VANCOUVER—Striking Canada Post workers and their allies have staged sit-ins across the country at federal ministers’ offices, and said they won’t leave until back-to-work legislation, tabled Thursday, is rejected in Canada’s legislature. Friday, local union organizers and supporters took it upon themselves to protest at ministers’ offices. Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, occupy Minister of Environment Catherine McKenna's community office in Ottawa Friday. “We’re going to be there until the legislation is hopefully rejected.” Federal Minister of Labour Patty Hadju tabled legislation Thursday which, if passed, would send striking Canada Post employees back to work while the Crown corporation and the employees’ union, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, negotiate a new collective agreement. Canada Post offered the union some of the items they asked for in an effort to end the strike before the holiday shopping rush, but the union said the latest offer fell short.

Source: thestar November 23, 2018 18:57 UTC