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Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks [Video]

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The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company’s layoffs has been resolved.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after hundreds of striking postal workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike.

The union said in a statement issued Wednesday night that a mediated settlement has been reached that requires Canada Post to notify affected employees that they are not on a temporary layoff.

However, Canada Post says that under the terms of the resolution, it reserves the right to make staffing adjustments in the future if required.

Pressure is also mounting for the government to intervene, but federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon insisted on Wednesday that’s not going to happen.

During question period, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on when the government would put an end to …

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