Canada Submit Corp.
staff will cease delivering flyers or neighbourhood mail beginning Sept. 15 at midnight in an effort to escalate
strike actions
as negotiations close to the two-yea
r mark, Canadian Union of Postal Staff
(CUPW) introduced Friday.
The transfer will substitute CUPW’s additional time ban, which has been in impact since Might 23.
“We’ve been left with no selection however to alter our strike exercise with the hope that Canada Submit lastly takes us severely and returns to the bargaining desk,” mentioned CUPW nationwide president Jan Simpson.
After the announcement on Friday, Canada Submit mentioned it was “upset” within the union’s resolution to ban the supply of neighbourhood mail and had solely discovered about it via CUPW’s information convention that day.
“This newest strike exercise will solely improve the uncertainty that’s having a serious impression on the enterprise,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.
It mentioned the motion will have an effect on 1000’s of Canadian companies in addition to CUPW-represented staff who’re paid to ship flyers on prime of their wages.
The union mentioned Canada Submit has proven “no urgency to resolve the dispute.”
Simpson mentioned the crown company has had the union’s international provides since Aug. 20. She mentioned CUPW had been issued an ultimatum to alter its provides or Canada Submit would stroll away with no dedication to return.
“That’s not bargaining,” she added.
Canada Submit mentioned CUPW’s most up-to-date provides both maintained or hardened its place on many objects, including vital new prices.
“We encourage CUPW to return again with workable options that replicate our present actuality and get the events nearer to a decision,” Canada Submit mentioned. “We’re upset that the union selected not to take action, and as an alternative selected strike exercise that can have additional detrimental impacts on the corporate.”
CUPW represents roughly 55,000 staff at Canada Submit, together with carriers, postal clerks, mail handlers, dispatchers, technicians, mechanics and electricians.
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Canada Submit has been in negotiations with its postal staff for the final 21 months.
The corporate lately reported a
second-quarter lack of $407 million
, its largest loss earlier than taxes in a single quarter.
On Aug. 27, Canada Submit and CUPW returned to the bargaining desk however didn’t attain an settlement. Union members rejected what the corporate known as its “remaining” supply, whereas Canada Submit is demanding concessions.
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