Approximately 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are on strike as of Friday morning to back contract demands, bringing the postal service in our country to a grinding halt.
The union says it has been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.
The strike action comes ahead of Black Friday and the beginning of the holiday season, when Canadians rely on the postal service to send and receive gifts, packages and cards.
Canada Post said in a statement early Friday that its operations will shut down, affecting millions of Canadians and businesses.
The Crown corporation adds that mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered during the strike, and some post offices will be closed.
Service guarantees will be affected for items already in the postal network and no new items will be accepted.
