OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that 68.5 per cent of urban mail carriers who voted were against the deal, while their rural and suburban colleagues were 69.4 per cent against.
The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also added part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat.
The union had urged the roughly 55,000 postal service workers it represents to reject the proposal.
“It’s time for Canada Post to come back to the bargaining table
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