Approximately 55,000 Canada Post workers commenced a nationwide strike after a year of unsuccessful negotiations.

The union walked out after talks with the country’s main mail operator failed. The stoppage could disrupt deliveries before the holidays.

Mail delivery has come to a standstill on P.E.I. as Canada Post workers on the Island join the picket line in a national strike that began Friday morning. Many workers are picketing outside the main Canada Post processing plant in Charlottetown, and small groups are also picketing outside some post offices.