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Mail service halts as postal strike becomes lockout

Canada Post said it had to act, Ottawa mulls legislation
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Locked out postal workers in South Surrey Wednesday.

Rotating strike action by postal workers at selected cities has turned into a full lockout at all urban centres by Canada Post.

The corporation's decision halts urban mail delivery and could lead Parliament to consider back-to-work legislation as early as next week.

"A lockout is the best way to bring a timely resolution to this impasse and force the union to seriously consider the proposals that address the declining mail volumes and the $3.2-billion

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