CALGARY—Canada Post workers in Calgary are hitting the picket line.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents Canada Post workers, said in a tweet Wednesday evening that its members in Calgary, Kelowna, B.C., and Toronto were on strike at 6 p.m. Calgary time.

The action is part of a series of rotating strikes that began Monday in Edmonton, Victoria, Windsor, Ont., and Halifax. The union’s concerns include pay and work discrepancies between urban mail carriers and their rural counterparts, as well as forced overtime and inadequate health and safety measures.

Bargaining between the union and Canada Post has been ongoing for 10 months. The Crown corporation has announced that its offer includes job security, as well as better wages and benefits for its workers, although the union doesn’t believe it goes far enough.

The union has said Canada Post workers will continue to deliver critical mail, such as welfare and pension cheques, during its strikes.

With files from Hamdi Issawi, StarMetro Edmonton

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