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Monday December 5 2016

After six weeks of local membership meetings, the members in both the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and the Urban Postal Operations (UPO)

Friday December 2 2016
Saturday, December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, it’s also the tenth anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is a day to take stock of progress since the Convention’s adoption in 2006.
Tuesday November 29 2016

On November 25, our friend Fidel left us!

Friday November 18 2016

Sisters/Brothers:

We are halfway through the ratification vote period, with many meetings left to take place over the next two weeks.

Thursday November 10 2016

Greetings, Sisters and Brothers:

Here are some updates on our CUPW Child Care Fund and some important projects!

 

Wednesday November 9 2016

With so much going on this year in bargaining, you may have heard less about CUPW’s other ongoing work.

Thursday November 3 2016

From October 24 to 28, 2016, 18 sisters and brothers from across the country met in Ottawa to lay the foundation of our national network of social

Thursday October 27 2016

November 2nd, 2016 is the Canadian Federation of Students’ National Day of Action.

Thursday October 27 2016

Direct action by land defenders in Labrador has made a breakthrough in mitigating the harm done by Muskrat Falls dam in Labrador.

Thursday October 27 2016

At the recent Young Workers Summit organized by the Canadian Labour Congress, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answered questions from young trade uni

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Wednesday November 14 2018
On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, we received a new offer from Canada Post for both the RSMC and Urban Operations bargaining units.
Wednesday November 14 2018
2,600 New Workers on the Picket Lines Today - For Immediate Release - Ottawa – Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the Niagara Falls, Stratford, Owen Sound and Windsor locals in Ontario are the latest group to walk off the job as the fourth week of postal strikes continues. They joined members of the St. John’s local in Newfoundland and Labardor, who began striking at 7 pm (NST) yesterday evening.
Tuesday November 13 2018

Background

Canada Post Corporation (CPC) began to implement Postal Transformation (PT) in 2010.

Tuesday November 13 2018

Nearly 10,000 Postal Workers on the Picket Lines

For Immediate Release

Monday November 12 2018

After many attempts to resolve the many outstanding issues that were necessary to achieve negotiated collective agreements, the parties remain far

Saturday November 10 2018

The parties are continuing to work with Mediator, Mr. Morton Mitchnick.

Saturday November 10 2018

Courage, focus and patience! We are up against big forces and an “operations” culture that has used us. It is not easy and we need each other.

Friday November 9 2018
The Union continues to work hard, with the assistance of Mediator, Mr. Morton Mitchnick, to move our negotiations forward. Your negotiating committee has presented all of our key issues to Mr. Mitchnick and we have given him the full background of why these issues must be addressed.
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
Some are asking how the overtime ban applies during the upcoming long weekend. Eight hours is eight hours - The overtime ban applies to ALL work performed at a premium rate (Remembrance Day is therefore part of the OT ban.) The overtime ban DOES NOT prevent part-time extensions and work for temporary workers up to a maximum of eight hours per day, forty hours per week.

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

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