CUPW negotiations: Canada Post requests a vote by employees on the Corporation’s final offers

May 30, 2025, 04:53 pm

Canada Post has asked the Minister of Jobs and Families to exercise her authority, under section 108.1 of the Canada Labour Code, to direct that a vote take place on the Corporation’s final offers submitted to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on May 28, 2025.

Request for a vote administered by CIRB

The vote would be administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) and would give employees in each bargaining unit the opportunity to voice their decision by voting on Canada Post’s final offers. Despite months of conciliation and mediation, the parties remain unable to reach new agreements at the table.

Canada Post agrees with the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) finding that “the best possible collective agreement … is the one that the parties themselves have fashioned rather than one imposed by a third party through interest arbitration.” However, given the level of the impasse and CUPW’s negotiating position, it is not possible to reach tentative agreements in the normal course.

A path forward

The seven recommendations in the IIC’s final report chart a path to a negotiated resolution that allows Canada Post to meet the needs of Canadians and businesses in today’s economy, help address the company’s financial sustainability, and maintain good jobs. Canada Post’s final offers reflect these recommendations entirely. We have also made key concessions in a serious attempt to reach new collective agreements.

After more than 18 months of collective bargaining, we believe the best hope of achieving freely negotiated collective agreements is an employee vote administered by the CIRB under section 108.1 of the Canada Labour Code.

The terms and conditions of employment for employees in the Urban and RSMC bargaining units have not changed. At this time, there is nothing further to share regarding a potential vote other than the fact that we will respect the Minister’s decision. We’ll keep all employees updated as this process unfolds.

Canada Post’s final offers

Details about the final offers are available at canadapost.ca/offers.

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