On August 1st, after two weeks of voting, 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), including both the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and Urban bargaining units, rejected Canada Post’s latest contract offer. CUPW and Canada Post have yet to reach an agreement, despite over 18 months of negotiations and a national strike. With no deal in place and tensions rising, uncertainty over potential strikes continues, a major concern for small businesses that rely on Canada Post for shipping, invoicing, and daily operations, and that were hit hard by the last strike.
