London Chamber of Commerce gauges impact of postal workers strike on small businesses [Video]

We’re into the first full week of the Canada Post workers strike and local business owners are starting to get a sense of the impact to their operations.

The London Chamber of Commerce leadership says to this point, they haven’t heard many concerns or requests for support from small business owners.

Kristen Duever is Chief Operating Officer for the Chamber, “They’ve had a couple weeks to prepare, to reach out to their, customers, clients, suppliers — to try to do things digitally, try to choose other courier services or parcel services, if needed.”

Duever said that doesn’t mean it’s clear sailing for everyone. On Monday morning she heard from a business owner she couldn’t identify, who was looking for guidance because they needed a specific security clearance for their business.

These are complicating factors some businesses may run into, “If they need RCMP clearance or are waiting for passports to …