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Canada Post Strike: U.S. Postal Service Stops Taking Canadian Mail

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The Huffington Post Canada   First Posted: 06/18/11 12:07 PM ET Updated: 08/18/11 06:12 AM ET

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Canadians waiting for that letter from the United States will have to wait a little longer. Starting this weekend the United States Postal Service will no longer be accepting mail destined for Canada.

"Due to the expectation by Canada Post officials that the strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will last until at least sometime next week, the U.S. Postal Service will suspend accepting mail destined to Canada — effective Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:59 p.m. CDT — with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed shipments," said the USPS in a statement on their website.

The Canada Post strike began as a series of rolling work stoppages more than two weeks ago, but escalated into a full strike when Canada Post locked out workers earlier this week.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are deadlocked over pension and wage issues. Federal Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt has also raised the spectre of back-to-work legislation to end the strike.

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Canadians waiting for that letter from the United States will have to wait a little longer. Starting this weekend the United States Postal Service will no longer be accepting mail destined for Canada.
Canadians waiting for that letter from the United States will have to wait a little longer. Starting this weekend the United States Postal Service will no longer be accepting mail destined for Canada.
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Canuckistangirl
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12:58 PM on 06/19/2011
The first thing CPC did was to cut off women on maternity leave.
This on the 30'th anniversary of winning benefits for women on maternity leave.

The corpse is in bed with the Conservatives big time.
Is this Wisconsin north?

Let's solve this thing Canada Post, your profits are declining. Do you even care?
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cadawa
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04:35 PM on 06/18/2011
We have a postal strike and riots? What's going on up there?
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GreenCanadian
is mixing the new record
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10:56 PM on 06/18/2011
It's a lockout, not a strike. The corporation refused to allow the workers to resume service under the previous contract guidelines until a new agreement could be reached, and then locked out the workers.
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cadawa
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11:08 PM on 06/18/2011
Nasty. Are Steven Harper and Scott Walker pen pals?
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cdnman
Still a free spirit...
1903 Fans
01:37 PM on 06/18/2011
Oh no...now I won't get my check from Obama for stating how much Canadians love him lol.
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Heidi Currie
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12:56 PM on 06/18/2011
"Harper Gov't" can you do something actually useful for a change and end this damn LOCK OUT? This is so detrimental to our economy!
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cogitoergodavesum
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12:40 PM on 06/18/2011
The "strike" ended Tuesday.
It's a LOCK OUT.
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