TORONTO (TIP): Canada Post received a strike notice Monday, May 19, from the union representing more than 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week — for the second time in six months.
The union informed management that employees plan to hit the picket line starting Friday morning at midnight, the Crown corporation said. A work stoppage would affect millions of residents and businesses who typically receive more than two billion letters and roughly 300 million parcels a year via the service.
No new items would be accepted until the strike ends, while those already in the system would be “secured” but not delivered, Canada Post said. A 32-day strike during peak shipping season ahead of the winter holidays last November and December left millions of letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through.
(Source: The Albertan)
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