Canada Post Strike Hits 1-Week Mark
As a nationwide Canada Post strike reaches the one-week mark, the federal government is being urged by some to immediately step in to end the labour disruption.
The call from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business on Friday came as the Crown corporation reported yet another multi-million-dollar loss in the third quarter while it braces for a seventh successive annual loss this year.
More than 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike last Friday, halting mail and parcel services across the country. Some post offices have also been shuttered amid the job action.
The Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are holding talks this week with a special mediator, appointed by the federal government. But there has been little indication of an end to the labour dispute.
The CFIB, which represents 97,000 small and medium-sized business (SME) owners across the country, said the strike is negatively impacting Canadian businesses and wants Ottawa to intervene.
The call from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business on Friday came as the Crown corporation reported yet another multi-million-dollar loss in the third quarter while it braces for a seventh successive annual loss this year.
More than 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike last Friday, halting mail and parcel services across the country. Some post offices have also been shuttered amid the job action.
The Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are holding talks this week with a special mediator, appointed by the federal government. But there has been little indication of an end to the labour dispute.
The CFIB, which represents 97,000 small and medium-sized business (SME) owners across the country, said the strike is negatively impacting Canadian businesses and wants Ottawa to intervene.
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