Canada Post strike and Ottawa's proposed 'time out'

The Canada Post strike and Ottawa's proposed 'time out': What's happened so far
As the nationwide postal strike hit the four-week mark Friday, federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced he's sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
'Too little, too late:' Small businesses frustrated as Ottawa moves to end Canada Post strike
But store owners say the 29-day strike, which sent 55,000 Canada Post employees to the picket lines, has not only cost them lost sales over the critical holiday shopping period but left them with a massive backlog of inventory and a long wait for payments that are stuck in the mail.
Ottawa orders end to 29-day Canada Post strike
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Ottawa moves to end Canada Post strike, workers could return within days
With no new collective agreement in sight, the federal government has intervened in the four-week-old Canada Post strike by sending the dispute to the labour board which could order workers back next week.
Canada Post workers on picket line react as Ottawa moves to end strike
Workers gathered outside an east Toronto delivery centre reacted with a mixture of frustration, disappointment and hope as Ottawa announced it was moving to end their work stoppage
Canadian government asks labor board to intervene in Canada Post strike as Christmas nears
Canada’s labor minister says he's asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order about 55,000 striking Canada Post employees back to work after a four week strike that disrupted mail service during the busy holiday season.
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Canada Post said the union's new demands are unaffordable and unsustainable, claiming they would cost more than $3 billion over four years at a time when the postal service is struggling financially.
Canada gov't moves to put an end to postal workers' strike
Canada's labor minister on Friday moved to end a near month-long strike by postal workers, saying he had asked Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether talks on a new deal between the union and Canada Post were at an impasse.
Federal labour minister takes steps to end Canada Post strike
The federal labour minister has taken steps he says should end the Canada Post strike by next week. But is it already too late for Christmas parcels and cards? Sarah MacDonald reports.
Labour minister moves to end Canada Post strike
Federal Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon announced the government is moving to end the nearly month-long Canada Post strike saying the Crown corporation and union were clearly at an impasse. Canada Post workers in Toronto reacted moments after the announcement.

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