Bulletins - Strategic Review of Canada Post

URGENT! URGENT! Please contact your Local Member of Parliament today!

October 29, 2009

Dear Sisters and Brothers, As you may know, the government’s Strategic Review of Canada Post has recommended against deregulation. During the strategic review process, it was made clear that opposition to postal deregulation is widespread. The public is opposed. Many ...

Conservatives Unveil Canadian Postal Services Charter

September 17, 2009

On Saturday, September 12, 2009, the federal Conservatives quietly announced a Canadian Postal Service Charter which outlines the government’s expectations for Canada Post in regard to service standards and other matters. The Charter largely reiterates existing policy ...

Conservative Government’s Gift to Remailers Will Hurt Postal Services

June 25, 2009

The Conservative government has re introduced legislation which will amend the exclusive privilege of Canada Post Corporation and legalize the activities of remailers who have been illegally transporting letters from Canada to the USA for processing. One Recommendation Out of ...

Report of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Summary of Major Recommendations

May 7, 2009

The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) Advisory Panel issued a comprehensive report that examines virtually all aspects of Canada’s postal service. It contains both positive and negative recommendations. Unfortunately much of the media coverage has been incorrect. ...

Postal report is a major threat to rural post offices, not door-to-door delivery

May 5, 2009

Media stories on the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) have falsely suggested that the report calls for the dropping of door-to-door mail delivery. Nowhere in the report does the CPCSR advisory panel recommend massive cuts to this service. Many ...

Strategic Review Report Released Says no to Deregulation!

May 1, 2009

The report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) recommends the government not deregulate our public post office. The report, which was released on April 30, 2009, states: “There appears to be little public support for the privatization or deregulation ...

Report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Where is it?

April 16, 2009

When the federal government launched the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) a year ago, it promised to make the report of the CPCSR public. The government received the CPCSR report in late December. It’s been almost four months now and the report has not ...

The Strategic Review Report and Beyond

February 26, 2009

No one is saying when the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) will be made public. A staff person for Rob Merrifield, the Minister Responsible for Canada Post, said he did not yet know when the report would be released. But he did indicate that the ...

Strategic Review Panel Must Choose Between Conflicting Visions of Our Public Post Office

February 19, 2009

The recommendations made by CUPW and CPC management to the Post Office Strategic Review reflect very different visions of the future of our public post office. Soon we will see what vision the panel chooses. Here are summaries of the recommendations made to the Strategic Review ...

Review Panel Provides Report to Government – But when will it be released to the public?

January 29, 2009

The advisory panel of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review has provided their report to the government. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has been attempting to determine how and when the report will be released to the public, however, very little information has been ...

ACTION ALERT: “Your Public Post Office Delivers…for now” Button and Sticker Day January 15, 2009

January 8, 2009

On January 15, 2009, we are asking all CUPW members to wear a “Your Public Post Office delivers…for now” button or sticker. The Canada Post Strategic Review Panel is Deliberating We want to ensure that we send a strong message about the need for a universal ...

The Union Wins an Injunction!

December 5, 2008

As you know, Canada Post had issued a directive prohibiting employees from wearing the button “Your PUBLIC postal service delivers ... for now” and was about to prohibit the “Peace, joy and universal public postal service” button for the December 4th, ...

Action Alert: This is a reminder that CUPW is asking you to participate in a button/sticker day on December 4, 2008

December 2, 2008

We need to continue to put pressure on both the Government and Canada Post in order to preserve the public’s right to universal public postal service and our members’ right to contract protections and benefits, which may not be “flexible” enough in ...

Peace, Joy and a Public Post Office

November 13, 2008

On December 4, 2008, we are asking all CUPW members to wear a ”Peace, Joy, and Public Post Office Stickers”.  It is a good way to say that we want to maintain the public postal service. The Canada Post Strategic ...

Get your cameras out – we need pictures!

November 7, 2008

As part of our fight back to warn Mr. Harper and his government to keep his hands off our publicly owned post office, we are asking you for photos – post office photos. Here is all you have to do: Each Local takes photos of every post office the Local is ...

Report from Strategic Review of Canada Post Due Soon

November 6, 2008

The advisory panel of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review will make a report with recommendations to the federal government in December 2008. The government has asked the review panel to answer a number of questions, including: Which activities or services currently ...

Cannon says he’s not privatizing or deregulating Canada Post

October 23, 2008

But can we trust him after Bill C-14 and the Quebec City Plant Closure? Minister Lawrence Cannon answ ...

Canada Post is stripping our rights and freedoms

October 21, 2008

On October 9, 2008, the First National Vice‑President, Gayle Bossenberry and National Director, Jeff Callaghan, paid a visit to the Halifax Mail Processing Plant. This was just one stop in an Atlantic tour to inform Members about the Strategic Review which is ...

Freedom of Expression : CPC acting in bad faith

October 17, 2008

The Corporation is showing an unmistakable lack of good faith. It’s flaunting the law and abusing its right to discipline employees by attacking and punishing our members and union representatives for wearing a button that says: “Your PUBLIC postal service ...

