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Sunday October 21 2018
Monday July 4 2016

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Sunday October 21 2018
Historically when CUPW has been on strike, we have entered into picket protocols to allow members of UPCE/PSAC, other unions in postal facilities, and workers such as cleaners and cafeteria staff to go to work. However, these protocols do not cover supervisors, management and other senior-level Canada Post staff. This time around, the signed protocol does not cover members in the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) bargaining unit. They have refused to sign a protocol with CUPW.
Monday July 4 2016
Today, CUPW and Canada Post negotiators met in the presence of the mediators. There was a very frank discussion of the differences between the parties. CPC provided CUPW with a letter outlining their response to the CUPW global offer which we presented on July 1, 2016. The Corporation did not reply in any great deal except to say that it was “disappointed” with the Union’s offer. Instead, the letter of the Corporation states that it will withdraw its June 25th global offer “in its entirety” at the expiry of any 72-hour notice provided by either party. This means that with the exception of the agreement on GPS and the use of Maximo, all agreements and initialled clauses will be null and void. This includes the agreement on householders and any progress made on parcel delivery and any other issue. Other than this threat, CPC had nothing to offer.
Tuesday June 14 2016
Our public post office distributes government cheques that are a fundamental part of the social safety net. We do not want pensioners and low-income people to suffer if the union is locked out or forced to strike. After all, our dispute over contract issues should be directed at Canada Post, not the most vulnerable members of society. In addition, your union wants to make sure that live animals are not trapped in the mail system during a work disruption, as they were in 2011.
Thursday April 28 2016

When back-to-work legislation cut off our collective bargaining in 2011, after the NDP filibuster in the House of Commons, after a frustrating roun

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Friday September 12 2025
Over a month ago, postal workers soundly rejected Canada Post’s offers in a government-forced vote. The Corporation’s plan to bypass the Union and impose rollbacks on us failed. With the Corporation’s offers rejected by the membership, the only way to settle this dispute is at the bargaining table and the Employer changing its positions.
Friday September 12 2025
OTTAWA– As negotiations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post near the two-year mark, and with the Corporation showing no urgency to resolve the dispute, postal workers are escalating their strike actions.
Thursday September 11 2025
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will be holding a press conference to provide an update on the status of negotiations with Canada Post, address misinformation, and answer questions from the media.
Tuesday September 2 2025
Wearing orange on Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30 means you stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. Among the harms done and those that continue to hurt are...
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.

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

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