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    Tuesday November 18 2014

    For Immediate Release

    Monday November 3 2014
    Families in Canada desperately need access to early childhood education and child care services that only a comprehensive system can provide. The key to building this system is the same today as it has been for many years: The federal government must step up to the plate. Provincial/territorial programs on their own will continue to evolve in painful, slow steps leaving many parents unable to find or afford quality programs for their children. As this discussion document shows, it doesn’t—and shouldn’t—have to be this way. Read on to see what federal leadership and dedicated, accountable investment in a child care system could accomplish by 2020.
    Thursday October 16 2014
    OTTAWA - Representatives from seniors’ groups and organizations for people with disabilities joined the Canadian Union of Postal Workers today to launch a major legal challenge to the attempt to end home mail delivery.
    Monday October 6 2014
    OTTAWA - The union representing postal workers strongly condemns a move by the private company “You Have Mail,” accusing it of exploiting the recent Canada Post decision to end door-to-door delivery for over five million Canadian households by offering to pick up mail and deliver it to the door – for a fee, of course.
    Tuesday September 16 2014
    For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is applauding the NDP proposal to raise the minimum federal wage to $15 an hour. The union says the proposal is good news for CUPW members working on contract for Canada Post via hiring agencies for much lower wages. “A $15/hour minimum wage would really help our private sector members who work for Adecco across the country,” said Cathy Kennedy, CUPW negotiator. The CUPW is currently bargaining for a first collective agreement for Adecco workers in the Canada Customs section of postal processing plants in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
    Friday September 12 2014
    For Immediate Release MILTON – On the day that the Canadian Postal Service Charter opens up for review, representatives from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and other concerned groups are rallying at Minister Lisa Raitt’s office in Milton to send a strong message to the federal Conservatives that they should be talking to the public about postal service.
    Wednesday August 27 2014
    OTTAWA - Canada Post’s latest profits prove what postal workers have been saying all along: alternatives to cutting postal service should not be dismissed.
    Friday July 11 2014
    For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is reacting angrily today to news that the Prime Minister’s office recently researched the privatization of public postal services. “We suspected the Conservatives were interested in privatization all along,” said Denis Lemelin, CUPW National President. “First they convince the public the service is in trouble, and then they sell it out from under us. If privatization happens, the public will lose an important and valuable service. We will not allow this to happen.”
    Tuesday June 24 2014
    For Immediate Release OTTAWA -- An independent researcher has studied the impact of ending door-to-door postal delivery on vulnerable populations across the country, including seniors, low-income and persons with disabilities, concluding that Canada Post should “take a step back” and look at alternatives to ending door-to-door delivery. “What many of these groups are proposing is that any changes should be done with transparency, active participation and proper public consultation where the lines of communication are open to all parties” said Caryl-Anne Stordy, author of the study, which was commissioned by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

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    Monday July 10 2023
    The National Executive Board has selected François Senneville as Lead Negotiator of the RSMC Negotiating Committee. It’s time to call for applications from members who are interested in serving on the Negotiating Committees for our two biggest bargaining units – Urban Postal Operations (UPO) and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC).
    Monday July 10 2023
    The National Executive Board has selected Lana Smidt as Lead Negotiator of the Urban Negotiating Committee. It’s time to call for applications from members who are interested in serving on the negotiating committees for our two biggest bargaining units – Urban Postal Operations (UPO) and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC).
    Friday July 7 2023
    This year, some regions have already experienced heatwaves very early in the spring. Some northern regions have also experienced heat waves lasting several days, which is rather unusual. Wildfires and air quality have been on the news across the country since early spring and will be until the end of Summer, according to experts in the field.
    Thursday June 29 2023
    Our Cost of Living Allowance will take effect for the fourth consecutive quarter to help members deal with inflation. Please note, the information below is subject to change should we win our National Grievance (N00-22-00005). In dispute is the date of the base month for the calculations of COLA amounts owed. Canada Post Corporation has confirmed that it will pay the COLA payments as below, calculated in accordance with their position on the base month.
    Friday June 23 2023
    CUPW is the only union in North America to have bargained a Fund to support its members with their child care needs. It all began in the early 1980s when women postal workers demanded that their Union do something about their need for child care. In response CUPW began to raise the issue with Canada Post and in 1991 bargained the CUPW Child Care Fund (Fund).
    Thursday June 22 2023
    We have been notified that a security breach took place with one of their IT service providers, CompuCom. Based on their review of the exposed data, CPC believes that there is no evidence that any financial or sensitive personal information was part of the breach.
    Tuesday June 20 2023
    Our Cost of Living Allowance will pay out once again, as it has several times during the renewal agreements, to help members deal with inflation. Please note, the information below is subject to change should we win our National Grievance (N00-22-R0005). In dispute is the date of the base month for the calculations of COLA amounts owed. Canada Post Corporation has confirmed that it will pay the COLA payments as below, calculated in accordance with their position on the base month.
    Tuesday June 20 2023
    CUPW is currently seeking CUPW members to assist with public facing campaigns and serve as Community Organizers (CO). Applications must be submitted no later than July 7th, 2023.
    Friday June 16 2023
    It’s been just over a month since CUPW held its 27th National Convention in Toronto where delegates spent a week debating reports, resolutions and elected their leaders for the 2023-2027 term. I’d like to once again welcome and congratulate all newly elected union representatives and thank them for their service and dedication to CUPW.
    Tuesday June 13 2023
    Premiums for both the Basic Life Insurance Plan and the Disability Insurance Plan will go up 10 percent. The increase applies to the whole premium – both the portion you pay and the portion the employer pays. This also applies to retirees. The new rates will take effect on July 1st, but the change in the premiums will be showing July 20 (pay period 15).

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

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