CUPW employees with Canada Post will vote on the final contract offer.
The voting will take place from Monday (July 21st) to August 1st.
The notice of vote was issued by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
Employees will be voting on:
- Wage increases of 6% in year one; 3% in year two; 2% in year three; and 2% in year four (13.59% compounded).
- A signing bonus ($1,000 for full-time employees; $500 for all others).
- Maintaining their defined benefit pension and industry-leading job security.
- Creation of new part-time positions, with predictable hours and benefits, that would help the company provide weekend parcel delivery and optimize delivery during the week.
- Phased changes to the delivery model to better reflect volumes, avoid overburdening and provide better service.
The union represents 55,000 workers across the country, as well as 200 in the Prince George area.
Employees have been in a legal strike position since May 23rd, but have so far only placed a ban on overtime.
According to Canada Post, in June, the service saw losses from operations increase to around $10 million a day, over double the daily average losses the year prior.
More information can be found on Canada Post’s website here.
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