As the Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers reaches a record 25 days, the union representing postal workers says it has met with the Crown corporation to share revisions to its latest proposal. .
“None of us want to be on a picket line, but we are trying to coerce workers with the idea of changing work rules and affecting our safety,” Jean Simpson, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), said in a statement. “We cannot continue with a management team that does so.” It was released on Monday afternoon.
The union says it did the following: complex requirements For urban, rural, and suburban mail carriers:
- Wage increases of 9%, 4%, 3%, 3% over 4 years
- Living expenses allowance
- 7 days personal leave plus 10 days medical leave
- Increase short-term disability benefits to 80% of regular wages
- Improving rights for temporary workers and on-call relief employees
CBC News has reached out to a Canada Post spokesperson.
The corporation earlier said Sunday it was awaiting a formal response from CUPW to the proposal it submitted on Friday.
On Friday, the union said it was reviewing Canada Post’s proposal and questioned when the mediation process would formally resume. The union said it is committed to returning to the bargaining table.
The strike began on Nov. 15, and federal mediation was put on hold nearly two weeks ago because the two sides are so far apart.
There have been growing calls from the business community for government intervention, but so far the government has said it has not intervened.
