Canada Post Workers Set to Wrap up Voting on New Tentative Deal
Postal workers are set to wrap up voting on new tentative agreements today after more than two years of labour strife. Some 55,000 union members began voting April 20 on a five-year contract which includes wage increases of 6.5 percent and three percent in the first two years. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says [...]
Canada Post Workers Set to Wrap up Voting on New Tentative Deal Approximately 55,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers members are concluding their vote on a new five-year contract today, which includes wage increases of 6.5 percent and three percent over the first two years. The union anticipates releasing the results on Monday, following a period of labour disputes and multiple picket line actions. Alongside the contract vote, members are also casting ballots to authorize a strike mandate.
- Voting on new tentative agreements for postal workers concludes today.
- The proposed contract is for five years and includes wage increases of 6.5% and 3% in the first two years.
- Results are expected to be released by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Monday.
- The process follows over two years of labour strife and multiple instances of workers taking to the picket line.
- Union members are also voting on whether to authorize a strike mandate.
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