Postal pickets pop up in Port Alberni

More than 30 postal workers manned the picket line in Alberni on Wednesday afternoon.

Port Alberni Canada Post employees Noreen Coates and Mike Hawkins man the strike line in front of the local post office on Wednesday afternoon. Canada Post locked out employees on Tuesday amid collective bargaining. The federal government was poised to introduce back-to-work legislation on Wednesday evening as the News went to press.

Port Alberni Canada Post employees Noreen Coates and Mike Hawkins man the strike line in front of the local post office on Wednesday afternoon. Canada Post locked out employees on Tuesday amid collective bargaining. The federal government was poised to introduce back-to-work legislation on Wednesday evening as the News went to press.

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