Local postal workers stopped delivering flyers and Neighbourhood Mail this morning as part of an escalating job action, with the local union president stating Canada Post is failing to bargain in good faith.

The move by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers comes as national negotiations near the two-year mark. Kerri Arnott Thirsk, president of Weyburn Local 853, stated that the corporation has shown no urgency in resolving the dispute, leaving workers with no choice but to increase pressure.

"We’ve been left with no choice but to change our strike activity with the hope that Canada Post finally takes us seriously and returns to the bargaining table," Arnott Thirsk stated. "Progress can only be made at the bargaining table. CUPW members want contracts that value our work, and we are ready

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