Government prepared to order end to postal strike in coming days: minister
The federal government is prepared to order an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees if a collective agreement isn’t soon reached, Labour Minister
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Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
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