Vernon CUPW Local 848 on rotating strike on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Roger Knox/Morning Star) |
There will be no mail or parcel delivery in Summerland, Penticton, Vernon.
“This is our turn at the rotating strike,” said Valeta Heiden, president of Vernon Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 848, which serves about 80 members.
About 10 members were walking the line in the brisk, sunny weather Thursday at the Summerland facility.
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Heiden said eight other B.C. locals were behind picket lines Thursday: Coldstream, Armstrong, Falkland, Lumby, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Quesnel and Cranbrook.
Workers anticipate being back on the job Friday at 7 a.m.
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