ACTION ALERT: Tell Canada Post that you want a Universal, Public Post Office on October 16th

October 14, 2008

On October 16, 2008, the election will be over and the composition of the federal government will have been decided.  The future of Canada Post, however, will still be up in the air. The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review Panel is still deliberating.  ...

Postal Deregulation: CUPW Consistency vs CPC Confusion

October 8, 2008

The most important issue currently being examined by the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review is postal deregulation. Canada Post Corporation now has an “exclusive privilege” to handle letters in Canada. This is crucial so that CPC can provide high quality ...

CPC Creates Myths for Strategic Review

October 2, 2008

In the CUPW submission to the strategic review we cautioned the advisory panel about the practice of CPC management to provide inaccurate information concerning our labour costs and collective agreement. It turns out we were right to be concerned. Instead of making positive ...

Billboards Slam Cannon on Postal Deregulation

October 2, 2008

The two billboards send a strong message to Lawrence Cannon who is the Minister responsible for Canada Post. They say: Mr. Cannon, Hands off my post office. Say no to postal deregulation. (In French : Monsieur Cannon, touchez pas au service postal! Non à la dér ...

Take a stand on postal deregulation – Wear a button

September 25, 2008

October 9, 2008 is button day. This is part of CUPW’s campaign against deregulation of Canada Post. As you may know, the advisory panel of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) has been asked to look at whether the corporation should be deregulated or ...

Happy Anniversary Canada Post!

September 25, 2008

October 16th is Canada Post 27th anniversary as a Crown corporation. We want to celebrate that, and to send a message that we don’t want Canada Post deregulated. The advisory panel of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) has, in fact, been asked to look ...

CUPW and CPC Management: Very Different Visions for the Future

September 11, 2008

If anyone wants to see the difference between CPC management and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, they need to look no further than their respective submissions to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review.   CUPW: positive and service oriented The ...

Strategic review YouTube videos – check them out!

September 11, 2008

In response to the strategic review of Canada Post, CUPW asked members to make short YouTube videos answering the question: “What does your post office mean to you?” With the video makers’ permission, CUPW submitted these videos to the strategic review panel ...

CUPW Delivers a Strong Message to the Strategic Review

September 5, 2008

On September 2, 2008, national and local CUPW representatives hand-delivered a clear message to the Strategic Review’s advisory panel – Our public post office ...

Large majority of the public opposes postal deregulation

September 4, 2008

The results of a new Ipsos Reid poll that CUPW commissioned show that 69 per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies to deliver letters in Canada. This poll sends a strong message to politicians that the public will not tolerate any attempts to deregulate or privatize ...

Hands off our post office campaign has legs

August 28, 2008

For a few months now, CUPW has been campaigning to ensure that postal workers and the public understand what the Canada P ...

Public does not support the deregulation of Canada Post!!!

August 21, 2008

“We don’t want Canada Post to be deregulated”   This is the message that a number of community groups, municipalities, and labour organizations are sending to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review Panel. Deregulation would raise prices, ...

Deregulation at Canada Post would reduce the security and privacy of the mail

August 14, 2008

The federal government is conducting a review of our public post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is considering deregulation of our univ ...

Deregulation of Canada Post would hurt the environment

August 7, 2008

The federal government is conducting a review of our public post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is considering deregulation of our universal public postal sys ...

Deregulation of Canada Post would destroy jobs and transform good jobs into bad jobs

July 31, 2008

The federal government is conducting a review of our public post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is considering deregulation of o ...

The History of Our Postal Service

July 24, 2008

Did you know? 1693: First paid mail delivery in Canada 1775: Official postal service starts its operations 1 ...

Deregulation of Canada Post would result in higher prices, reduced service or both

July 24, 2008

The federal government is conducting a review of our public post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is considering deregulation of our universal ...

YouTube Videos: How to Make One

July 18, 2008

Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members, locals and the public to make short YouTube videos answering the question: “What does your post office mean to you?”. This is part of the union’s organizing around the strategic review ...

YouTube Videos: Dear Post Office Review

July 18, 2008

Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members, locals and the public to volunteer to make short YouTube videos answering the question: “What does your post office mean to you?” This is part of the union’s organizing around the strategic ...

Many reasons to oppose postal deregulation

July 17, 2008

The federal government is conducting a review of our public post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review. The government has given the review’s advisory panel a very broad mandate. It has ruled out privatization, but not deregulation ...

Postcard to the Strategic Review of Canada Post

July 10, 2008

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Deregulation of Canada Post won’t work for people and postal workers

July 10, 2008

The government’s strategic review of Canada Post is considering deregulation of our universal public postal service. Only a very few countries have fully deregulated their post of ...

Hey Harper – Hands Off Our Post Office

June 26, 2008

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Strategic Review to Examine Deregulation of Postal Services

May 15, 2008

On May 9, 2008 CUPW officers met with the members and staff of the Canada Post Strategic Review Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee, Robert Campbell confirmed to us that the review will be examining the issue of Canada Post’s exclusive privilege to deliver addressed ...

The review of Canada Post we’ve been expecting. It’s here!

April 21, 2008

CUPW has been expecting the government to announce a review of Canada Post for a few years. Our expectations increased in the last six months with the growing debate over rural mail delivery, Bill C-14 (partial deregulation) and Modern Post. The public and postal workers have ...