6 h. ago Canada Post workers move to rotating strikes. What does this mean for deliveries?

The union says the changes in its strike will get the mail moving again, but has not been more specific

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10 h. ago Mail delivery set to resume as Canada Post workers to switch to rotating strikes

Mail delivery is set to resume on a limited basis after the union representing Canada Post employees announced it would transition from a countrywide strike to rotating stoppages starting Saturday morning. The decision, announced late Thursday night, will get mail and parcels moving again, even as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said rotating strikes […]

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11 h. ago Canada Post workers switch to rotating strikes, mail to start moving

Canada Post has yet to comment on the CUPW decision

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13 h. ago Canada Post mail delivery to resume as workers shift to rotating strikes

The move means mail and parcel delivery will begin again for the first time since Sept. 25.

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6 d. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a ‘major step backwards’

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is “making a mockery of the collective bargaining process” with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union said it is disappointed with the latest offer, which it calls a “major step backwards.” “We waited 45 days for offers that are worse […]

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6 d. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is step backwards

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is taking a major step backwards with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union says it is disappointed with an offer that includes less than one it rejected in August. Canada Post tabled an offer Friday that included many terms from […]

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7 d. ago Canada Post tables new offers to union that include job cut provisions

Canada Post’s latest contract offers to striking postal workers has many of the same terms as its “final offers” in May, but removes a signing bonus and now has provisions related to job cuts expected ahead. The offers presented Friday come a little over a week after the federal government announced plans to transform the […]

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2 w. ago Striking Canada Post union urges Ottawa to walk back sweeping mandate changes

OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post workers is urging Ottawa to walk back sweeping changes to the postal service’s mandate as mail carriers take to picket lines across the country. The federal government’s Thursday announcement clearing Canada Post to end daily door-to-door delivery for millions and shutter some post offices has changed the nature […]

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2 w. ago Cities making backup plans as postal strike hits Newfoundland and Labrador elections

Canada Post workers have gone on strike in the midst of municipal and provincial elections, leaving officials racing to find contingency plans for mail-in ballots.

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2 w. ago Howard Levitt: In striking, Canada Post workers are merely fighting against the inevitable

The message could not be clearer: adapt or die. CUPW chose the latter

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2 w. ago What the Canada Post strike means for your passports, pension cheques and more

OTTAWA — With Canada Post workers hitting picket lines, the flow of mail across the country has stopped. Here’s what the move means for items you may have been expecting in your mailbox. Mail delivery Canada Post says mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered during the strike and some post offices will […]

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2 w. ago Canada Post workers on strike and here's what you need to know

Canada Post workers are now on strike following the government's announcement of major cost-cutting measures.The Canada Post strike is in protest of the government's decision to implement sweeping changes to the Crown corporation. Minister Joël Lightbound outlined these changes during a press conference on Sept. 25.On the same day, Jan Simpson, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), released a statement saying that Lightbound gave "no indication" that he would announce these changes after meeting with the union last week."The minister said he had the 'utmost respect' for postal workers. This is no way to show it," said Simpson.Changes coming to Canada PostLightbound stated that to cut costs, Canada Post will be transitioning to community mailboxes by converting four million addresses and closing rural post offices. Canada Post will also be able to adjust its delivery standards and raise stamp rates more freque...

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2 w. ago Canada Post strike: What we know as postal workers walk off the job

CUPW announced their members would be going on strike with immediate effect, adding that the “future of the post office is on the line.”

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3 w. ago Canada Post workers have stopped delivering flyers amid labour dispute

The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses is warning of a 'significant' impact on small businesses that rely on flyers for marketing as fears of another strike loom.

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4 w. ago Canada Post workers to stop delivering flyers in latest strike escalation

Canada Post said the action will affect thousands of Canadian businesses

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4 w. ago Canada Post union says it will end overtime ban, but stop delivering flyers

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it plans to lift its overtime ban for workers with Canada Post as of Monday, and instead will implement a ban on some flyer deliveries.

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