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Tuesday August 30 2016
We continue to work long hours with the assistance of Special Mediator William Kaplan and the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, Guy Baron, in an attempt to finalize our negotiations.
Tuesday August 30 2016
We have worked relentlessly for the past few days with the assistance of Special Mediator William Kaplan and the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, Guy Baron, to finalize our negotiations.
Tuesday August 30 2016
OTTAWA - Agreements in principle have been reached by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post for both the urban and rural bargaining units.
Tuesday August 30 2016
Your negotiating committee made a very difficult decision to recommend that the NEB accept these agreements in principle. We did not achieve everything that we wanted but we did achieve the key points that were essential to us getting a negotiated settlement.
Tuesday August 30 2016
After 10 months of difficult negotiations, CUPW and Canada Post have reached tentative collective agreements for each of the Urban and RSMC bargaining units. Details below but more information on each point will be available in the coming days and the draft agreements will be made available to all members.
Monday August 29 2016
We worked hard all weekend with the assistance of Special Mediator William Kaplan and the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, Guy Baron, in an attempt to finalize our negotiations.
Monday August 29 2016
OTTAWA - Job action in the form of a refusal of overtime will begin in the province of British Columbia and in the Yukon on Tuesday morning if no settlement can be reached, according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. “Don’t panic. We’ll still be delivering the mail,” Mike Palecek, national president of the CUPW, wants Yukon and BC residents to know.
Monday August 29 2016
OTTAWA - The postal workers’ rotating overtime refusal has been put on hold for another 24 hours.
Sunday August 28 2016
OTTAWA - Job action in the form of a refusal of overtime will start in the province of Alberta and in the Northwest Territories on Monday morning if no settlement is reached, according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. However, the Union wants people to know they’ll still be getting their mail.
Sunday August 28 2016
OTTAWA - As tense negotiations continue between postal workers and Canada Post management, the rolling overtime ban that was to start after midnight on Sunday has now been put on hold for 24 hours.

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Monday December 20 2021

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Friday December 17 2021
The winter solstice will take place on Tuesday, December 21 this year, and it is a perfect time to stop and take stock of the connection we share with each other and the natural world. Leading to the winter solstice, the days get shorter and the nights, longer. The 21st day of December is the last date on which days shorten. The following day, there begins to be more light, and this will continue until the summer solstice in June.
Friday December 17 2021

Wednesday December 15 2021
Retraction: Canada Post Corporation advised CUPW today (December 15, 2021) that it has revised its plans after discussions with CUPW, and will not end high-risk leave on January 22, 2022 as originally planned. Bulletin 326 (December 14, 2021) regarding high-risk leave is no longer accurate.
Wednesday December 15 2021
Since the arbitrator did not issue a cease-and-desist order (similar to an injunction) as per our application regarding Canada Post Corporation's vaccination practice, the next step is for an arbitrator to hear the merit of the case by way of priority.
Wednesday December 15 2021
The CUPW National Constitution sets the basic dues rate for Urban Operations workers at 300% of the maximum hourly rate for the lowest classification within the bargaining unit. RSMC dues have been set at 1.71% of the wage portion received by each member, to a maximum equal to the dues for Urban Operation members.
Monday December 13 2021
Members across the country have British Columbia residents in their thoughts after weeks of record rainfall, flooding and landslides, which created perhaps the country’s most expensive natural disaster ever seen. Emergency response efforts are just shifting into recovery mode.
Thursday December 9 2021
For Immediate Release - OTTAWA - The Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee today released its anticipated report on the future of work, and as expected, its recommendations call for the creation of a third category of worker that will not have full employee rights and will not be able to legally unionize.
Wednesday December 8 2021
All members actively at work were required to attest to vaccination status by November 26 or be placed on leave without pay. This is an update for those who did attest. Canada Post Corporation has established a national safety audit and compliance team to perform random spot-checks. You may be contacted and asked for proof of the status you attested to.
Wednesday December 8 2021
In our last bulletin published on October 8, 2021, we informed you of the deadlines by which Canada Post was to send information to the various workers’ compensation boards in the provinces where CUPW members are awaiting a pay adjustment related to a work injury that occurred after January 1, 2016.

CUPW launched its postal banking campaign with a giant inflatable piggy bank in downtown Ottawa.

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