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Description: Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached a tentative agreement without arbitration in a bitter year-long dispute.

Source: CBC

Date: 10/07/2012

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/10/07/canada-post-deal.html

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Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the steps that led to this tentative agreement.
  • Why did the Federal Court order a new arbitrator in this dispute?
  • Do you think it is a positive sign that the two sides reached a tentative agreement without an arbitrator?
  • Why or why not?
  • Do you think the government’s back-to-work order looks like a wise move in retrospect?
  • Why or why not?

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