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Monday February 22 2016

Our economy, dependent on resource extraction, is in crisis, and we’re on the verge of runaway climate change.

Thursday February 11 2016

We officially submitted our program of demands, and the

Friday January 8 2016

Sisters and Brothers,

Thursday December 10 2015

A CUPW activist who was elected Member of Parliament in the recent federal election recently paid a visit to our National Office.

Thursday October 29 2015

Sisters and Brothers, we must thank our activists and our allies for their incredible work.

Thursday October 8 2015

We have received this message from Brother Jean-Claude Parrot, legendary leader of CUPW.  Brother Parrot makes it clear that this election is one o

Thursday October 1 2015

Too many postal workers, their families, and friends are being forced into a robotic existence of overwork, competition, anxiety and fear.

Monday September 28 2015

The National Executive Board is asking you to vote for Brother Angelo Colacci to be the representative to the Canada Post Pension Advisory Council

Thursday September 17 2015

This election, we can do something to save our jobs, protect our service to communities and resist postal privatization and deregulation.

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Monday December 20 2021

For many months, nine dedicated coordinators located across the country have worked tirelessly to promote and advocate

Friday December 17 2021
The winter solstice will take place on Tuesday, December 21 this year, and it is a perfect time to stop and take stock of the connection we share with each other and the natural world. Leading to the winter solstice, the days get shorter and the nights, longer. The 21st day of December is the last date on which days shorten. The following day, there begins to be more light, and this will continue until the summer solstice in June.
Friday December 17 2021

Wednesday December 15 2021
Retraction: Canada Post Corporation advised CUPW today (December 15, 2021) that it has revised its plans after discussions with CUPW, and will not end high-risk leave on January 22, 2022 as originally planned. Bulletin 326 (December 14, 2021) regarding high-risk leave is no longer accurate.
Wednesday December 15 2021
Since the arbitrator did not issue a cease-and-desist order (similar to an injunction) as per our application regarding Canada Post Corporation's vaccination practice, the next step is for an arbitrator to hear the merit of the case by way of priority.
Wednesday December 15 2021
The CUPW National Constitution sets the basic dues rate for Urban Operations workers at 300% of the maximum hourly rate for the lowest classification within the bargaining unit. RSMC dues have been set at 1.71% of the wage portion received by each member, to a maximum equal to the dues for Urban Operation members.
Monday December 13 2021
Members across the country have British Columbia residents in their thoughts after weeks of record rainfall, flooding and landslides, which created perhaps the country’s most expensive natural disaster ever seen. Emergency response efforts are just shifting into recovery mode.
Thursday December 9 2021
For Immediate Release - OTTAWA - The Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee today released its anticipated report on the future of work, and as expected, its recommendations call for the creation of a third category of worker that will not have full employee rights and will not be able to legally unionize.
Wednesday December 8 2021
All members actively at work were required to attest to vaccination status by November 26 or be placed on leave without pay. This is an update for those who did attest. Canada Post Corporation has established a national safety audit and compliance team to perform random spot-checks. You may be contacted and asked for proof of the status you attested to.
Wednesday December 8 2021
In our last bulletin published on October 8, 2021, we informed you of the deadlines by which Canada Post was to send information to the various workers’ compensation boards in the provinces where CUPW members are awaiting a pay adjustment related to a work injury that occurred after January 1, 2016.

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

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