Canada Post is urging the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to revisit its offers after meeting at the bargaining table on Wednesday.
The Crown corporation says the union has “maintained or hardened” its position on many items and added new demands, and that the gap between the parties remains “substantial.”
Canada Post says it received counter-offers from the union last week in response to the corporation’s “best and final” offers from May.
It says that after reviewing the union’s offers over the past few days, it has urged the union to “revisit its offers to align with the realities confronting the company.”
Canada Post says it remains open to reviewing and discussing amended proposals.
The rescheduled meeting comes after two previous planned meetings between the two sides were called off.
At the time, the union said Canada Post cancelled the meeting because the corporation needed more time to review the union’s latest global offers.
At the start of August, the union rejected Canada Post’s latest offers in a majority vote, saying the offers did not meet member needs.
On Tuesday, Canada Post reported a loss before tax of $407 million in its second quarter as its parcels business fell amid the labour uncertainty.