The union representing postal workers says it has presented Canada Post with new offers, and workers won’t be striking before Wednesday. The union and Canada Post both say the number one sticking point in negotiations involves changes to employee pension plans. Provided that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers gives 72 hours notice, 50,000 of its members are legally allowed to strike starting Saturday, and Canada Post is also allowed to lock out its workers. The last time Canada Post experienced a work stoppage was in 2011, which included 10 days of rotating strikes and a lockout before employees were legislated back to work by Ottawa. RelatedCanada Post tabled new contract proposals a week ago, and on Friday, the union came forward with a counter-offer.

Source: National Post July 02, 2016 17:37 UTC