CUPW Files Unfair Labour Practice Complaint

On Tuesday June 3, 2025, CUPW filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post under sections 94 (1) and 97 (1) of the Canada Labour Code. The complaint stems from the employer bargaining directly with members, knowingly interfering with the Union’s exclusive bargaining rights and purposefully trying to discredit the reputation of the Union.

Some of the things the employer has done include providing offers and information behind the offers directly to members of the Union without providing all the documents to the Union.

The employer also used captive audience meetings, videos, press releases, documents, televisions, portable data terminals, QR codes, etc., all leading to the Canada Post website “negotiations hub” in an effort to bypass the Union. The employer put a summary of the offers to members of the Union while using alarmist comments, and misinformation to call into question the reputation and/ or character of the Union and intimidate and coerce union members.

The employer has stated it is adhering to employees’ public calls for a vote; these “public calls” must be ones they encouraged with the misinformation on their Negotiations Hub.

It is also clear that Canada Post was using the online feedback to modify their offers.

The Union is asking the CIRB to order Canada Post to stop this interference, level the playing field by giving the Union opportunity to rebut the employer’s misinformation on their platforms and order damages to the Union and members.

Other tactics are not so easily identified or dealt with. The employer has also “leaked” information to the press before they have provided the documents and information to the Union and other times released information to the media so soon after the release to the Union, it made it impossible for the Union to have an informed reply. Finally, during this round of bargaining, on many occasions Canada Post has made their pitch to the Union late Friday afternoon, just in time for the national news cycle deadline so their message gets out for the weekend, but not the Union’s view.

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In solidarity,