Canada Post employees could be headed back to the picket line in two weeks, with an extension on existing deals between the Crown corporation and the union set to expire on May 22.
A strike or lockout would mark the second time in under six months that the postal service ground to a halt after 55,000 employees walked off the job for 32 days in November and December.
SEE: 'The last thing I want to do is screw up anybody’s Christmas,' says postal union rep
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers continues to say it is fighting for fair wages, health and safety benefits, job security and pensions.
They are the same concerns voiced by Jim Gallant, a veteran negotiator for the postal union, when he spoke to our Inside the Village podcast back in December.
You can watch the full interview HERE.
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