Canada Post strike to end Tuesday as workers ordered back to work
A month-long Canada Post strike is set to end on Tuesday, after the federal labour relations board has ordered postal workers to return to work, the Crown corporation said.
Postal operations are set to resume on Tuesday, Canada Post said in a statement Sunday night.
“After two days of hearings, the CIRB has issued its ruling confirming the parties are at an impasse,” the company said.
“As a result, the CIRB has ordered employees to return to work and postal operations to begin to resume at 8 am local time on December 17, 2024.”
Postal service will remain closed on Monday – Day 32 of the strike.
The national mailing service said it looks forward to welcoming its employees back to work and serving Canadians and businesses. It said it will share more details of its resumption in service later on Monday.
This comes after Labour Minster Steven MacKinnon asked Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on Friday to order workers back on the job if it agrees with his determination there is an “impasse” in negotiations.
MacKinnon said the decision is not one he “takes lightly,” adding that it is time to “call a time out.”
In a post on X Monday morning, MacKinnon said the CIRB ordered an extension of the current collective agreements, and a resumption of operations after determining that a deal could not be reached between the two parties by the end of the year.
He said an Industrial Inquiry Commission will also review the structural issues of the labour dispute and will issue a report on May 15, which “will serve as a solid basis for both parties to negotiate their collective agreements.”
The strike of more 55,000 workers began on Nov. 15. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers was seeking wage increases, better pensions and
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