North Bay postal workers worried about their future

Postal workers in North Bay are worried what their future looks like after Ottawa announced door-to-door mail delivery will end.

Some workers at the North Bay plant told The Nugget that potentially could mean a layoff of more than half the current staff.

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Another worker who asked to remain anonymous said there are more than 50 employees working out of the North Bay Canada Post office off Worthington Street.

Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound announced sweeping changes Thursday 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.

Within a few hours the Canadian Union of Postal Workers declared a country-wide strike.

North Bay postal workers are expected to hit the picket lin