Canada Post workers could strike again soon. Here’s why [Video]

After striking workers took to picket lines and a “couple million” packages piled up just before Christmas last year, Canada Post is back at the negotiation table with the union representing its employees this week.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the postal service are trying to reach a deal on a new collective agreement before their old one runs out on May 22.

The strike in late 2024 ended when the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the two sides back to work on Dec. 15. It also extended the collective agreements between the workers and their employer until May 22, which is what employees have been working under ever since.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon also established an industrial inquiry commission in order to get a better understanding of Canada Post’s financial troubles, and why negotiations have not been successful thus far. That commission’s findings will come …