The process of getting new collective bargaining agreements for Canada Post employees will continue this weekend.
The Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will meet in Ottawa on Saturday and Sunday for contract talks.
"CUPW is trying to negotiate new collective agreements for both Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier bargaining units which will both benefit postal workers and strengthen our public post office, now and for future generations," read a release from the union on Friday afternoon.
Some 55,000 members of the union walked off the job on November 15, 2024, over wages, working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services.
Canada Post had also wanted to expand deliveries to weekends, but it could not reach an agreement with the union on how to proceed.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) determined that talks were at an impasse and ordered the employees back to work on December 17.
"Since the forced end of our legal strike in December, CUPW has participated in a mediated parallel round of Negotiations with Canada Post in January," read the release. "While some progress was made on some issues, the Corporation's push for rollbacks was unacceptable. Further, Canada Post tried to infringe on our legal rights by demanding that we agree to a clause in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which would force us to give up our constitutional challenge."
Terms of the existing contracts were extended to May 22.