Canada Post | Postes Canada

Posted: 2011/7/25

Arbitrator Appointed

The Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt has appointed the Honourable Justice Coulter Osborne as the arbitrator in the negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

Canada Post and CUPW will each present a final offer to Justice Osborne that includes language with the terms and conditions of a proposed new collective agreement. Justice Osborne will review both offers and supporting arguments and then select either the corporation or the union’s offer in its entirety.

The offer that is chosen will become the new collective agreement. Justice Osborne’s decision will be final and the new collective agreement will be binding on Canada Post and CUPW. The arbitration process is to last for 90 days but can only be extended by the Minister of Labour.

While the arbitration process is ongoing, it will remain business as usual at Canada Post. As per the legislation, the terms and conditions of the previous collective agreement are in effect until arbitration is concluded and a new collective agreement comes into force.

Justice Osborne has been practicing law since 1959. He previously served on the Supreme Court of Ontario and as Associate Chief Justice of Ontario. Justice Osborne has worked on mediations and arbitrations regarding a number of different matters.