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Canada Post employees across Canada walked off the job Thursday for a second time in less than a year, and a union representative in Moncton says picketing will continue this weekend. Here’s how some business owners are taking the news.
Union rep for Moncton says strike action, picketing will continue this weekend
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 26, 2025 3:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago
It’s the second time in less than a year that local business owner Marcia Poirier has been facing uncertainty at her Moncton business due to a postal strike. (Rhythm Rathi/CBC)
Even though Canada Post workers have only just walked off the job, some New Brunswick businesses are already pondering how it will affect their bottom line.
“I’m at a loss for words,” said Marcia Poirier, who owns a jewelry shop in Moncton. “Honestly, I hope it’s quick.”
Canada Post employees across the country went on strike Thursday, hours after the federal government announced it would allow the Crown corporation to make major changes to its operations to cut costs.
They include stopping at-home mail delivery, shifting an estimated 4 million residential addresses to community mailboxes. There are also plans to close nearly 4,000 smaller post offices.
Poirier makes jewelry out of seashells, and said about 50 per cent of her production is shipped using Canada Post.
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