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The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is “making a mockery of the collective bargaining process” with its latest contract offers.
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In a statement released Friday, the union said it is disappointed with the latest offer, which it calls a “major step backwards.”
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“We waited 45 days for offers that are worse than what we rejected in August,” the union statement said. “Canada Post must have known that there is no way we can accept these and is clearly wasting even more time.”
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Canada Post tabled an offer Friday that included many terms from its previous “final offers” in May, including a 13.59 per cent compounded wage increase over four years, but removed a signing bonus and added provisions related to expected job cuts.
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The federal government announced plans last week to transform Canada Post, including ending daily mail delivery, closing some rural post offices and moving most homes to community mailboxes.
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Canada Post supported the move to help shore up the finances of the financially strapped service, and said the latest offer reflects the changes, which will likely lead to a reduced workforce.
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“Canada Post’s new offers are within the limit of what the Corporation can afford while maintaining good jobs and benefits for employees over the long-term,” spokeswoman Lisa Liu said in a statement Friday.
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The corporation said it plans to offer voluntary departure incentives to help reduce or avoid layoffs.
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The roughly 55,000-member Canadian Union of Postal Workers declared a countrywide strike after the changes were announced.
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It said Friday it will take time to review more than 500 pages of each of the latest offers.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2025.
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