The end of the Canada Post strike could be near. On Friday, federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he believes negotiations are not working. If the Canada Industrial Relations Board agrees, postal workers would be sent back to work.
“This order continues a deeply troubling pattern in which the government uses its arbitrary powers to let employers off the hook, drag their feet and refuse to bargain in good faith with workers and their unions,” said the union in a statement.
Over the four-week work stoppage, small businesses across British Columbia have taken a financial hit.
Scott Wingfield owns Art Ink Print in Victoria and says he uses Canada Post for 98 per cent of his deliveries during the Christmas season. His small business specializes in producing Christmas cards for local artists and shipping the product across the country.
“About 40 per cent of my revenue happens in these two …