The federal government is ordering an end to the Canada Post strike that began nearly a month ago.
Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon announced his decision to invoke his authority under the Canada Labour Code on Friday morning.
“Not only have the parties been able to show any progress towards an agreement, the federal mediator has now informed me that the negotiations between both parties are now, in fact, going in the wrong direction,” he said during a press conference.
“I’m here today to announce that I am applying a solution to promote conditions favourable to the settlement of this labour dispute and protect the interests of all Canadians.”
Over 55,000 employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began the nationwide Canada Post strike on November 15.
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