Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
MacKinnon said Friday that if the board determines negotiations between the parties are at an impasse, it has been directed to order striking CUPW members back to work under the existing collective agreement until May 22, 2025.
This practice definitely needs to be challeneged. Large companies handling national infrastructure simply refusing to reasonably negotiate until the government gets antsy, is not a fair or neutral process that respects worker’s constitutional rights.