Canada Post office building on Cliff St. in Nanaimo. Rotation strike action by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers continues in Nanaimo, Port Alberni, and Courtenay Oct. 31. Photo courtesy Google.
Countrywide rotating strikes continued Wednesday for Canada Post employees, with union members from Nanaimo, Port Alberni and Courtenay joining walkouts.
Nanaimo postal workers took part in the 24-hour strikes starting at 6 a.m., followed by Port Alberni Canadian Union of Postal Workers members at 7 a.m.
@canadapostcorp carriers are striking in #Nanaimo and mid #VancouverIsland today for better pay as online shopping builds demand @CHEK_News pic.twitter.com/6x1oqmki1q
— Skye Ryan (@SkyeRyanCHEK) October 31, 2018
Strike action began in Courtenay at 8 a.m.
Courtenay (BC) is on strike as of 8am PT, Oct 31 – Members: contact your local for more info [https://t.co/gMNdGgYrtg] #canlab #negos2018 pic.twitter.com/yMveyyN7rg
— cupw (@cupw) October 31, 2018
Port Alberni (BC) is on strike as of 7am PT, Oct 31 – Members: contact your local for more info [https://t.co/gMNdGgGQ4G] #canlab #negos2018 pic.twitter.com/quETp4bc92
— cupw (@cupw) October 31, 2018
Nanaimo (BC) is on strike as of 6am PT, Oct 31 – Members: contact your local for more info [https://t.co/gMNdGgYrtg] #canlab #negos2018 pic.twitter.com/TPFh0CqC0M
— cupw (@cupw) October 31, 2018
The postal union began rotating strike action Oct. 22, with Victoria among the first cities where members hit the picket lines.
More than 15 communities across the country are taking part in job action Wednesday, as the union and the postal service have been unable to reach new collective agreements after 10 months of negotiations.
Last Tuesday, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu appointed Morton Mitchnick, a former chairman of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, to help the two parties resolve their differences.
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