Canada Post presents “final offer” to CUPW

Canada Post has presented “final offers” to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers today. (Wednesday)

According to Canada Post, the final offers “protect what’s most important to employees while making important enhancements that build on the company’s most recent offers,” as well as “act on the recommendations of the Industrial Inquiry Commission with much-needed changes to the company’s delivery model.”

Included in the offer is:

• Employees will receive a signing bonus of $1,000 or $500, depending on their role,
• Cost of living allowance payments would be triggered at a lower inflation threshold (7.16 per cent instead of 13.59 per cent)
• Letter carriers using the Dynamic Routing delivery model will continue to received a per-piece payment for Neighbourhood Mail deliveries until January 1st, 2030. The per-piece payments are on top of actual time values (Urban unit)
• Compulsory overtime will be removed, meaning the Corporation can no longer require employees to work mandatory overtime (Urban unit)

Canada Post said they are maintaining the wage offer, with current employees receiving wage increases of six per cent in year one, three per cent in year two, and two per cent in years three and tour. (13.59 per cent compounded)

Under the final offer, Canada Post is also proposing what it calls “critical changes to to its delivery model to help it compete in parcel delivery seven days a week.”

This includes the creation of part-time positions that will provide health and pension benefits and scheduled and guaranteed hours.

Canada Post is also proposing an initial limited, implementation (10 facilities) of Dynamic Routing, under which delivery routes are planned and optimized daily.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers instituted a ban on overtime Friday last week, rather than a full-scale walk out.

The union represents 55,000 workers across the country, as well as 200 in the Prince George area.