Canada Post rotating strike moves to Saint John

Canada Post employees in Saint John areoff the job this morning making it the first city in New Brunswick impacted by the rotating strike across Canada.

Canada Post sent out a tweet late Thursday night that said the rotating strike would start at 12:01 a.m. in Saint John and Sudbury, Ont.

This means there will be no delivery service,mail or parcel pickup in the two cities.

Canada Post employees strike in Saint John

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Canada Post employees are picketing today in Saint John, making it the first New Brunswick city affected by the rotating strike.

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On Thursday, the strike was in Sherbrooke, Que.,Calgary andRed Deer, Alta., and Kelowna, B.C.

Canada Post says it is doing its best to "minimize the impact on customers." The company also says thatas soon as employees return to work in a region, they will work to restore service, and process mail and accumulated parcels.

This week the federal government namedMorton Mitchnick,a former chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, as special mediator, in hopes of ending the rotating strikesat Canada Post.

The job action started on Monday after negotiators failed to reach a new contract agreement before adeadline, set by The Canadian Union of PostalWorkers.

The union, whichmore than 50,000 members across the country,is pushing for improved job security, an end to forced overtime and better health and safety measures.