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.
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.
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.
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 in recent labour disputes have encouraged Canada Post to let the strike drag on.
Canada Post strike: Here’s where workers are still seeking progress
Higher wages, better medical benefits and changes to the postal service’s use of temporary workers are at the heart of the union’s demands at the bargaining table.
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 closer to the union’s position on some issues, but that it remains far from what members could ratify.
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.
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.
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,
Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.
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Yellowknife business owners sympathize with Canada Post workers during strike
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Why Canada’s Christmas presents may not be delivered on time this year
Small businesses are fretting as negotiations stall between Canada's postal service and its unionised workers.
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.