Canada Post has asked the Minister of Jobs and Families to direct that a vote take place for the final offers submitted to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
The postal service made its final offer on Wednesday, with the union instituting a ban on overtime Friday last week, rather than a full-scale walk out.
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)
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 four (13.59 per cent compounded).
Outside of the request to direct that a vote take place, Canada Post said there is nothing further to share about it other than they will respect the Minister’s decision.
The union represents 55,000 workers across the country, as well as 200 in the Prince George area.
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