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377 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K2P 1Y3
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Tel: (613) 236-7238
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Wednesday December 11 2013
OTTAWA – Canada Post’s decision to end door-to-door mail delivery and dramatically increase stamp prices is short-sighted and foolish. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is extremely alarmed at this rash decision to gut public postal service for millions of Canadians. “If this happens, it would be the end of an era for Canada Post,” said Denis Lemelin, CUPW National President. “We recognize that Canada Post needs to change, but this is not the way!” CUPW has consistently advocated for innovation and service expansion to create a financially viable and service oriented postal service for the future.
Monday November 25 2013
Brussels, Ottawa and Quebec City – As European and Canadian trade officials meet again in Brussels today to continue negotiating an investment protection chapter in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), transatlantic civil society groups are demanding that this chapter be removed entirely as an affront to democracy, an attack on the independent judiciary, and a threat to climate change and our shared environment.
Wednesday October 16 2013
For Immediate Release -- OTTAWA – An inflatable piggy bank stood 12 feet tall behind Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), as he urged Canada Post Corporation to include postal banking services in its future. October 16th is Canada Post's 32nd anniversary as a Crown corporation. "We thought Canada Post's anniversary would be a good time to talk about what our public post office needs to do to survive and prosper in the future," said Lemelin. "We postal workers understand Canada Post's challenges, and have been advocating service expansion for many years. Our union has recently worked with the corporation on the same-day merchandise delivery trial project in Toronto. We are hoping the corporation will now work with us to add lucrative postal banking services."
Tuesday October 1 2013
A new website aimed at helping parents navigate Canada’s hit-and-miss child care patchwork was launched today. A buyer beware approach is necessary just as a surge of revelations about the risks of unknown, unregulated child care arrangements has drawn public attention in recent months. Findingqualitychildcare.ca informs parents about child care basics. “Confusion reigns about which child care is regulated, what’s legal and what isn’t, and what kind of oversight regulations actually provide,” said Martha Friendly, Executive Director of the Child Care Resource and Research Unit. “Many parents don’t know that all provinces have regulations and oversight for some home child care or that unlicensed full-day child care centres are not legal.”
Wednesday June 12 2013
For immediate release OTTAWA- People like the idea of Canada Post making money through financial services according to a new poll. Close to two out of every three respondents (63%) to a Stratcom poll supported Canada Post expanding revenue-generating services, including financial services like bill payments, insurance and banking. CUPW asked Stratcom to conduct the poll in order to contribute to the debate on the future of Canada Post. The post office is currently conducting a public consultation on its future, focusing on cuts. "Canada Post has options other than cutting," said CUPW National President Denis Lemelin. “It could follow the lead of post offices in other countries by leveraging its network and adding lucrative banking services. Our poll results suggest there would be support for such a move.” 

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Friday May 10 2024
Since releasing its 2023 annual report, Canada Post Corporation and the Minister of Procurement and Public Services, have publicly indicated that they're contemplating service cuts including delivering mail less than five days per week.
Friday May 10 2024
Greetings Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Our Special Needs Project website specialneedsproject.ca is over 27 years old and it is time to renew its look and functioning.
Thursday May 9 2024
In early 2023, the Corporation announced that the Supervisor’s Incident Investigation Report (SIIR) would be replaced by the Hazardous Occurrence Investigation Report (HOIR), also known as ESDC LAB1070. The new report must be completed jointly by employer and union representatives following the joint investigation.
Thursday May 9 2024
In December 2021, CPC presented CUPW with its five-year plan for mental health in the workplace. With this plan, the Corporation aimed to identify problematic situations in order to meet its obligation to ensure healthy and safe working conditions, both physically and psychologically. This plan also relied on the support of our Social Stewards’ Network to succeed.
Tuesday May 7 2024
Labor leaders are strong, passionate, knowledgeable, and compassionate individuals who are determined to make life better for working people. Sister Megan Whitfield, a long-time postal worker and activist, possessed all the qualities and so many more. Sister Whitfield was a mentor and friend to many, and she dedicated her life to improving the lives of working people.
Tuesday May 7 2024
OTTAWA – Postal workers have solutions – but will Canada Post and the Government listen? “Public Postal services do have a future in this country and in the world. We have to grow toward it,” says Jan Simpson, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
Tuesday May 7 2024
A crucial part of Canada Post’s mandate as a Crown Corporation is financial self-sufficiency. Since it was founded in 1981, it has had more profitable years than losses and paid millions in taxes and dividends. But the industry has changed, and the decline in letter mail continues year after year. The letter mail monopoly no longer pays the bills.
Monday May 6 2024
Back-to-work legislation is always an infringement of workers’ rights -- Hearings are now concluded in the Ontario Superior Court on our constitutional challenge to the 2018 back to work legislation. CUPW leaders, activists, and our legal counsel worked hard and presented a strong case before Judge Edward Morgan to have the legislation declared unconstitutional and defend our free collective bargaining rights.
Thursday May 2 2024
Are you under 35 and want to make a difference within CUPW? This is your opportunity! We're inviting young CUPW members to take part in our Youth Committee. Each region will have two representatives aged 35 or younger. We're committed to ensuring gender parity, including non-binary representation.
Tuesday April 30 2024
Canadian Mental Health Week takes place from May 6-12, 2024. This initiative, organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association, highlights the importance of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health to help create a more inclusive and understanding world.

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

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