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Tuesday February 10 2015

CUPW National will be holding two town halls (collective conference calls) and a Political Day of Action on April 23rd.

Wednesday February 4 2015

Carrie Best poster - Black History Month 2015

Tuesday February 3 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015 is the 16th International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day.

Friday January 30 2015

The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is constitutional protection for the right to strike.

Thursday January 29 2015

On December 11, 2013 Canada Post Corporation (CPC) notified the Union about its 5 Point Plan approximately 1 hour prior to sending out a press rele

Wednesday January 28 2015

The upcoming federal election will be a pivotal one for postal workers.

Thursday January 22 2015

Beginning September 15,2014 the rules changed in non-major urban centers (MUC) for parcel delivery.

Wednesday January 21 2015

The Union has appointed an additional Co-ordinator to help with the campaigns relating to the review of the Canadian Postal Service Charter, the at

Wednesday January 21 2015

The 2015 World Social Forum is taking place in Tunis from March 24-28.

Tuesday January 13 2015

When Canada Post introduced right-hand drive (RHO) vehicles, RSMCs were required to perform a daily inspection of their corporate RHO at the start

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Wednesday December 20 2017
On October 5th 2016, the House of Commons declared by unanimous motion the month of January as Tamil Heritage month. The Parliament recognized the contributions that Tamil-Canadians have made to Canadian society, the richness of the Tamil language and culture, and the importance of educating and reflecting upon Tamil heritage for future generations.
Tuesday December 19 2017

On November 29, 2017, Prime Minister Trudeau made an historic announcement.

Thursday December 14 2017
CUPW members have the ability to try out new uniform items or pieces of equipment as part of a joint process conducted by the National Joint Uniform Committee (NJUC). The Committee then holds discussions regarding these new clothing items or pieces of equipment. The information gathered under this process is sometimes used to modify an item or to determine whether it should be included in or excluded from the order catalogue.
Thursday December 14 2017
On Monday, December 11, Canada Post made presentations on its financial situation and on parcels. We made our own presentation about Canada Post’s financial reports.
Thursday December 14 2017

The National Executive Board has appointed the negotiating committee to represent our TForce Final Mile (formerly Dynamex) bargaining units in the

Wednesday December 13 2017

The parties recently signed two memoranda of agreements regarding amounts owed to workers who, as a result of their failure to respect deadlines im

Tuesday December 12 2017
The continued growth in parcel volumes is causing Canada Post to offer more weekend work and more work on statutory holidays. It is important that if you work on a statutory holiday that you are paid correctly.
Friday December 8 2017
As mentioned in our previous bulletin, we had hoped that Arbitrator Flynn would be able to help the employer clarify its position. However, we quickly realized that our hopes were not shared.
Wednesday December 6 2017
On Monday, December 4, the negotiating committee met with Canada Post to present our opening statement on the program of demands. During this meeting, Canada Post also presented its opening remarks. Their presentation did not clearly define its demands and rollbacks, but instead provided a vague and non-specific outline of topics that they would like to discuss at the bargaining table.
Wednesday December 6 2017
Our history as women in the postal service has been a long struggle for equality. Today, women make up half of Canada Post’s workforce, but we need to remember some of our achievements along the way.

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

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