As Postal Strike Enters Fourth Week, Pressure Mounts for Ottawa to Step In: Experts

As Postal Strike Enters Fourth Week, Pressure Mounts for Ottawa to Step In: Experts
Canada Post employees and supporters rally at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, on Nov. 28, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there’s growing pressure on the government to act as the business community’s calls for intervention get louder.

So far Ottawa has said it won’t step in, despite forcing people back to work in other recent high-profile labour disputes. But it’s getting harder for it to stay on the sidelines, said Barry Eidlin, an associate professor of sociology at McGill University.