Canada Post strike updates and what’s happening with holiday mail and packages
Negotiations are ongoing, so here’s what is still getting through, and how to send letters and gifts to Santa and other loved ones
Mail services to Canada suspended due to strike
Mail services from the Isle of Man to Canada have been suspended due to a mass strike of postal workers in the country. The walk out by members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a dispute over pay began in mid-November.
Canada Post union files unfair complaint over layoffs amid 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.
How the Canada Post strike impacts Canadians
Canada Post has also been crushed by the boom in Canadians using other low-cost delivery services. In terms of e-commerce, Canada Post’s market share has dropped to 29 per cent from 62 per cent in 2019.
Ontario bride-to-be's wedding flowers caught in Canada Post workers' strike
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.
Winnipeg charities miss out on mail-in donations amid Canada Post worker strike
Martinelli-Irvine is the executive director of the Winnipeg Pet Rescue Shelter, the province’s first registered charity no-kill animal shelter. She said the funds that usually come in during the holidays go towards food, supplies and surgeries.
Parking permits may be delayed due to the Canada Post strike. Here are other city services affected
Anyone who relies on City of Toronto services and programs has likely seen a disruption in all mail-related activities.
USPS suspends mail to Canada amid postal worker strike in country
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.
USPS halts mail service to Canada as postal worker strike continues
The United States Postal Service announced a temporary suspension of international mail services to Canada because of the ongoing national strike by Canadian postal workers. The service disruption impacts multiple mail and package delivery categories,
USPS pauses int’l shipping to Canada amidst strike
At a time when many people are sending gifts far and wide in time for the holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) advised customers Friday that it will immediately pause the international shipping of packages to Canada due to an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers
Nearly two weeks into the Canada Post strike, the company is now temporarily laying off some of its striking workers. Neetu Garcha looks at how the Crown corporation is defending its decision; the accusations the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is making;
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Canada Post strike threatens holiday fundraising for charities
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Letters to Santa stranded by the Canada Post strike? Here’s how to get your kids a reply before the holidays
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Canada Post strike marks 2 weeks during busy Black Friday shopping weekend
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Canada Post strike impacting fundraising efforts for Vancouver hospitals
The VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is sharing concerns about how the Canada Post strike is hindering its ability to raise ...
Canada Post strike keeping woman stuck in Ottawa as she waits for U.S. visa
A Canadian woman who applied for a special visa to accept a job in the U.S. says she's been stuck in Ottawa for two weeks, ...
Disability advocate, PC MLA worry about how people will get benefit cheques during mail strike
Amid the ongoing Canada Post strike, a New Brunswick disability advocate is concerned about those who rely on mailed disability benefits.
Canada Post contract talks break off amid 11M undelivered parcels
A federally appointed mediator has ordered Canada Post and the union representing its 55,000 postal workers to take a ...