Canada Postal Workers Union Files 72-Hour Notice of Job Action
Canada Post letter carrier, Aaron Spires delivers mail by foot to houses in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, December 16, 2013.
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Canada’s postal workers edged closer to a strike after its main union filed a 72-hour job action notice as contract negotiations broke down.
Mike Palecek, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, announced the move in a statement Thursday from Ottawa. The decision comes hours after the federal government asked Canada Post and the union to agree to the appointment of a special mediator. That was filed before the union’s window to file a job action ended at midnight.