Canada Post Support Workers Vote to End Strike

(The Canadian Press)

Support workers at Canada Post have voted to accept a deal that will put an end to a more than month-long strike.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada issued a statement Tuesday morning saying the 2,100 Canada Post employees accepted the deal that was tabled the day before.

The acceptance comes after the members rejected two previous offers made last week.

The four-year deal will see members receive a pay increase of 2.5 per cent over the first two years and a further raise of 2.75 per cent during the final two.

PSAC also says the new agreement resolves the contentious issue of sick leave and family-related leave.

The union says the agreement offers an improved short-term disability plan to take the place of personal days.

PSAC members went on strike on Nov. 17, several months after their contract expired. Mail delivery was not disrupted.