Canada Post workers are carrying picket signs as thousands are on strike across the country.
Workers walked off the job just after midnight Friday, leaving countless letters and packages stranded.
This is the busiest time of year for mailing packages, especially for businesses in the province.
“A lot of us small makers, we rely heavily on the postal system to get our orders out during this holiday season,” said Karen Rudolph of Cloverdale Forge.
Cloverdale Forge turns hot metal into functional works of art. They have a wide range of items they ship across North America through Canada Post, but that is now on pause.
There are roughly 55,000 workers on strike throughout Canada.
“We hope the strike will be a quick strike,” said Cheryllyn Saramaga-Martai with CUPW Winnipeg Local 856. “We’d like to get back to work, we want to deliver people’s parcels.”
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