Canada Post’s rotation strikes return to Halifax area
Posted Nov 13, 2018 01:27:19 PM.
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With files from Canadian Press
If you live in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville or from Lake Charlotte to Hubbards, there's no need to check the mail Tuesday.
The lack of a breakthrough at the bargaining table means rotating strikes have resumed at different Canada Post locations across the country, including in the Halifax area.
Picket lines went up at the Almon St. processing plant early Tuesday morning.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the post office isn't willing to address the key concerns over health and safety and equality for rural and suburban mail carriers.
The Crown corporation says it has made significant offers that include increased wages, improved benefits and job security.
Last week, the prime minister warned the government might soon act if there's little progress in the talks.
Trudeau did not elaborate on what the Liberals would do to resolve the dispute, but he suggested time is running out to put an end to rotating walkouts that have caused postal-service delays as the busy holiday shopping season ramps up.
The strikes started October 22nd.
The last time the federal government forced an end to a work dispute at Canada Post was in 2011, when the former Conservative government passed back-to-work legislation that was later declared unconstitutional.
