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Thursday December 17 2015

The Negotiating Committee, representing both the urban and RSMC units, met with Canada Post negotiators on December 4, 8 and 15, 2015.

 

Thursday December 17 2015

On December 1st, 2015, Sister Diane Mitchell and I had the opportunity to attend the launch of the Domestic Vi

Thursday December 10 2015

A CUPW activist who was elected Member of Parliament in the recent federal election recently paid a visit to our National Office.

Thursday December 3 2015

December 6th is commemorated each year as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.

Thursday November 26 2015

As indicated in previous bulletins, CUPW filed grievance N00-12-00017 along with an application for a cease and desist order challenging Canada Pos

Friday November 20 2015

Today, CUPW officially served notice to bargain to the Canada Post Corporation for both the urban operations unit and the RSMC unit.

 

Friday November 6 2015

You had your say on the Program of Demands.

Friday November 6 2015

In a bulletin (#47) that appeared on October 21, 2015, the Union advised members that it had filed a national grievance (N00-12-00017), along with

Thursday October 29 2015

Sisters and Brothers, we must thank our activists and our allies for their incredible work.

Wednesday October 21 2015

Sisters and Brothers:

 

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Tuesday April 3 2018
We have now completed the testimony of 2 of the corporation’s witnesses; Rob Sinclair, Director of Labour Relations and Susan Whitely, Director Delivery Strategy (formerly the Director of National RSMC Operations), in front of Arbitrator Flynn in the Pay Equity Arbitration...
Wednesday March 28 2018
As the world around us gets busier, more hectic and our work/life balance is becoming unbalanced, sometimes we need someone to turn to that we know and trust. In some cases the stress levels can become unbearable. Social stewards are trained and will listen. The idea of social stewards is not new, but now is the time to have them recognized in our collective agreement.
Tuesday March 27 2018
It is now possible for CUPW members to become a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in Canada Post offices with fewer than 20 employees. Under an agreement reached between the CPAA and CUPW in March 2009, and renewed in each subsequent term, the parties negotiated an election process for two-year terms, as required by the Canada Labour Code. The current term will come to an end in mid-June 2018. Health and Safety Representatives must be chosen by all employees in the office in question.
Friday March 23 2018
In fall of 2013 we launched a campaign - you may remember it as the debut of our ten-foot inflatable piggy banks - to advocate for postal banking at Canada Post, as a way to diversify the postal service’s revenues, but also as an opportunity to address financial exclusion and marginalization, and extend services to people and places that the big banks have turned their backs on - small towns, the North, many inner city populations, and urban Indigenous communities.
Thursday March 22 2018
Ottawa - Postal union and social justice leaders, along with a mayor on a mission, joined Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen (NDP, London-Fanshawe) on Parliament Hill this morning for a press conference to put pressure on Members of Parliament to support postal banking in Canada.
Tuesday March 20 2018
More than 1/3 of workers in Canada have or will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, and for more than half of those affected, the violence has followed them to work. We need to remove the stigma that domestic violence is a private matter.
Monday March 19 2018
CUPW is looking for RSMC members who would like to become facilitators. This responsibility consists of delivering training to your Sisters and Brothers on the work floor. The training would include work methods and the use of the reaching device (RRD) for mail delivery to rural mailboxes.
Wednesday March 14 2018
Are you committed to building stronger and broader labour and social justice movements? Do you want a better understanding of the forces that shape workers’ lives? Do you want to be part of an activist network, and build up your research and strategic planning skills? Are you an activist with a demonstrated commitment to playing a leadership role in your union and building the labour movement for the future? If so, then the new LCC Certificate Program is for you!
Friday March 9 2018
A major need of Letter Carriers and Mail Service Couriers is “Access to Information”. This means access to how your route is structured, including the background information, data on the percentage of coverage, volume base of parcels and software used to structure routes.
Friday March 9 2018
On January 31, during a town hall meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Prime Minister was asked a question about the bullying and harassment of workers at Canada Post. While we are all too familiar with the continued bullying by managers at Canada Post, Mr. Trudeau was genuinely surprised. However, he took responsibility, apologized and vowed to take action.

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

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