Management said "a limited number of employees" have been impacted and employees who "have been laid off have been contacted directly."

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.

Dozens of workers have written to the PWRFC to ask questions, sign up for the WSWS postal workers newsletter, and share their experiences in the workplace. We encourage all postal workers to write to canadapostworkersrfc@gmail.

Canada Post workers will continue striking for the foreseeable future as negotiations between the postal service and the union representing these workers broke down on Wednesday.

Efforts to broker a settlement and end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s postal agency were suspended as the mail operator and the labor union remain far apart on critical issues.

The Canada Post strike is expected to continue as parties remain 'too far apart on critical issues' to reach a deal, according to Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon.

The CUPW says Canada Post has been calling workers across the country to lay them off, and claimed some of the layoffs were permanent, which Canada Post denies.

The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with less than a month to go before Christmas.