Canada Post puts forward final offers to union as overtime ban continues [Video]

Canada Post has laid out its “final offers” to the union representing 55,000 workers after negotiations resumed Wednesday morning, as tensions run high over the future of the beleaguered institution.

Included in the proposal are an end to compulsory overtime, a signing bonus of $1,000 for urban employees and $500 for rural and suburban ones, and cost-of-living payments that are triggered at a lower inflation threshold.

Management’s earlier offer of a nearly 14 per cent cumulative wage hike over four years remains unchanged, as does a plan to hire part-time staff for weekend delivery — a major sticking point in the talks.

Canada Post also aims to launch “dynamic routing” at 10 processing facilities initially, which could see mail carriers’ routes change daily in …