A nationwide overtime ban came into effect on Friday by the union representing more than 55,000 Canada Post workers. Postal workers are now being called to refuse to work more than eight hours a day   and more than 40 hours in a week.

Canada Post, union disagree over taking ‘five-minute wash-up time.’ Here’s what it is

The decision by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) comes after the Crown Corporation rejected the union’s offer to delay a strike by two weeks creating widespread uncertainty , the union said.

“At this time, the Union has decided to proceed with an overtime ban to minimize disruptions to the public, and lost days to members,” the union’s national president  Jan Simpson said in a statement.

— More to come

• What is the 'five-minute wash-up time' Canada Post, union can't seem to agree on?
• Canada Post's new offers 'fall short,' union says as review ongoing

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