On February 6, 2019, after direction from Arbitrator MacPherson, Canada Post provided its position on the matters in dispute for the upcoming arbitration. Not only did Canada Post roll back from its position in November 2018, they did nothing to improve working conditions for RSMCs.
Issues in Dispute
Duration of Collective Agreement: CPC is proposing 4 year collective agreement expiring on December 31, 2021. This proposal is subject to revision if CPC feels that the arbitration process takes too long.
Wages: CPC is offering the following increases to the activity values: 1.8% – 2018, 1.8% – 2019, 1.9% – 2020 and 2.0% – 2021. These increases would be retroactive to January 1, 2018. This is less than what Canada Post offered in its November 14, 2018 Global Offer.