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Friday November 9 2018
Parties Continue to Work with Mediator - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) rotating strike made its way north today, as members from the Whitehorse local in the Yukon and the Labrador City and Goose Bay locals in Labrador, enjoyed their first taste of strike action. They were joined by postal workers from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, who also walked off the job yesterday evening and this morning.
Thursday November 8 2018
Ottawa – More members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), just over 2,300 in total, in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and British Columbia, walked off the job this morning as part of the third week of rotating strikes.
Wednesday November 7 2018
1,300 postal workers join picket lines - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – Members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Belleville, Cornwall, Kingston, Brockville and Lindsay locals in Ontario walked off the job this morning at 8 am (ET). They joined members from the Haut-du-Lac local in Quebec, whose strike action began at 6 am (ET), and members from the Acadie-Bathurst, Campbellton, Edmunston, Fredericton, Miramichi, St. Stephen and Woodstock locals in New Brunswick, who walked off at 6 am (AT).
Wednesday November 7 2018
2,000 postal workers join picket lines - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – Member of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from numerous locals in Ontario walked off the job at 12:01 am (ET) this morning. In total, 11 locals in Ontario began striking this morning...
Tuesday November 6 2018
4,500 postal workers join picket lines - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) rotating strikes returned to Toronto this evening. Members of the Toronto local working in the following locations walked off the job at 7 pm (ET)...
Tuesday November 6 2018
600 More Postal Workers Join Picket Lines - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – Members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Mont-Joli, Val-d’Or, La Sarre, Hautes-Laurentides and Rouyn-Noranda locals in Quebec, and Newmarket local in Ontario, walked off the job late last night and early this morning as part of CUPWs third week of rotating strikes.
Tuesday November 6 2018
Ottawa – Members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Amherstburg, Delhi, Owen Sound, Sarnia, and St. Thomas locals in Ontario, walked off the job at 12:01 am (ET) this morning as part of CUPWs third week of rotating strikes.
Monday November 5 2018
Postal Workers from the Pickering Facility Join Picket Lines - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – Members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Scarborough local working at the Pickering facility walked off the job at 6.00 pm (ET) this evening as part of CUPWs third week of rotating strikes. Workers from the Saguenay Lac St-Jean local in Quebec also walked off the job this evening at 5 pm (ET).
Monday November 5 2018
Ottawa – Members of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Calgary locals in Alberta walked off the job at 8 am (MT) this morning as part of CUPWs third week of rotating strikes.
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Wednesday May 28 2025
Application deadline: June 30, 2025 - On the fifth anniversary of the passing of Sister Megan Whitfield, CUPW is honoured to offer the Megan Whitfield bursary, two financial awards to encourage aspiring trade union activists to continue the important work Sister Whitfield started before her life was cut short.
Tuesday May 27 2025
The Union has now heard back from Canada Post through the federal mediators. The Employer has proposed to return to the bargaining table Wednesday (May 28) to provide the Union with a response to our latest proposals.
Sunday May 25 2025
Union negotiators and the National Executive Board spent the last few days, and nights, reviewing the Employer’s last offers and preparing responses to issues in the offers and issues important to the Union that the Employer failed to acknowledge.
Friday May 23 2025
Today, May 23, is the first day of a nationwide overtime ban. As of 12:01 a.m. today, members were called on to refuse to work more than eight hours a day and more than 40 hours a week. This is a legal strike action and all CUPW members must follow this direction.
Thursday May 22 2025
The National Executive Board has called for a nationwide overtime ban effective May 23 at 12:00 am local time. That means members are being called on to refuse to work any more than eight hours in a day and refuse to work more than forty hours in a week.
Wednesday May 21 2025
Today, May 21, our negotiation committees received global offers from Canada Post for both the Urban Postal Operation (UPO) and the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMCs) bargaining units. The Negotiators are currently reviewing and analyzing the offers’ contents. We will provide a more in-depth analysis shortly, but here are some of the main elements of the offers below...
Wednesday May 21 2025
After walking away from the table for the third time, Canada Post will finally table their global offers today. Our negotiating committee is currently on the way to receive the proposals.
Wednesday May 21 2025
This year, CUPW is proud to celebrate the Pride season under the theme "Workers United Against Hate" proposed by the Canadian Labour Congress. As we face a shocking rise in anti-LGBTQ hate in Canada and around the world, this theme is more important than ever.
Tuesday May 20 2025
On Monday, May 19, CUPW issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. This action was not taken lightly, but it was done for several reasons.
The collective agreements for the Urban Postal Operations and the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers bargaining units, which were extended by the Government in December 2024, are set to expire Friday, May 23 at midnight.
Friday May 16 2025
Commissioner Kaplan’s report of the Industrial Inquiry Commission skews heavily in favour of Canada Post’s positions and recommendations. We fundamentally disagree with the bulk of its recommendations and challenge some of the information on which it was based. We have also objected to the entire process, but we felt that we had to participate in order to give voice to postal workers. The report also outlines three possible steps forward after May 22. It is important to note that this is not a done deal. It is up to Minister Patty Hajdu to decide what to do with the report – if anything at all.
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