Canada Post strike is ‘highly disrespectful of Canadians’: minister
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Canada Post and its workers' union are 'still very far apart,' as a nationwide mail strike nears its three-week mark.
Union, Canada Post 'still very far apart,' says labour minister
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Wednesday called on all parties to 'knuckle down' and get the work done, saying Canadians and businesses who rely on Canada Post's services are suffering.
Battle lines harden with strike by 55,000 Canada Post workers in 3rd week
With the backing of the Liberal government, Canada Post continues to demand sweeping concessions, while the CUPW and Canadian Labour Congress bureaucrats work to keep striking postal workers isolated from their colleagues throughout the logistics sector and the working class as a whole.
As Canada Post strike halts U.S. mail, what are your options?
With the holidays inching closer and the U.S. Postal Service suspending service to Canada, it's leaving consumers with fewer and sometimes more expensive options for gift-giving.
Canada Post Offers New Proposal to Union, but Talks Still at Impasse
After negotiations between both parties broke down last Wednesday, the USPS suspended acceptance of Canada-bound mail.
Canada Post Strike: What it means for your bills, cheques, letters to Santa and more
More than 55,000 Canada Post workers have been off the job since Nov. 15, stopping the delivery of mail and parcels to people, businesses and charities during the busy holiday season. Canada Post and the union have not reached a deal and federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon suspended mediation talks last week because the parties’ positions were too far apart.
Canada Post strike to cost small businesses $1 billion as calls for action mount
The Canada Post strike, now in its third week, is set to cost Canada’s small- and medium-sized businesses more than $1 billion by Wednesday, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) .
Labour minister calls Canada post strike 'highly disrespectful of Canadians'
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon called the nationwide Canada Post strike, in its third week, “highly disrespectful” of Canadians. "The parties are still very far apart,
Pressure rises on federal government to intervene in Canada Post strike
The business community is ramping up pressure on the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Canada Post strike, which is on its 20th day. The Retail Council of Canada said Tuesday that the strike by more than 55,
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Canada Post talks 'corrupted' by recent back-to-work orders, McGill labour prof says
As post offices across the country remain shuttered, a McGill sociologist and labour expert says federal back-to-work orders ...
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Yellowknife business owners sympathize with Canada Post workers during strike
Three-week-old labour stoppage causing headaches, but it's all about fair wages and finding other ways to do business ...
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Closer, not close: union reacts to to latest Canada Post framework for deal
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says a new framework for negotiations that Canada Post presented over the weekend moved ...
Minister MacKinnon will provide an update on misclassification in the trucking industry
The Minister of Labour and Seniors, Steven MacKinnon, will be in Surrey to provide an update on misclassification in the trucking industry.