Canada Post and the postal workers union have returned to the bargaining table.
An update from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Wednesday (Aug. 20) said the negotiating committees tabled global offers for both postal bargaining units, the urban workers and the rural and suburban workers.
Combined demands include a nine-per-cent increase for wages in year one, four per cent in year two and three per cent in each of years three and four. The union is also calling for an update to the cost of living allowance provision to include protection for the period of Feb. 1, 2025 to Jan. 31, 2028 for insurance against unforeseen inflation.
Canada Post, in its May 28 offer, put forward a 13-per-cent wage increase over four years: six per cent in year one, three per cent in year two and two per cent each in years three and four.
A statement from Canada Post said discussions with the help of federal mediators resumed on Wednesday.
It was at that meeting the Crown corporation received the union's response to the "best and final" offers presented on May 28. The statement added the company is reviewing the union's response.
Meetings are scheduled for Friday and Monday.
The at the beginning of the month, following two weeks of voting. Within the rural and suburban mail carriers unit, 30.6 per cent accepted the offers, while 69.4 per cent rejected them. Within the urban unit, 31.5 per cent accepted the offers, while 68.5 per cent rejected them.
A national overtime ban remains in effect.
