CPC Reveals Its Plans for 2028 Negotiations - Rollbacks and More Rollbacks
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In its efforts to convince postal workers to accept its so called “best and final offer”, Canada Post claims to have dropped many of its original proposals for rollbacks. It says it no longer has plans to put all new employees on defined contribution pensions. It says its proposals will not end route ownership for letter carriers and RSMCs. It says it is not attacking job security. It even says it is no longer demanding higher premiums for retiree benefits.
What it does not say is that it has plans to bring every one of these rollbacks back to the negotiating table.
CPC’s Public Statement: In 2028 All the Rollbacks are Coming Back – and More!
In its submission to the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) under William Kaplan,
CPC publicly stated that in upcoming negotiations, it plans to introduce new rollbacks for all CUPW members, bring back what it dropped in 2025 and adding new ones.
See pages 48 and 49 of the Canada Post Submission at: https://infopost.ca/wp-c/u/2025/02/iic_cpc_feb14-e.pdf.
Rollbacks it intends to impose include:
- Management to unilaterally determine all staffing of operations;
- End route and work ownership for RSMCs and letter carriers;
- Management to have the power to unilaterally “right-size the workforce”(Translation:“layoffs”);
- Management to arbitrarily determine “the mix of part-time and full-time jobs”;
- Management to have “freedom to explore alternative service delivery” (Translation: “contracting out”);
- Reduce leave entitlements;
- Remove double-time overtime premiums;
- Increase employee premiums for post-retirement benefits;
- Place future hires on a Defined Contribution pension.
Reduced Benefits and “Moderate Wages”
In terms of wages and benefits, the document says CPC wants to “align the productive hourly rates payable to employees in the CUPW bargaining units with those of Canada Post’s key unionized competitors.” According to CPC’s calculations, this would mean cutting the labour costs of a 15-year CUPW Group 1 worker by either 31.5% (compared to Purolator), or 27.1% (DHL) or 29.2% (UPS).
CPC is Planning a Massive Attack
There is no doubt that the current attack on postal workers is only the beginning.
CPC is stating publicly, for everyone to see, that it plans to attack the full-time jobs, pensions, benefits, pay, job security, vacation leave, night workers leave and virtually everything CUPW has achieved through decades of struggle.
Voting for our Future
Your vote on the so-called “best and final” offer is an opportunity to send the Employer a message. CPC will interpret any yes votes as a green light to implement its stated plans. But you have the option to send CPC a very clear message that you are not going to accept the elimination of your rights, benefits and security. We have the opportunity to stand together and tell CPC – “NO”.
NO to benefit cuts
NO to the elimination of full-time jobs.
NO to insecurity and unemployment.
Let’s all vote for our future – let’s vote NO
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In solidarity
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