Canada Post is refusing to go into binding arbitration.
The postal service says they sent their final offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) last week.
But the union wants a third party to review offers from both sides and make a decision.
The company says that process is too long and complicated.
“Arbitration would be long and complicated, likely lasting more than a year. This would further extend the uncertainty experienced over the last 18 months and accelerate the company’s significant financial challenges. It would also continue to leave employees without a contract – and strip them of their right to vote on a new collective agreement,” the company wrote in a news release.
Instead, Canada Post wants the government to force employees to vote on a final deal.
The union says forcing a government-imposed vote would not bring “lasting labour peace between the parties, regardless of the vote’s outcome.”
“This refusal constitutes yet another demonstration that CPC is not interested in a reasonable outcome to this round of negotiation. A forced vote may fail to end the labour conflict and risks further division, prolonging uncertainty for all parties,” the union wrote in a news release.
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