Although Canada Post employees are back at work, operations are far from normal and delivery delays are expected into the new year.
Over the weekend, the Canada Industrial Relations Board determined negotiations between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) were in a stalemate and ordered employees back to work under their existing contracts.
Those contracts have been extended until May to give both sides more time to talk.
Canada Post has agreed with the union to implement a five per cent wage increase retroactively to the day after the collective agreements expired.
Nathan Gareau from Calgary business Knifewear says the four-week strike forced the company to adjust holiday shipping.
“it’s been really hectic,” Gareau said. “We ship a lot of orders. We have a warehouse in Calgary and so, with our online business, it’s been challenging to get orders out the door.”
Gareau says though …