“We’ve got three years of peace to look forward to.”
That’s from Local CUPW 812 President Nicole Chouinard after a tentative five-year deal was reached between Canada Post and the postal workers union.
The agreement includes wage hikes and covers all mail carriers in urban, rural and suburban settings.
Wage increases will total six-and-a-half per cent in the first year, including raises already paid, followed by three per cent more in year two. In later years, increases would follow inflation.
Chouinard told Vista Radio it was good to see the company hold off on such a major overhaul.
“We were happy to see that Canada Post dropped this initiative that it had to completely reconfigure the way that we do our jobs. We were grateful to see that gone and that is speaking to dynamic routing and things like that.”
She added while both sides have labour peace for the next three years, not all issues between the company and its workers are settled.
“As much as this collective agreement will bring some peace of mind to workers, the reality is that Canada Post and the federal government are still pushing forward to try and end door-to-door delivery and there is still a process that should be gone through to include public input an avenue they are trying to by-pass.”
Chouinard expects several part-time positions to be added with weekend parcel delivery to be established.
A ratification vote is expected in the new year with the agreement running until January 31st, 2029.
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