About 55,000 Canada Post employees are on strike as of Friday morning.Photo by Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press/File

Canada Post strike underway, disrupting deliveries

'We are now sending additional resources to the bargaining table,' says federal labour minister

· National Post

Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it’s been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.