Canada Post workers could go on strike. Here’s what to know
- Canada Post, a Crown corporation, paused labour negotiations with its union representing 55,000 workers amid a looming strike in May 2025.
- Negotiations stalled over wages and staffing weekend mail delivery after more than a year of talks and a failed mediator effort in April.
- Canada Post reported losses exceeding $3 billion since 2018 due to declining letter volumes, while rivals like Amazon offered faster, cheaper parcel services.
- A 32-day postal strike during last year’s holiday season halted all mail, disrupting businesses, prompting a federal order to extend the collective agreement until May 22.
- If no deal is reached by May 22, workers could legally strike again, raising concerns over service interruptions but also prompting calls for fair wages and innovation.
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What Canadians should know if they need a passport amid possible Canada Post strike
Ahead of a potential second Canada Post labour disruption in less than a year, Service Canada say they’re working to minimize the potential impacts. Here’s a guide to help navigate your application amid a possible Canada Post strike.
Negotiations at Canada Post: How to Prepare for a Possible Strike?
The spectre of a second strike at Canada Post is still high. In less than a week, the workers' collective agreements, which had been extended to resolve the impasse in the negotiations, arrive at their expiry date. All there is to know about a future stoppage of work.
For the sake of postal workers, take the high road
On May 15, AFL President, Gil McGowan, sent a letter to members of the federal government, including Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Secretary of State for Labour, as well as the chair of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, asking for a principled resolution to the dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). “At a time when Canada needs to carve out its… Source
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