Negotiations updates

This letter is to update you on the ongoing arbitration process between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

Canada Post’s Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C., has been picketed today by individuals who are not members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

As of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is conducting strikes across the country.

As of noon Eastern Time today, the union is no longer in a legal strike position. We expect employees to return to work in areas impacted by strike activity in the last 24 hours. Canada Post is now working to stabilize operations with a manageable approach across the country. With our network currently facing unprecedented backlogs, customers can continue to expect delivery delays for the next several weeks.

Backlogs of both mail and parcels in our network are severe, and backlogs of parcels are expected to worsen significantly with the arrival of large volumes of online orders from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this week.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes Monday morning in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond, B.C., and in Hamilton, Scarborough (except the York Distribution Centre, where a strike that began Sunday has ended), Ajax, Markham, Richmond Hill, North York and Pickering, Ont. Union members also walked off the job at the Halifax plant and depot and at the Dartmouth depot in Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes Monday evening in Toronto by halting all mail transfers between the Gateway mail processing plant and downstream facilities. Union members have also walked off the job at the St John NB plant and in delivery facilities in Corner Brook and Deer Lake NL.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes early Monday morning in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond, B.C., and in Hamilton, Scarborough (except the York Distribution Centre, where a strike that began Sunday has now ended), Ajax, Markham, Richmond Hill, North York and Pickering, Ont.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has started strike activity in Northern Ontario on Sunday, affecting the communities of Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa, Bruce Mines, Desbarats, White River, Echo Bay, Iron Bridge, Richards Landing and Thessalon, Ont.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike activity on Sunday in London and the surrounding area, as well as at the York Distribution Centre in Scarborough, Ont.