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Contract negotiations between Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post reached a stalemate yesterday, resulting in the union filing a 72-hour job action notice. Canada Post, the country's government owned postal service, is allegedly attempting to fire 1,200 employees and increase pension contribution rates. Canada Post argues that the union has refused to engage in binding arbitration and has ignored the company’s wish to address major threats to the postal service’s future. These threats include the fact that online communications such as email have lead to deliveries per address decreasing 39% since 2006. Additionally, the expansion of suburban neighborhoods has stretched delivery routes.