Hopes for an end to postal service disruptions have been dashed again, with striking workers rejecting a call from Canada Post for a ``cooling off'' period accompanied by mediated talks.
Earlier today the Crown corporation said it would agree to a request from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for another round of mediation, but only if striking workers end their rotating walkouts.
This move was aimed at getting union members to put down their picket signs over the holidays.
In a statement, CUP-W national president Mike Palecek says the proposal asks members to go back to work at the heaviest and most stressful time of year under conditions that effectively have some employees working without compensation.
