Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said. A statement issued Sunday said the framework

The Canadian Union of Postal Works says there's been no word from the mediator that talks in the labour dispute with Canada Post will resume.

Canada Post has presented CUP-W with a new framework it hopes will achieve a negotiated settlement to the postal strike, now entering its third week. Mediated talks were suspended last week after Steven MacKinnon,

The CUPW says Canada Post has been calling workers across the country to lay them off, and claimed some of the layoffs were permanent, which Canada Post denies.

Efforts to broker a settlement and end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s postal agency were suspended as the mail operator and the labor union remain far apart on critical issues.

With no end in sight to the Canada Post strike, Canadians are looking for alternatives to order and send their gifts. Local couriers are one option, but a major player with a nationwide distribution system may be primed to enjoy the biggest benefit this holiday season.

Canada Post says it has presented a new framework that it hopes will 'reignite discussions' with the union representing 55,000 striking postal workers.