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Thursday December 12 2024
In the midst of the ongoing postal strike, it’s easy to feel disheartened. The pressure of public opinion, financial strain, and relentless pushback can make even the most steadfast among us question this fight. But this is the time to pause and remember why this strike matters. This isn’t just about pay or benefits—it’s about fairness, dignity, and the recognition that the work you do is important to communities across the country.
Monday September 9 2024
Over the past few weeks, it has been an incredible experience visiting work floors and connecting with members. Hearing your experiences, concerns, and hopes for a better workplace has been encouraging. Our collective actions are truly making a difference, and the energy is evident as we continue to build momentum together.
Thursday September 28 2023
September has been a busy month. We finalized the program of demands for the 2023-2024 round of bargaining for Urban and RSCM units, and members have already begun voting to ratify them. You should have, or will soon receive, the Perspective magazine which includes the program of demands. Local ratification meetings are being held across the country over the next month and a half, and I encourage all members to attend your meeting and vote.
Friday September 1 2023
It’s been a hot summer for the planet and for the labour movement.
It seems like we are experiencing once in a lifetime weather events every month – from raging wildfires across the country, to tornadoes touching down in suburban neighbourhoods, and record flooding in the Maritimes – it’s heartbreaking to see so many communities lose so much and have to rebuild their lives.
Thursday May 19 2022
We’re almost halfway through 2022, but it has already been another busy year for CUPW, with no signs of stopping. While our provinces and cities lift COVID restrictions and the world begins to reopen, the pandemic continues to cause uncertainty and we must continue to respect each other. We’ll soon be able to meet in person as the National Executive Board just lifted the travel ban, but let’s be mindful that we’ve all experienced the pandemic differently and have different comfort levels with the removal of restrictions.
Friday August 20 2021
Wednesday June 23 2021
June 27, 2021 marks 10 years since Stephen Harper’s Federal Conservative Government forced postal workers back to work, stripping us of our right to free and fair collective bargaining and our right to strike. Anniversaries are most often happy occasions, marked with celebrations and gifts. Typical 10-year anniversary gifts are metals or gemstones. But postal workers will mark the 2011 back-to-work legislation with collective determination and solidarity, and a vow to keep fighting for worker rights.
Friday November 27 2020
For many people in North America, today is the biggest shopping day of year. On Black Friday, people search for deals, while many workers do their best to accommodate demand. I will not be partaking in Black Friday shopping. Instead, I will remember that two years ago, on November 27, 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau ordered striking postal workers back to work, without any resolution to our issues.
Sunday May 17 2020
Only one year ago, we had just finished our national convention and I wrote that I would follow through with “my commitment to build a united union, to fight the attacks on all our members and to mobilize the membership” for the future. How could we have ever predicted that our members would play such a crucial and historically unprecedented role in our communities? During this pandemic, we are doing what we do best.
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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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Thursday July 24 2025
Voting on Canada Post’s final offers started on Monday July 21. 55.8% of Urban members and 57.8% of RSMC members have already cast a vote. Voting continues until 5 pm EST on August 1.
The deadline to request a paper copy of Canada Post’s final offers is tomorrow, July 25.
There is still time to vote. It is very important for the voices of all members to be heard and to be counted. Every member's voice and vote makes a difference.
Thursday July 24 2025
What happens if we vote no on Canada Post’s offers?
Tuesday July 22 2025
Yesterday, July 21, after the start of the forced vote, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) informed the Union of the process it will put in place to allow members who cannot access online versions of Canada Post’s final offers to request a paper copy.
Tuesday July 22 2025
Rumours and misinformation in the age of social media spread quickly and can be harmful to the membership, especially at a crucial time like this. Voting to reject or accept the Employers’ offer began on July 21st at 7: 00 am and will conclude on August 1st at 5:00 pm ET 2025.
Monday July 21 2025
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) opened the government-imposed vote on Canada Post’s “final” offers today, July 21. Voting will run until 5 pm ET on August 1.
The Union – from the Negotiation Committees to the National Executive Board to many Locals and Elected Union officials across the country – is calling on all members to decisively REJECT these offers.
Friday July 18 2025
VOTING PERIOD -
You may vote anytime from 7:00 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2025, until 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2025. /
METHOD OF VOTE -
The vote will be conducted by Simply Voting on behalf of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) by Internet and by phone. Eligible voters who have provided an email address to Canada Post will receive a letter by email at 7:00 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2025, from Simply Voting, outlining how to vote and providing a personal identification number (PIN), which is required to cast a vote.
Thursday July 17 2025
Sisters, Brothers, Friends,
This moment is crucial in our struggle. Canada Post, supported by the Federal Government, is trying to weaken our Union and diminish our bargaining power. On June 12, the Minister of Jobs and Families, Patty Hajdu, took the unprecedented step of forcing us to vote on Canada Post’s so-called “best and final” offers. This action bypasses the bargaining demands that you put forward and ratified, disregards your representation by the negotiation committees, and undermines the very foundation of free and fair collective bargaining.
Thursday July 17 2025
This round of bargaining is not just about wages or benefits; it’s about protecting the very future of our work. Group 1 workers need to know what’s at stake.
Management has made it clear they want to close corporate retail counters. Canada Post has publicly called for the end of the moratorium on the closure of post offices in rural areas so it can either close or franchise these post offices.
Wednesday July 16 2025
Today, July 16, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) announced that the government-imposed vote on Canada Post’s collective agreements will begin at 7:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, July 21, 2025, and will run until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Wednesday July 16 2025
On Monday, July 14, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued its decision regarding the content of the offers that members will be voting on in the upcoming government-imposed ratification process. Once again, the CIRB has sided with Canada Post.
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