Both sides are digging in as the postal strike is well into its second week, causing some to wonder where things are going to be come the holidays. Very few pieces of mail moved last Christmas.

The President of CUPW Local 126, Mike McDonald, is calling on Premier John Hogan to seek assurances from Ottawa and the corporation regarding the closure of post offices.

Government has given Canada Post authority to close rural post offices and install more community mailboxes, options which had been off the table for years.

McDonald accuses the corporation of living in the ’80s and ’90s.

“We’re seeing the games that the corporation is playing, and we’re in dire straits in Newfoundland and Labrador,” says McDonald. “Lifting the moratorium on all those post offices is a scary thing. Our Premier needs to get something in writing from the company that none of those post offices will be closed.”