Canadian postal workers to go on strike

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers plans to go on strike just after midnight Thursday to demand for better job security and increase of wages, it is reported Thursday.

The 45,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been without a contract since Jan. 31. Last month, 92 percent of postal workers voted in favor of a strike mandate over issues including salaries, subcontracting, retirement, work load and safety.

But with postal workers poised to walk off the job Friday, union president Deborah Bourque said the union and the authorities of Canada Post are working hard to reach a negotiated settlement.

Last year, Canada Post moved 9.8 billion pieces of mail, a number that has changed little over the past few years.