As negotiations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post near the two-year mark, and with the Corporation showing no urgency to resolve the dispute, postal workers are escalating their strike actions. On September 15 at 12:01 am local time, postal workers will stop delivering flyers/Neighbourhood Mail. This action will replace the … Read more
Negotiators for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) returned to the bargaining table with Canada Post to present global offers for both postal bargaining units. With the help of Federal mediators, further talks are scheduled for Aug. 22 and Aug. 25. CUPW’s latest offers come after postal workers decisively rejected Canada Post’s “best and final … Read more
Teh Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a statement: “Today, the union has learned that the Minister of Labour is using his powers under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to direct the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to determine whether Canada Post and CUPW can negotiate collective agreements in the near future. The CIRB … Read more
Postal workers across the country will deliver pension and social assistance checks today despite being on strike. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) negotiated agreements with Canada Post to ensure the delivery of many government checks in anticipation of a strike or lockout. CUPW National President Jan Simpson stated, “Despite the strike, postal workers remain … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) received notices from Canada Post Corporation on November 12 that postal workers will be locked out of work as of 8:00 am (EST) on November 15 if agreements cannot be reached for the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers bargaining units. These notices come 8 hours after … Read more
On August 2, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) filed two notices of dispute with Minister of Labour and Seniors Steve MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.) for its largest bargaining units – Urban Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers. The Union and Canada Post have been bargaining for new contracts since November 2023 and the Union … Read more
In its 2023 Annual Report, Canada Post Corporation posted its sixth straight annual loss from the Canada Post segment. It attributes the losses to increased parcel-delivery competition, the decline of letter mail, an increase in addresses and delivery costs. CUPW believes that reimagining a postal service which offers expanded, innovative services will put it on the … Read more
Jan Simpson, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, called upon the federal government to stop the stonewalling and get back to the bargaining table. It must present a new offer that meets the needs of the workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. “Workers in Canada have a constitutional right to collective … Read more
Canada Post announced new emissions-reduction targets, set through the Science Based Targets initiative. According to the Corporation’s Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, “[Canada Post Corporation’s] wider responsibility includes the need to address the serious risks that climate change poses to Canada’s environment, people and businesses, including ours.” But Canada Post’s targets are not sufficiently ambitious, in CUPW’s … Read more
CUPW is currently trying to negotiate a first collective agreement for the cleaners in the St. John’s plant, who joined CUPW in 2019, and applied to the Labour Board for conciliation last week. Canada Post contracts out the cleaning in the facilities, and Bee-Clean, a sub-contractor, is the worker’s direct employer. “These small number of … Read more
