Canada Post workers picket in Montreal, as they walk off the job across the country

Canada Post workers abruptly walked off the job Thursday and set up picket lines across the country, over Ottawa’s call to end home delivery.

“In response to the government’s attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nationwide strike,” the CUPW union wrote in a statement.

In Montreal, workers were picketing outside the Bridge street office on Friday morning.

This all came hours after the federal government gave Canada Post the green light to significantly pull back on mail delivery service over the span of a few years.

CUPW Prince George president Nicole Chouinard says they’re appalled by the development, and workers are sad and frustrated with how they’ve been treated.

Background: • Canada Post set to reduce frequency