Canada Post workers in more than a dozen cities across B.C. walked off the job on Monday morning, as part of the unionB次元官网网址檚 rotating strikes that began last week.
In a series of posts on social media, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced strikes in Surrey, Squamish, Chilliwack and Maple Ridge early Monday morning.
As of noon, they were joined by postal workers in Langley, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, New Westminster, Mission, Aldergrove, Delta and Prince George.
There would be no mail pickup delivery or pickup in the striking cities.
Canada Post spokesperson Jon Hamilton said the company remains B次元官网网址渃ommitted to the bargaining processB次元官网网址� and that a federally-appointed mediator is helping with negotiations.
Hamilton said the employer had made B次元官网网址渟ignificantB次元官网网址� offers to the union, including better wages, benefits, and job security, without asking for concessions.
The union has said workers are striking for job security, better health and safety measures, an end to forced overtime, and service expansion and equality for rural and suburban mail carriers.
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MondayB次元官网网址檚 strikes come on top of the in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond, and have since returned.
Elections BC said that the strikes have not changed the dates for the planned referendum.
Spokesperson Andrew Watson confirmed that all voters are still expected to receive their ballots by Nov. 2 and are expected to mail them in before Nov. 30.
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Watson said that Elections BC was receiving plenty of calls and social media comments about their voting packages, but urged voters to be patient.
He said voters who donB次元官网网址檛 receive a package by Nov. 2 should ask for one by Nov. 23 by , by calling 1-800-661-8683, visiting a or the soon-to-be opened referendum service centres in the Lower Mainland.
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In a statement, the branch said it was monitoring the strikes closely but said the job action B次元官网网址渨ill have little impactB次元官网网址� on cannabis deliveries.
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