Talks between Canada Post and union to continue over the weekend
Posted May 27, 2011 9:47 pm.
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Talks between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers continued Friday as both sides worked to try to avoid a strike.
President of the CUPW Denis Lemelin told 680News, Friday afternoon, that there have been some last minute deals in previous negotiations.
“There’s always a discussion. We had a meeting this afternoon with Canada Post but it’s like a dynamic process, sometimes you feel you can go forward and sometimes… well it’s negotiation but there’s still discussion.”
The CUPW said it would meet with its bargaining committee on the weekend to plan a next move as progress appears to be slowing.
Friday evening, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a statement that said there was little progress in negotiations Friday on issues such as staffing, workload and safety.
“There is no indication that CPC (Canada Post Corp.) is prepared to seriously discuss the real problems facing postal workers,” the CUPW statement said. “For CPC management these negotiations are mainly about eliminating sick leave and imposing less pay and benefits on workers.”
According to under labour laws, each side has to give 72 hours’ notice before beginning a strike or lockout.
