Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have reached a tentative agreement.
The announcement comes over a month after the two parties reached an agreement “in principle.”
The new agreement covers both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier) bargaining units.
The tentative agreements include higher wage increases, enhanced benefits and a weekend parcel delivery model.
Both agreements are for five years and would be in effect until Jan. 31, 2029.
The union will be managing a ratification vote for CUPW-represented employees, which is expected to happen in early 2026.
During that process, both pirates have agreed not to engage in any strike or lockout activity.
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The finalization of an agreement comes after over a year of strikes.
Unionized Canada Post workers started last November.
By mid-December 2024, federal labour minister Steven MacKinnon ordered the striking workers back to work and operations resumed on Dec. 17 with assurances that parcels would make it to their destinations in time for Christmas.
Domestic service was back to normal by early January 2025.
Almost four months later, CUPW issued another strike notice which was quickly followed up with an overtime ban.
CUPW members announced another strike in late September but that was replaced with rotating strikes in mid-October.
On Nov. 10, the crown corporation submitted its “comprehensive” plan to transform and modernize postal service in Canada.
