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Wednesday September 21 2016

Canada Post has a history of discriminating against Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMCs) (See Appendix A: ‘The long road to justice and equalit

Wednesday September 21 2016

CUPW believes it is both prudent and necessary to exempt Canada Post Corporation (CPC) from the requirement to make solvency funding payments to th

Wednesday September 21 2016

Canada Post is one of the country's largest employers, present in every community.

Thursday July 7 2016
Special Needs Project: Celebrating 20 Years! Back in 2005 our family found out about the Special Needs Project. Having almost 3 year old triplets at the time, each of them having a different diagnosis, the Special Needs Project gave us a sense of relief when it came to some of the extra cost encountered with each of their needs. Now almost 11 years later the children are excelling each at their own pace thanks to the “extras” that we can do with our children and with the funding that we receive from the project.
Thursday April 14 2016

For the reasons set out below, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if implemented, will put at serious risk the ability to Canada Post to continue

Friday March 4 2016
The National Board of Trustees met from February 22 to March 3, 2016 at the National Office of the Union in Ottawa for the first verification of this mandate. As provided in the National Constitution under sections 4.96 to 4.99, we have completed an examination of the financial transactions of the Union for the period of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
Tuesday December 1 2015
Child care was a central theme in the recent federal election. Federal parties competed with each other to present their solutions to the problems facing parents of young children. Significant among those problems is the high cost of child care in many cities. This report surveys fees for three age categories of child care (infants, toddlers, and preschoolers) in 27 Canadian cities, and the different subsidization regimes that reduce fees for low-income families.
Tuesday October 6 2015

Executive summary

This report is intended to be a useful tool for policy makers striving to strengthen child care policy and programs, rese

Tuesday July 7 2015

10 YEARS: Happy Anniversary Moving On!

Member-To-Member Connection (Summer 2015)

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Tuesday March 18 2025
On Thursday, March 20, CUPW will join U.S. postal workers in a day of action to defend the public post office. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is facing one of the most serious threats in its history. Postal worker jobs and unions, and the USPS’s public service mission are under assault by the Trump administration that seems to have one end goal in mind: privatization.
Monday March 17 2025
Following targeted testing in late 2024 and early 2025, the Canada Post MyMoney Account is now available nationwide. This marks a key step in expanding Canada Post’s financial services offerings.
Thursday March 6 2025
On March 3rd and 4th, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continued with its constitutional challenge before the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB).
Thursday March 6 2025
A Federal election could be called in the coming weeks. As is the case, CUPW has updated its pre-election report card, grading all federal parties on the issues that are important to CUPW members.
Thursday March 6 2025

Sunday March 2 2025
CUPW negotiators met with Canada Post, March 1 – 2, to resolve our bargaining dispute and achieve new collective agreements for the Urban and RSMC units. CUPW came to the bargaining table prepared to negotiate collective agreements that will benefit postal workers and strengthen the public post office for generations to come. The Union offered meaningful proposals to help Canada Post expand into weekend parcel deliveries, while protecting full-time jobs. However, the Corporation continued to push for serious rollbacks that would gut our agreements, explode part-time and temporary work, and undermine our full-time jobs.
Friday February 28 2025
OTTAWA– Tomorrow, CUPW and Canada Post will be meeting in Ottawa for two days to resume Negotiations. CUPW is trying to negotiate new collective agreements for both Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier (RSMC) bargaining units which will both benefit postal workers and strengthen our public post office - now and for future generations.
Friday February 28 2025
This weekend, March 1 and 2, CUPW and Canada Post negotiators will reconvene in Ottawa to resume bargaining and trying to secure new collective agreements for Urban and RSMC units. Your National Executive Board and Negotiating Committees remain steadfast in their commitment to reaching fair collective agreements.
Wednesday February 26 2025
On International Women’s Day, we honour the achievements of women while also confronting the gender inequality and misogyny that persist in our society.

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

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