Nykole King, Regina Leader-Post

A northern Saskatchewan postal workers union says it’s “hurtful” to see the federal government announce plans for phasing out mail service, which resulted in an immediate nationwide strike by Canada Post employees on Thursday.

“It’s hurtful to hear they yet again want to cut work (and) cut services to the people of Canada,” said Ben McCloy, a Prince Albert letter carrier and president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 810.

The Canadian government revealed Thursday it would be ending door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decade and lifting the moratorium on rural post office closures.

“In response to the government’s attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately all CUPW members at Canada

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