Unless an agreement is reached between Canada Post and its employees before Monday morning, the union says its members will not work overtime in Alberta or the Northwest Territories that day.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) plans to rotate the overtime ban province-to-province on a daily basis.
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CUPW made the announcement Sunday, saying that while its members won’t be staying late, they will still be delivering the mail.
“Our action will cause little to no disruption for the public. We’ll still be delivering mail every day,” Mike Palecek, national president of the CUPW, said in a statement.
On Friday, William Kaplan was appointed as a mediator in an attempt to put an end to contract negotiations which have dragged on for nine months.
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Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk put the seasoned mediator and arbitrator in place to try to avert job action by the union.
Just 24 hours earlier, the union had issued a 72-hour strike notice, accusing Canada Post of forcing a labour disruption.
Both sides say they remain far apart on key issues including pay scales for rural letter carriers and proposed changes to pensions for future employees.
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