The federal government is now involved in the contract talks between Canada Post and its workers with the aim of avoiding possible job action at the end of the month.
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu tells Acadia News she has appointed mediators to try to find common ground between both sides.
She notes “Canadians expect the two parties” to work towards a settlement and the federal government is there to assist at the bargaining table.
50,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are affected by the talks.
They represent two bargaining units which will be in a legal strike position as of September 26th.
Approximately 94 per cent of letter carriers working in urban areas and 96 per cent of rural letter carriers voted in favour of job action on Sunday.
Canada Post is considered an essential service, meaning the federal government can table legislation to force workers back on the job in the event of a strike.
That last happened in 2011, when the former Conservative government passed back-to-work legislation.
