Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute

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Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

MacKinnon said Friday that if the board determines negotiations between the parties are at an impasse, it has been directed to order striking CUPW members back to work under the existing collective agreement until May 22, 2025.

"Canadians are rightly fed up," with the strike, the labour minister said.

"The board is an independent entity, it will reach its conclusions, I hope, quickly, and if it agrees with the observations that I've shared with you today, then would order a resumption of activities of Canada Post that could happen as early as early next week."