The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says it has filed an unfair labour practices complaint against Canada Post, accusing the Crown corporation of launching an “assault” by laying off workers during the ongoing strike.

The union representing Canada Post workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board over the layoffs of striking employees.

Canada Post Corp. has laid off some of its striking postal workers as labour talks with the union stall. In an emailed statement to the Financial Post, the Crown corporation confirmed that the layoffs are temporary and were taken to adjust its operations during the work stoppage.

The CUPW says Canada Post has been calling workers across the country to lay them off, and claimed some of the layoffs were permanent, which Canada Post denies.

The family of a Canada Post employee with cancer says they're struggling to pay thousands of dollars a day for medication after his medical benefits were terminated by the Crown corporation during the current labour action.

The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily stopped accepting international mail to Canada due to an ongoing strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

Efforts to broker a settlement and end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s postal agency were suspended as the mail operator and the labor union remain far apart on critical issues.

Anyone who relies on City of Toronto services and programs has likely seen a disruption in all mail-related activities.

The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended mail service to Canada amid an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents workers for the country’s primary postal service.