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Canada Post Working Through Backlog on a First-In, First-Out Basis

by Shanine Sealey

After 32 days of being on strike, thousands of Canada Post workers returned to work at 8:00am on Tuesday, December 17th; however, Canada Post issued a notice to the public that there will still be delays as they work their way through the backlog.

Workers were ordered to return to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), following a request from the Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon. Through this order, the current terms of the collective agreements will be extended to May 2025, with Canada Post offering employees a five per cent wage increase.

The increase was proposed in their last offer and will be retroactive to the date following the collective agreement expiration (Dec.31/23 for rural and suburban mail carriers and Jan. 31/24 for urban mail carriers).

“All options remain under consideration to achieve negotiated collective agreements that prioritize fair wages, improved health and safety, the ability to retire with dignity, and the democratic right to free collective bargaining,” Jan Simpson, National President, on behalf of the National Executive Board, said in a CUPW news release.

According to Canada Post, mail will be worked on in a “first-in, first-out basis and Canadians should expect delays through the remainder of 2024, into January 2025. All service guarantees are temporarily suspended, and post office hours of operation may vary as they work to stabilize operations.

Canada Post will begin accepting new commercial mail by Thursday, December 19th, and will not be accepting any new international mail until December 23rd.

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