Unionized staff at Canada Submit have voted towards the Crown company’s newest contract provide.
The provide was rejected with 68.5 per cent of ballots (23,440), based on the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which reported an 80.4 per cent general turnout (34,228 voters of 42,574).
The vote comes after greater than a yr and a half of talks with the Canadian Union of Postal Employees (CUPW), which represents about 55,000 postal service staff.
The provide included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over 4 years, however it additionally would have added part-time staff that Canada Submit has mentioned are essential to hold the postal service afloat.
Voting opened on July 21 after federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu requested the Canada Industrial Relations Board to step in and put Canada Submit’s newest provide to a vote.
Jan Simpson, CUPW’s nationwide president, had urged unionized staff to reject the proposal to be able to defend the integrity of the voting course of, and he or she criticized Hajdu for forcing a vote.
“By saying sure, we inform them that it is acceptable to disregard free and truthful collective bargaining, dismiss our union’s democratic processes and constructions, and ship a message to governments that it is okay to trample over your rights as a employee,” she mentioned in an announcement revealed on July 17.
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