August 20,2025
RED FM News Desk
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has submitted new proposals to Canada Post, calling for higher wages while also allowing for the introduction of weekend delivery and part-time employees.
The union is seeking annual wage increases of 9% in the first year, 4% in the second, and 3% in each of the third and fourth years. This goes beyond Canada Post’s most recent offer of roughly 13% over four years, which workers rejected in a vote earlier this month.
Talks resumed Wednesday, with further bargaining sessions set for Friday and Monday. CUPW’s latest offer for its urban unit would permit part-time workers and limited weekend parcel service. Weekend delivery would be restricted mainly to parcels, pickup, and sorting. Part-time staff could work up to 20 hours per week, and their numbers on weekend shifts could not exceed the number of full-time employees scheduled.
The addition of part-time workers has been one of the most contentious issues in negotiations, which have dragged on for more than 18 months. Canada Post has warned it is losing millions of dollars in revenue daily due to uncertainty around collective bargaining.
Earlier this year, an Industrial Inquiry Commission led by Commissioner William Kaplan concluded that Canada Post was effectively insolvent and in urgent need of reforms to survive. Canada Post has not yet responded to the union’s latest proposals.
The CUPW offer also seeks a cost-of-living adjustment that would trigger extra payments if inflation rises above 10.33% in a quarter, compared with the 7% threshold in Canada Post’s recent offer. It includes improvements to benefits, a stronger short-term disability plan, and preserves the union’s defined benefit pension.
As talks resume, CUPW is maintaining its national ban on overtime work.
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