Canada Post has sent letters to hundreds of its employees in the Kootenays and on Vancouver Island, telling them they will be suspended for engaging in "unlawful work disruption."

From CUPW:

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Thanks to the magnificent work of the Victoria Local, Canada Post got the message loud and clear that postal workers are standing up for free collective bargaining. Postal workers in Victoria were proud, strong and determined. This included letter carriers, clerks, Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC), dispatchers and mail service couriers.

But Gordon Campbell and his government still would not back down. So the B.C. Federation of Labour called for a Day of Protest in the Kootenays for Wednesday.

Once again CUPW members stood up for fairness, justice, and a decent education for all. Postal workers in Castlegar, Nelson, and Trail were off the job as were thousands of other workers.

In Fernie and Sparwod, members of the Elk Valley Local stood shoulder to shoulder with teachers. So did postal workers in Cranbook. In Golden, CUPW members said no to Bill 12 and yes to fairness.

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