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At Canada Post, we believe the union’s strike activity should stop, but accepting their demand to revert back to the old collective agreement in order to make that happen is completely unacceptable. By maintaining the uncertainty for customers and hurting our revenues, the union’s proposal is tantamount to asking for full pay to remain on strike. No company would accept that, especially with the damage already done to the business. We need flexibility to manage costs in response to the large drop in volume and corresponding revenues caused by the union’s activities. We also need to be able to end the uncertainty and achieve a new collective agreement that sets a course for the future.

Canada Post believes nothing will be gained by reverting back to the previous agreement after so much damage has already been done to the business. Until there is a proper resolution to this labour dispute, the uncertainty will continue to push customers away. We understand that our customers will not come back until they are confident the postal system will be functional and reliable for a sustained period of time.

The company has a very fair and generous offer on the table that we strongly urge the union to accept. Therefore we will not support any effort by the union to delay this process further. We need to move forward and secure the future of this company—for our employees and our customers.