Canada Post workers vote in favour of new collective agreements

Canada Post workers vote in favour of new collective agreements

Published 3:28 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2026

On June 1, 2026, Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced that members have voted in favour of a new collective agreements. (Susan Zielinski/Red Deer Advocate)

Canada Post workers recently voted overwhelmingly in favour of tentative collective agreements reached between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post in December 2025.

Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers voted 85.9 per cent to accept their contract, and Urban Postal Operations workers voted 89 per cent in favour, according to unaudited results.

Workers voted on the collective agreements during the last six weeks, which will be signed soon and remain in place until Jan. 31, 2029.

“With the stability of new agreements in place, we look forward to working with our employees and bargaining agents to rebuild the business, restore confidence in the postal system and better serve the country,” said Doug Ettinger, Canada Post president and CEO, in a statement.

He said the new agreements are critically important as the corporation moves ahead with its transformation to return to financial sustainability and better meet the modern needs of the country.

“While the process was challenging, these negotiated agreements recognize that Canada Post needs to change. They mean we can provide affordable weekend parcel delivery and make needed adjustments to our retail network while ensuring we continue to provide good-paying jobs across the country,” Ettinger said.

For over two years, postal workers have been without a contract. More than 55,000 workers across the country initially went on strike on Nov. 15, 2024. They were ordered back to work about a month later after an impasse between the company and the union was declared by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Jan Simpson, national president of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), said over the course of this round of bargaining, postal workers have faced enormous challenges, but members have stood strong.

“We still have our work cut out for us. To win the fights ahead, prepare for the next round of bargaining and mobilize against the government’s attacks on our public postal service, we all have to regroup and unite in our struggle,” Simpson said.