Canada Post strike: Pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in [Video]

OTTAWA –

As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there’s growing pressure on the government to act as the business community’s calls for intervention get louder.

So far Ottawa has said it won’t step in, despite forcing people back to work in other recent high-profile labour disputes. But it’s getting harder for it to stay on the sidelines, said Barry Eidlin, an associate professor of sociology at McGill University.

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“The pressure is certainly mounting on them to bring an end to the strike,” said Eidlin.

The government recently intervened in major disputes in ports and rail by directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order binding arbitration.

But Eidlin said one key difference with this dispute is that while the Canada Post strike is certainly top of mind for many Canadians especially …