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Friday July 11 2025
The RSMC and Urban Bargaining Committees have unanimously recommended that ALL members decisively reject Canada Post’s “final” offers.
At the National level, the National Executive Board is unanimous in its recommendation to reject the offers. The vast majority of your elected Union representatives from across the country also agree: the Employer’s May 28 offers do not meet our needs and must be rejected.
Monday June 30 2025
On June 30 1981, CUPW members from sea to sea to sea went on a nationwide strike. One of the main issues in the strike was a maternity leave top up –or paid maternity leave so that women would not lose money when they took leave to have children.
Tuesday June 17 2025
Union membership entitles you to:
Attend and vote at General and Special meetings of the Union;
Vote on referenda;
Represent the Union or your Local as a delegate or hold Office;
Exercise any other rights afforded under the Constitution and by-laws of your Local;
Request a dues waiver;
Receive strike pay during a work disruption;
FREE life insurance for you and your family under the Union’s insurance plan.
COMPLETE YOUR CUPW APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP TODAY AND SUBMIT TO YOUR LOCAL OR SHOP STEWARD!
Wednesday February 26 2025
The 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 members. Some Locals have bylaws for a local assessment over and above the monthly basic dues.
Monday January 13 2025
Canada Post deducted union dues on your December 31, 2024 pay, representing the dues from pay period # 27 (December 2024). Your January 16th pay will include dues owed for pay period # 1 (January 2025). These two pay periods represent dues at the 2023 rate of $90.61.
Friday January 10 2025
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers becoming members of CUPW in 2004, CUPW published “Road to Equality”, a book about the courage, determination and solidarity of the Suburban Mail Carriers.
Thursday September 12 2024
You need to stay informed regarding negotiations as well as on all other important Union matters.
To ensure members remain informed, CUPW is using all means available to provide you with current information.
Wednesday March 13 2024
Union membership entitles you to:
Attend and vote at General and Special meetings of the Union;
Vote on referenda;
Represent the Union or your Local as a delegate or hold Office;
Exercise any other rights afforded under the Constitution and by-laws of your Local;
Request a dues waiver;
Receive strike pay during a work disruption;
FREE life insurance for you and your family under the Union’s insurance plan.
Thursday June 8 2023
AMENDED - Many of you may have received a letter from People Corporation and Coughlin.
As stated in the first paragraph:
“We are writing to inform you, as a current or former plan member, of an incident that may have affected the privacy of your personal information held by People Corporation, a company that provides group benefit services for Coughlin.”
Thursday June 8 2023
Following CUPW's “Pushing the Envelope” book release at National Convention, copies are now available for your Local to purchase.
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Support Postal Banking - Download and Sign the Petition
Canada needs a postal bank. Thousands of rural towns and villages in our country do not have a bank, but many of them have a post office that could provide financial services. As well, nearly two million Canadians desperately need an alternative to payday lenders. A postal bank could be that alternative. Download and sign the petition urging the Government of Canada to instruct Canada Post to add postal banking, with a mandate for financial inclusion.
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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.
Tuesday August 19 2025
Tomorrow, August 20, your Negotiating Committee will return to the bargaining table to present new global offers for both postal bargaining units to Canada Post.
Thursday August 14 2025
Unfortunately, our scheduled meetings for Friday, August 15th and Monday, August 18th, have been postponed. The Federal mediators will not be able to assist CUPW and CPC due to their current involvement in the Air Canada negotiations.
Thursday August 14 2025
This September, CUPW joins its Malayali brothers and sisters with joy and pride to observe Onam celebrations in Canada. Onam is one of the most significant regional festivals celebrated in Kerala, the southernmost state of India.
Wednesday August 13 2025
After pressing the Employer to come back to the bargaining table early last week, we received a response from Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger on Friday evening, just hours after we posted Bulletin 128, “CUPW is Waiting for Canada Post.” In his letter, Mr. Ettinger stuck to the lines we’ve heard from Canada Post for many months now.
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