The union representing around 55,000 Canada Post workers is rejecting the company’s final offer.

The Crown corporation said Wednesday that the offer builds on the previous one from last week.

It includes a new signing bonus of either $500 or $1,000, depending on the employee’s role.

They are also offering to get rid of mandatory overtime, as well as triggering additional “cost of living allowance” payments when the inflation rate is at 7.16 per cent, instead of at 13.59 per cent.

That is on top of the previous offer, which included higher wages, six more personal days and a guarantee of 15 hours of work a week for part-time letter carriers.

But CUPW disputes that the offer is better, arguing there are almost no changes in Canada Post’s latest offer.

“There’s no question: Canada Post is not negotiating. Canada Post is playing hardball,” the union said in a news release.

“Canada Post’s offer provides no improvements to its current wage proposal, no improvements for Group 1 staffing [inside workers], and no improvements against the contracting out of our work.”

The union was in a position to strike as of last Friday, but opted instead for a national overtime ban, which remains in effect.