Canadian Postal Workers Give Notice to Strike Thursday Night

Canada looks set to face its first postal strike since 1997 starting at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday, June 2nd. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) issued its legally-required 72-hours notice of an intention to strike yesterday, aiming to put pressure on Canada Post to accept its final offer for a new four-year collective bargaining agreement up to January 2015.

The union said striking was the “only real bargaining lever” it had with Canada Post, as it continued to seek reward for its members for 16 consecutive years of profitability at the Crown Corporation.