Canada Post workers in London on strike [Video]

Postal workers hit the picket line Friday morning, and the strike comes as we head into the busy holiday shopping season.

The 900 London members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are among the 55,000 nationwide who walked off the job Friday morning.

Most gathered in front of the Canada Post London administration building and main sorting hub on Highbury Avenue, south of Oxford.

“We love our job,” said Sharon Samuels, CUPW Local 566 First Vice President. “We want to get out there and deliver the parcels to you – but we also need a fair contract.”

The CUPW workers said the strike isn’t just about wages, benefits and pensions. They said that they’re also looking for recognition that, with more packages being shipped, the work has become more demanding for delivery people.

“When they go out, they don’t know when they’re coming back,” Samuels told CTV News. …