Workers reject latest offer from Canada Post

 

The Canadian Press

Date: Monday May. 30, 2011 11:15 AM ET

OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post's urban workers has given the Crown corporation an ultimatum that it will go on strike late Thursday night if its final offer is rejected.

CUPW says it has filed notice that puts it in a legal position to strike on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET after itself rejecting the latest offer from Canada Post.

The two sides have been in talks for more than seven months and have not been able to hammer out an agreement.

The union has called a news conference in Ottawa this morning to talk about its latest proposal. It says the strike notice puts pressure on Canada Post to negotiate and it is willing to talk right up until the dealine.

CUPW says the new offer includes several amendments and clarifications to its positions -- including a drop in its wage increase demands.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers represents about 50,000 urban postal workers and negotiations to reach a new collective agreement began last fall.