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    Wednesday December 13 2023

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    Wednesday December 13 2023
    We wanted to hear from members about their health benefits and other supports for families with children with disabilities. We wanted to know if the health benefits and other supports were in fact working for members and their families.
    Thursday December 7 2023
    Family and Child Care Connections (FCCC) is expanding licensed home child care across the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. CUPW partnered with Family and Child Care Connections in 1996 to support the child care needs of postal workers in St. John’s, NL. In 2021, Family and Child Care Connections (FCCC) was designated the province-wide licensed family home child care agency.
    Monday November 27 2023
    Families across Canada are crying out for access to early learning and child care. The federal government’s historic child care initiative has brought down parent fees for licensed child care for children under 6. However, there are only enough licensed spaces for a fraction of those who need it. Vulnerable families and children are much more likely to fall through the large gap between supply and demand.
    Friday November 10 2023
    The CUPW will be supporting Child Care Now’s Day of Action for Child Care on November 30th, 2023. Families across Canada are crying out for access to early learning and child care.
    Friday September 22 2023
    We were worried members may have missed the important launch of the CUPW Disability Portal. And we want you to know about this important initiative of the CUPW Child Care Fund. The portal was launched on December 3, 2022, on International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
    Friday June 23 2023
    CUPW is the only union in North America to have bargained a Fund to support its members with their child care needs. It all began in the early 1980s when women postal workers demanded that their Union do something about their need for child care. In response CUPW began to raise the issue with Canada Post and in 1991 bargained the CUPW Child Care Fund (Fund).
    Wednesday June 7 2023
    I am so happy to tell you my news: As some of you know, Jordan my son has cerebral palsy and is visually impaired. When Jordan was 13 years old, he had to have 8 surgeries in 1 day. Rehab was 85 days in Bloorview, Toronto. I took a leave without pay for 3 months to drive back and forth to be with Jordan while he recuperates, Brian my husband would come on weekends.
    Thursday February 9 2023
    We are very thankful to the Special Needs Project. It has been a great support for my daughter’s growth. She was three years old when she was diagnosed with severe autism spectrum disorder and a severe speech and communication disability. This diagnosis came with so many things which we never knew or noticed before.

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    Friday August 29 2025
    This Labour Day, workers across Canada are gathering not just to celebrate our history, but to demand a fair future. This year’s theme, “A Canada for Workers: Made Here, Paid Here,” is a call to action: the people who power this country deserve recognition and results.
    Thursday August 28 2025
    Canada Post has shown us once again that it is not serious about bargaining in good faith.
    Wednesday August 27 2025
    After reaching out to Canada Post through the Federal mediators to schedule a meeting, the Negotiating Committees will return to the bargaining table today, Wednesday, August 27.
    Tuesday August 26 2025
    Today, August 26, Canada Post released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025.
    Monday August 25 2025
    The Federal mediators advised us that Canada Post has cancelled today’s (August 25) planned meeting. The Corporation says it needs more time to review our latest global offers. We are expecting to receive more questions from Canada Post about our offers through the Federal mediators.
    Thursday August 21 2025
    Yesterday, August 20, CUPW’s Negotiating Committees returned to the bargaining table to present comprehensive global offers for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units. While we had planned to meet again tomorrow, Canada Post has told us today that it needs more time to review our offers.
    Wednesday August 20 2025
    Today, Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the negotiating committees tabled global offers for both postal bargaining units.

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

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