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Canada Post urging postal union back to table after news of rotating strikes

Canada Post is welcoming employees back on the job after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced members would go back to work Saturday; however, uncertainty remains.

Instead of a nationwide strike, members will move to rotating strikes.

In a news release, Friday afternoon, the Crown corporation says they are urging CUPW back to the table, as rotating strikes has always “challenged our ability to provide reliable service to customers.”

“As a result, all service guarantees will be suspended.”

CUPW members have been off the job since Sept. 25. They walked out after the federal government announced reforms to Canada Post to stabilize the corporation’s finances.

Union President Jan Simpson says the union couldn’t stand by as the government authorized Canada Post to “gut our postal service and slash thousands of our jobs.”She also said the Sept. 25 announcement let Canada Post make a mockery of the negotiating process.

Simpson said union leadership will meet with Minister Joël Lightbound next week. Lightbound is the minister responsible for Canada Post.

  • Caitlin Snow is an award-winning news anchor who started in the radio business nearly 20 years ago. She is based in Halifax, reporting on and broadcasting stories across Nova Scotia. Contact Caitlin at snowc@radioabl.ca.

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