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    Thursday August 31 2017

    For Immediate Release

    OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) congratulate Carla Qualtrough for her appointme

    Wednesday June 1 2016
    OTTAWA- For several months now, postal workers have been sounding the alarm about slippery gravel scattered by a Canada Post contractor around Orleans mailboxes and they’re not getting any answers, either from Canada Post or from Labour Canada.
    Friday December 4 2015
    For Immediate Release - Judy Foote, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, told the Journal de Montréal today that she cannot confirm that those who have lost their home delivery will have it restored. In response, the union representing postal workers cited numerous media reports that the new U.S.-designed community mailboxes are freezing shut, even as winter is just beginning.
    Monday September 28 2015
    For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ cross-country tour is swinging into Southern Ontario this week, encouraging people to fight back against the cuts to their postal service by voting out the Conservatives.
    Thursday August 27 2015

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    Thursday August 20 2015

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    Friday August 14 2015

    Calgary - CUPW National President, Mike Palecek and the Save Canada Post Caravan rolled into Calgary this morning bringing the Union’s cross countr

    Tuesday July 21 2015

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    Thursday June 25 2015

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    Friday May 15 2015

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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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    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.
    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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