I will post here what Canada Post & Postal Union positions are.

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First off is the Union statement

CUPW Issues 72-Hour Strike Notice: A Call for Fair Negotiation

Tuesday May 20 2025

2023-2027/251

No. 83 - AMENDED

On Monday, May 19, CUPW issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. This action was not taken lightly, but it was done for several reasons.

The collective agreements for the Urban Postal Operations and the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers bargaining units, which were extended by the Government in December 2024, are set to expire Friday, May 23 at midnight.

CUPW negotiators met with Canada Post over several days at the end of April and early May, with the goal of resolving our bargaining dispute and achieving new collective agreements for both bargaining units.

Last week, Canada Post walked away from the bargaining table for the third time, telling the Union it would return with new comprehensive offers. A week has passed. With the expiry of our collective agreements drawing closer by the day, we are still waiting. The clock is ticking, and so far, Canada Post has yet to deliver.

The day after Canada Post walked away and paused bargaining, it fired another shot, by threatening to unilaterally change your working conditions and suspend employee benefits if new agreements aren’t reached. This aggressive move undermines good faith bargaining and the stability of our public postal service. It had to be met with strong resistance. Postal workers won’t be threatened or coerced into accepting offers that will gut our collective agreements and undermine good, stable jobs.

Our right to strike was taken away from us and put on “a time out” by former Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon’s orders and the Canada Industrial Relations Board in December 2024. By issuing this notice, we are simply announcing our intention to continue our legal strike that was put on pause by the CIRB.

The Work Continues

Although we have served notices, there is still time for negotiations to take place. We remain committed to achieving negotiated collective agreements. Your National Executive Board and Negotiating Committees urge Canada Post to return to the bargaining table with real offers that protect the health and well-being of postal workers, support the communities we serve, and ensure a strong and sustainable public postal service for all.

In solidarity,

Jan Simpson

National President

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Offers To Be Tabled Today

Wednesday May 21 2025

2023-2027/252

No. 84

After walking away from the table for the third time, Canada Post will finally table their global offers today. Our negotiating committee is currently on the way to receive the proposals.

Once the offers are officially presented, we will take the time to carefully review the details of the offers to ensure they align with the priorities and needs of our members. We will provide a comprehensive update once we’ve completed our review and analysis.

In solidarity,

Jan Simpson

National President

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I feel so bad for the Posties.

Inflation is 30% since the lockdown and in general, real inflation is about 5% per year, not the 2 - 3% that is reported.

Postal workers haven't even received wage increases that allow them to keep pace with real inflation and they are struggling to afford housing and other necessitites.

The governemnt reports millions in losses by Canada Post, but they don't acknowledge all the economic benefit that Canada Post provides to small business owners like myself. Without Canada Post, I literally would not have started my online selling business 7 years ago, as I did. That is real economic benefit provided by Canada Post that doesn't show up in the numbers.

There are thousands of small business owners that can't afford to use other couriers besides Canada Post. Without the Postal service, the economy will lose Billions each year. When you factor in opportunity cost, Canada Post is a net benefit to the Canadian economy, not a net loss.

The Posties should present real inflation numbers and ask the government to simply match the real inflation numbers. In the past 20 years, housing prices have gone up 5 times - in other words 500% - in many areas across Canada. No way a Postal worker can survive while only receiving wage increases of 2 percent per year.

When the Posties go to the negotiating table, tell them to ask the negotiators what their house prices were 20 years ago and what those same houses are worth today. When Canada Post management has to admit that their houses have increased in value more than average wages, management will be forced to acknowledge that their wage offers to postal workers are inadequate.

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Canada Post receives strike notices from CUPW – customers should be prepared for possible service delays

Today, Canada Post received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity as of Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time, unless the parties reach agreements before then.

Our operations continue as usual at this time.

What you can expect

In the event CUPW initiates rotating strike activity, Canada Post intends to continue delivering in unaffected areas while working to reach agreements. We will work to minimize service disruptions, but customers may experience delays.

In the event of a national labour disruption, mail and parcels will not be delivered and no new items will be accepted until the disruption is over. All mail and parcels in our network will be secured and delivered as quickly as possible once operations resume.

Following either a rotating strike or a national labour disruption, processing and delivery may take some time to fully return to normal.

The potential for another strike comes at a critical moment for the postal system. Since 2018, the Corporation has recorded more than $3 billion in losses before tax, and it will post another significant loss for 2024. In early 2025, the Government of Canada announced repayable funding of up to $1.034 billion for Canada Post to prevent insolvency.

Negotiations update

Canada Post remains committed to reaching collective agreements focused on protecting and enhancing the wages and benefits that are important to our people while reflecting the Corporations’ current realities.