New Delhi:
55 thousand postal employees in Canada have been on strike for the last several days regarding their demands. Amidst the strike of postal employees, there was a demand for the government to intervene in this matter, but now the Federal Government of Canada has made it clear that it is not going to interfere in this matter in any way. “We urge the parties to come forward to negotiate,” Matthew Perrotin, press secretary to Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon, said in an email to the Star on Saturday morning. He also said that all parties should consider taking the necessary steps to reach an agreement, this is also because many Canadians are trusting them. As the labor dispute enters its fourth week ahead of the crucial holiday period, he wrote that negotiated agreements are always the best way forward.
Canada Post told the Star that it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) after the two sides traded proposals Friday through a union-appointed mediator. Union president John Simpson Said the board is scheduled to meet Saturday afternoon to discuss the Postal Service’s latest proposal.
“We are committed to reaching a negotiated agreement for both the bargaining unit, urban operations and rural-suburban mail carriers,” Simpson said on the phone. He said that the proposals we have made are not sufficient. This strike highlights many unresolved systemic issues. And it is not an exaggeration for the unions to try to fix them. It is a good thing for the government not to interfere.
On the other hand, the Postal Service said that it has taken important steps to reduce the gap on key issues like weekend delivery, pension and salary. Details of the proposals exchanged between the two parties in the confidential arbitration process have not been shared. , but the federal agency told the Star that it was surprised by recent public comments made by CUPW about its proposal. In a television interview with CTV News Friday night, CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant accused Canada Post of moving in the opposite direction than needed to reach a collective agreement.
Canada Post said in its statement that we would prefer to hear from CUPW through that (confidential) process rather than create additional concern for our customers and employees. We have not yet received a formal response from CUPW through the intermediaries. Given the urgency and ongoing impact of CUPW’s national strike, we hope to receive a response today.
