OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a countrywide strike, hours after Ottawa announced door-to-door mail delivery will end for nearly all Canadian households within the next decade.

Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced sweeping changes today aimed at shoring up Canada Post’s finances in response to a decline in letter mail and the Crown corporation’s small share of the parcel market.

The changes include more community mailboxes, slower delivery times and hiring part-time staff for weekends.

The union says it was caught off-guard by the changes and argued Canada Post and the government are creating the conditions that drive down demand for its letter and parcel services.

CUPW says all of its Canada Post members are on strike “effective immediately,” addi

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