Canada Post Mail Strike Update

Canada Post workers have walked off the job, halting the flow of mail with almost no notice to Canadians that a strike was imminent.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been in a legal strike position since May, but had opted instead for bans on overtime and delivering business flyers to try and pressure Canada Post while minimizing service disruptions.

That strategy changed after the federal government announced delivery service changes to the national mail carrier on Thursday, which the union said “forced our hand” and led it to declare a nationwide strike.

Canada Post says letter mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the national strike, and some post offices will be closed.

“Unfortunately, we cannot retrieve items from the postal system at this time,” a spokesperson said in its latest statement Friday.

Service guarantees are suspended for items already in the postal network and no new items will be accepted until the national disruption is over, the postal service said.

“Processing and delivery will be challenged going forward due to the impacts of the strike,” Canada Post said.

 

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