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.

For an Ontario bride-to-be, the Canada Post strike means no wedding flowers on her big day. Katherine Edwards, a resident of Midland, Ont., is scheduled to get married on Dec. 7 and she is missing her artificial flowers because they are stuck in the mail due to the national postal strike.

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.

As a result of the Canada Post strike, all deliveries except benefit cheques will be halted until the matter is resolved with the CUPW.

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.