Postal Workers Union Sends 72-Hour Strike Notice to Canada Post

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post, announcing it will be in a legal position to strike Nov. 15 if a deal isn’t reached. The notice applies to the bargaining units representing the union’s urban and rural workers. The union’s national executive board has yet to decide if job action will occur once the deadline expires, CUPW said in a Nov. 12 press release. “It will depend on Canada Post’s actions at the bargaining table in the days to come,” the union said. “After almost a year of bargaining, despite our best efforts, the parties remain far apart on many issues.”...