Unionized workers at Canada Post have rejected the Crown corporation's latest contract offer in two votes. The offer was turned down with 68.5 per cent of ballots (23,440) cast by urban postal operation workers, according to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which reported an 80.4 per cent overall turnout (34,228 of 42,574 voters).

Negotiations for a new collective agreement have been ongoing for more than a year and a half. The federal government asked CIRB to step in and scuttle a holiday season postal strike late last year, but the parties remain at an impasse.

Canada Post's offer included a 13 per cent wage hike spread over four years, as well as a $1,000 signing bonus.