitting at the table after the bargaining teams held days of intensive talks.