Save Canada Post Campaign in Québec for the Run-Up to Election Day

For Immediate Release

OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers are taking their Save Canada Post campaign tour to La Belle Province as Election Day draws closer. Postal workers are encouraging people to fight back against cuts to postal service by voting out the Conservatives who have been behind the cuts.

Stops are as follows:

Saturday October 10^th

• 9 am -  Campaign office of Karine Trudel, NDP candidate – 2196 St-Dominique, Jonquière.

Sunday October 11^th

• 9 am-   Dolbeau – 1100 boul. Walberg
• 11 am- Press conference with opposition parties and CUPW National Union Representative Denis Lemelin

Monday October 12^th

• 8 am, noon -    Festival de l’oie blanche de Montmagny
• 3 pm-             Rivière-du-Loup – shopping mall and “Parc de la Pointe”

Tuesday October 13^th

• 1:30 pm -        Québec City
• 3:30 pm -        Press conference with Serge Cadieux (FTQ) and Magali Picard (AFPC)

Wednesday October 14^th

• 10h30 am -      St-Agapit – 1159 rue Principale, Carrefour jeunesse emploi – World March of Women

Thursday October 15^th

• Victoriaville -  Details TBA

Friday October 16th

• Ste-Thérèse -   Details TBA
• Montreal -       1 pm press conference

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More details may be posted at http://www.savecanadapost.ca/en/node/5287

For a more detailed tour itinerary, media interviews or further information, please contact Magali Giroux at 514-467-1940.

Call the Caravan directly at 613-293-0308

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