Canada Post says talks with its postal workers that were set to restart on Friday have been pushed back a week due to a lack of available federal mediators.

In a statement to Global News, the Crown corporation said federal mediators were unavailable for the planned negotiations and talks have been rescheduled for Aug. 20.

“The company looks forward to receiving a detailed and comprehensive response from CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) that addresses the real, significant and increasing challenges faced by the postal service,” the Crown corporation said.

The union said in a statement it was unfortunate the scheduled meetings for Friday and Monday had been postponed.

“The federal mediators will not be able to assist CUPW and CPC due to their current involvement in the Air Cana

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