Legislation that would send locked-out Canada Post employees back to work is expected in Parliament Monday afternoon.A bill to end rotating strikes, which began June 3 and then became a full-time lockout on June 15, would restore postal service across Canada.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt will introduce the bill in the House of Commons after the conclusion of question period at 3 p.m. Little else can be done on the bill Monday, which is an "opposition day" in the House with debate controlled by the NDP.
Debate is expected to begin Tuesday, leading to a possible vote on Thursday, the last scheduled day of the session before the House is to rise for the summer. The opposition NDP has threatened to use parliamentary tactics to delay the vote, but Government House Leader Peter Van Loan said Monday the House will remain in session until the bill is passed, even if it has to sit on Saturday.
The weekend brought no advance toward a settlement, as negotiations remained stalled. Both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers had said they were scheduled to meet, but face-to-face talks failed to take place. Talks are scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Rallies and demonstrations were planned by the union for Monday in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Kamloops, B.C., and three centres in New Brunswick.
Denis Lemelin, national president of the 48,000-member union, said he's bracing for an order from Ottawa to get back on the job.
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