Canada Post has proposed a "cooling-off period" with its largest union that would see rotating strikes put on hold through the holiday season while the two sides work with a government-appointed mediator to end the dispute.
The carrier is offering a special payment of up to $1,000 for every unionized employee if there's no further job action between now and the end of the cooling-off period.
That cooling-off period would extend until the end of January, during which time the two sides would undergo mediation.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has staged rotating strikes since the middle of October and has a month long backlog of parcels.
The union rejected the company's latest offer over the weekend, which means the rotating strikes are on track to roll out in several locations on Monday, including Edmonton, Kitchener,
and Kelowna.
As part of this last ditch offer, Canada Post says If agreements have not been reached by January 31, the mediator would submit recommendations for settlement.
If they are not adopted by the parties, binding arbitration would be introduced.