The ongoing dispute between Canada Post and the union representing postal workers took another step Thursday.
According to a press release from the Crown corporation, they have informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it would be responding to the union’s recent offers with new global offers designed to move negotiations forward.
The release said the goal of the offers is to allow the two sides to return to the table sometime in the next week.
Canada Post said CUPW’s offers from Aug. 20 added “significant new costs and restrictions at a challenging time for the corporation.”
Canada Post said it’s making the new offers after CUPW did not respond to their request to come back to the table with “workable solutions that reflect the company’s current realities and provide the basis for meaningful discussions.”
With a planned return to the table, Canada Post said it has asked the union to amend its strike action and end the flyer delivery ban announced on Sept. 12.
