Postal workers participate in a strike outside Canada Post's Gateway Postal Facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
OTTAWA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on a nationwide strike on Friday.
The union issued a statement at midnight saying that after a year of bargaining with little progress, postal workers made the difficult decision to strike.
Canada Post had the opportunity to prevent this strike, but it has refused to negotiate real solutions to the issues postal workers face every day, said the CUPW.
"A strike is a last resort," the CUPW said.
The demands listed by the CUPW are fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office.
Negotiated collective agreements could be achieved but Canada Post must be willing to resolve the new and outstanding issues, the CUPW added. ■
Postal workers participate in a strike outside Canada Post's Gateway Postal Facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Postal workers participate in a strike outside Canada Post's Gateway Postal Facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A closure notice is posted on the window of a post office in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Postal workers take part in a strike outside the Canada Post Pacific Processing Center in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
Postal workers take part in a strike outside the Canada Post Pacific Processing Center in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
Postal workers take part in a strike outside the Canada Post Pacific Processing Center in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)