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Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes
The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday morning, in a decision that will get mail and parcels moving again. Rotating strikes will begin at 6 a.m. local time, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Thursday evening. The announcement came a day after the union met with the federal minister responsible for Canada Post. The union said it met with Joël Lightbound on Wednesday evening, voicing concerns about recently announced changes to the postal service's mandate to overhaul its operations. There will be a followup meeting with the minister's offic