The unions representing Canada’s postal workers are rolling out a new social media campaign to convince the public and the Liberal government to bring back postal banking. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association are issuing a series of five whiteboard videos in both official languages, asking Canadians to … Read more
In what postal workers say is a “cynical attempt to provoke a labour dispute,” Canada Post Corporation has filed for conciliation surprisingly early on in its negotiation process with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. “This is unprecedented in our history,” said Mike Palecek, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, “Canada Post … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers hopes the Liberal government will restore home delivery in its upcoming public review of the postal system following news that one of Canada Post’s new mailboxes has fallen onto a mail carrier in Thunder Bay, Ont. on March 23, sending her to the hospital. “These mailboxes are a clear and present … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has written to Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Random-Burin-St. George’s, Nfld.) calling for an audit of Canada Post. The request follows a CBC story about RCMP raids on a Winnipeg construction company responsible for converting the old Winnipeg postal plant into police headquarters that could potentially lead to … Read more
On International Women’s Day, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is drawing attention to the situation of its rural mail carriers, 70 per cent of which are women. Compared to their mostly male letter carrier counterparts in urban areas, rural and suburban mail carriers earn 20 per cent less for doing the same work. “We’re … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers pointed out that Canada Post’s press release is highly misleading, continuing its record of downplaying financial success in order to impose unnecessary cost-cutting measures. “Looking at the report, for the first three quarters, we see an overall profit of almost $30 million ($28 million). Once again, in 2015, Canada … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers called for an immediate halt to the door-to-delivery cuts. “The postal cuts were driven by the Conservatives. Now they are no longer in power, it’s time to hit the brakes,” said Mike Palecek, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Several neighbourhood conversions to the group mailboxes … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is upset over an ad circulated by Conservative candidate Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Ont.) in at least one local newspaper. CUPW said Gallant, who voted down an NDP motion in support of door-to-door delivery in January 2014, placed a full-colour ad in the North Renfrew Times on Oct. 14, 2015, declaring … Read more
Two of the major federal parties need to be clearer about their positions on postal service cuts in order to avoid misleading the public, according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. “The Conservative claim that these cuts are necessary is scaremongering at its worst,”said CUPW national president Mike Palecek. “The fact is Canada Post … Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the Harper government has no right to conclude a trade deal that could undermine Canada Post during a federal election. “The government has not released the TPP text, so we don’t know the details, said CUPW national president Mike Palecek. “But we do know the future of our … Read more
