No mail in Sudbury today as postal workers hit picketline

The rotating strikes by postal workers, that has been slowing down mail delivery across the country all week, has come to northern Ontario.

The 220 members of Canadian Postal Workers Local 612 in Sudbury are on the picketline, which means no mail delivery or collection in the city today.

The strike also affects mail service in areas surrounding Greater Sudbury, including Manitoulin Island and French River.

The union is hoping the job action will pressure Canada Postand the special mediator appointed by the federal government this weekto resolve the contract dispute, which largely centres around wages.

Sudbury union vice-president Dave Merrick says while many of the rotating strikes have lasted for only one day in each city, they don't know for sure if they'll be back to work Monday.

"We're not doing this against the public or the business, we're doing this to try to get the corporation to come back and negotiate and get us a fair collective agreement for both sides," he says.