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Second postal strike in six months looming after Canada Post denies latest union offer

Canada Post is rejecting a proposal from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to hold off their strike action for two weeks.

The 55-thousand workers plan to hit the picket lines tomorrow….their second walkout in six months.

But the union wants to delay things for two weeks to give them time to consider a new contract proposal offered by Canada Post yesterday.

The big issue continues to be weekend deliveries.

Canada Post wants to use part-time workers, while the union is demanding they be full-time staffers.

An industrial commission report, established by the federal government, also recommended an end to door-to-door mail deliveries as one way to stem the post office’s mounting losses.

with files from Vista Radio newswire

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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