The federal government is urging Canada Post and its biggest union to work with a special mediator to hammer out a deal as the union's strike mandate is set to expire later Thursday. Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says she proposed to both sides on Wednesday evening that Ottawa name a special mediator to help in the matter, adding that she plans to "do so expeditiously." "I expect both parties to work with this special mediator to come to a resolution and avoid a work stoppage," she said. At the time, the union had a strong strike mandate from its members, before the two sides mutually agreed to extend it by 60 days. If a strike isn't announced by then, the union must seek a new mandate from their membership for a job action.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2016 14:18 UTC