July 05, 2016
It’s
official, Canada Post has issued a 72 hour lock out notice, which means there
could possibly be a work stoppage by this Friday.
This announcement comes after
Canada Post said its latest offer presented on June 25th was fair, reasonable
and that it still hoped to negotiate a deal with the Canadian Union of Postal
Workers.
In a statement, Canada Post says
“Canada
Post has notified the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it will be
changing the terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented
by the union starting Friday, July 8, 2016. The uncertainty caused by the
prolonged negotiations and the union’s strike mandate is having a negative and
escalating impact on the postal service.”
Postal workers have been without a contract since the
beginning of the year, and were locked in tough negotiations over pay for rural
posties, job security and pension structure.
The CUPW said in a statement that this is an effort to:
“drive
them out onto the streets without pay in an effort to impose steep concessions
on them.”
CUPW President Mike
Palecek said in a statement:
“We knew
this was their game all along. They are sabotaging the public review of the
post office. They refused to negotiate fairly with us and now they ‘re locking
the doors and will try to starve us into submission.”
Canada Post says as of Friday
the terms and conditions of the current collective agreements will no longer
apply, and under the new terms and conditions, employees will continue to
receive their regular pay and some benefits.
Canada Post added that the
issuing of the notice does not necessarily mean that they won’t be operating on
Friday, but that it allows the Corporation to take measures that are necessary
to respond to the changing business reality.
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