CP NewsAlert: Feds ask labor board to intervene in Canada Post strike

OTTAWA – Federal Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 striking Canada Post employees back to their jobs.

He says if the board agrees that the two sides are at an impasse, union members will be asked to return to work until May, while an investigation is launched to determine why the two sides cannot reach an agreement. agreement.

More to come.

The Canadian Press