USPS continue with Canadian service despite strike
The US Postal Service confirmed it will continue to deliver mail into Canada despite ongoing industrial action taking place in Winnipeg. A 24-hour rotating strike began at 11.59pm EDT last night, with strikes in other areas to follow.
Ordered by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the strike went ahead despite Canada Post making a number of concessions in an 11th hour offer to Union bosses.
However, the industrial action will not prevent USPS from continuing to “accept, process and deliver mail to Canada until further notice”.
The US operator said that the limited action in Winnipeg is “expected to have minimal impact on service”. Furthermore, contingency plans have been devised in case a nationwide strike occurs.
A USPS spokesperson said: “In the unlikely event of a nationwide Canadian postal strike, USPS will still be able to provide customers letter and package service via Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service. GXG is the premium, date-certain international shipping option from USPS with international transportation and delivery by FedEx Express.”
