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OTTAWA \u2014 Under threat of back-to-work legislation that could pass through the Senate by late Monday, negotiators remained at the bargaining table Sunday in a last-ditch effort to bring an unforced end to rotating walkouts at Canada Post.<\/p>\n

Some Canadians, meanwhile, were receiving packages delivered through the Crown corporation, but at a much slower pace than normal for this time of year.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Crown corporation said work restrictions imposed by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, including a ban on overtime, meant only about 30,000 parcels would likely be delivered to Canadians over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Parcel delivery volumes are normally in the range of 500,000 packages on late November weekends, said Jon Hamilton.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeekend deliveries occur during the holidays to keep pace and balance the workload through the week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2017 we delivered 3.6 million parcels on holiday weekends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Senate was set to resume special debate Monday afternoon (2 p.m. ET) on back-to-work legislation that was introduced by the Trudeau Liberals and passed Friday in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

A final vote on the bill is possible by early evening with royal assent soon afterwards, barring any proposed amendments that, if passed, could see the legislation returned to the Commons, a Senate official said.<\/p>\n

Postal workers have been holding rotating strikes across the country since Oct. 22, creating substantial backlogs at Canada Post’s main sorting plants in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n

Picket lines were up on Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., as well as in a few areas of British Columbia, with the union vowing to continue the walkouts Monday.<\/p>\n

CUPW national president Mike Palecek warned that \u201call options are on the table\u201d as the union decides how to fight the back-to-work legislation once it becomes law, which the union said violates the rights of postal employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cPostal workers will not accept another violation of our right to free collective bargaining,\u201d Palecek said in a statement on the union’s website.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s not just a matter of our Charter rights. This bill legislates continued injuries, unpaid work, gender inequality and general dishonesty and disrespect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Conservative government forced an end to a lockout of postal workers during a dispute in 2011 by enacting back-to-work legislation.<\/p>\n

That bill was later declared by a court to be unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

But the Liberal government’s legislation, known as Bill C-89, is \u201cdifferent\u201d in that it does not impose immediate outcomes affecting postal contracts, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said shortly after the legislation was tabled in the Commons.<\/p>\n

After hours of debate during a special Saturday session, the Senate voted to give its members a day to reflect on witness testimony about the bill, adjourning their discussions until Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The legislation was sent to the Senate early Saturday after the Liberals pushed it through the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

CUPW’s 50,000 members, in two groups, are demanding better pay for rural and suburban carriers, as well as greater job security and minimum guaranteed hours.<\/p>\n

The union also wants Canada Post to adopt rules that would cut down on workplace injuries, an issue Palacek said has evolved into a \u201ccrisis\u201d in recent years.<\/p>\n

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