Canada Post workers continue to picket for negotiated settlement [Video]

Postal workers in Edmonton are holding their picket lines as the Canada Post strike nears its third week.

The strike is expected to continue as the two sides remain “too far apart on critical issues,” Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said Canada Post has been laying striking employees off, a move it called a “scare tactic.”

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Some employees at Canada Post’s mail-processing plant in northwest Edmonton told CTV News Thursday morning they want binding arbitration. However, the CUPW 730 interim president said the union remains steadfast in a negotiated settlement.

“There may or may not be a member who feels that they’re frustrated,” James Ball told CTV News Edmonton. “Maybe they do want binding arbitration, but I’ve been entrusted to speak for 55,000 members …