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Canada Post Corp. has laid off some of its striking postal workers as labour talks with the union stall. In an emailed statement to the Financial Post, the Crown corporation confirmed that the layoffs are temporary and were taken to adjust its operations during the work stoppage.

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.

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.

We will not have a Christmas, for the vast majority of us,' laments local postal worker who understands people's frustration over strike

With the recent news that Canada Post has been 'temporarily laying off' striking workers, the Swift Current Canadian Union of Postal Workers are refusing to back down. All of the strike members in Swift Current can still be found marching downtown,

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.

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