Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer. Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55-thousand workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The postal workers issued a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday. Canada Post has said it offered annual wage increases that are the equivalent of 11.5% over four years and protection of a defined benefits pension for current workers. About 55,000 postal workers are off the job.