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1: CUPW Wins Again: Federal Court Throws Out Lisa Raitt’s Arbitrator January 30, 2012 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA January 27, 2012 – The union representing the majority of postal workers across the country has notched up another win in its battle against the Harper government’s back-to-work legislation of last summer. A federal... 2: Canadian Government has lost its Moral Compass on Climate Change November 28, 2011 - Environment - Media Releases For Immediate Release On the first day of UN climate change negotiations in Durban South African, an open statement demands Canada should at least not impede progress in Durban towards an ambitious, equitable and binding international agreement on climate change. “Canada... 3: Arbitrator’s Resignation Renews Opportunity for Postal Negotiations November 3, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers welcomes the resignation of Judge Coulter Osborne as final offer selection arbitrator. Judge Osborne was appointed by Labour Minister Lisa Raitt to arbitrate the contract between CUPW and Canada... 4: CUPW elects its leaders: Denis Lemelin acclaimed for a second term October 28, 2011 - Convention 2011 - Media Releases Six hundred and thirty members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gathered in Toronto this week for their 24th National Triennial Convention to set policy and elect leaders. Convention delegates acclaimed Denis Lemelin as CUPW National President for a second... 5: CUPW Supports Occupy Toronto: 600 postal workers rally in the financial district October 27, 2011 - Convention 2011 - Media Releases For Immediate Release TORONTO – Over 600 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will join Occupy Toronto, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), the United Steelworkers (USW) and the Toronto and York Region... 6: Court Orders Stay of Proceedings in CUPW Challenge to Lisa Raitt’s Arbitrator October 21, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has scored a significant victory in its fight against the Harper government’s treatment of postal workers. In a decision handed down October 20th in the Federal Court, Judge Luc... 7: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Gear Up for Negotiations October 13, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2012 - Media Releases The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post are going back to the bargaining table. Today, CUPW gave notice to Canada Post to commence bargaining for its 7000-member Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier (RSMC) unit. “These negotiations represent... 8: Fighting for freedom: CUPW files court challenge October 12, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced today it has launched its highly anticipated court challenge to the legislation used by the Conservative government to force postal workers back after they were locked out in June. The... 9: CUPW National Day of Action October 12 October 7, 2011 - Canada Post - Media Releases Media Advisory October 7, 2011 What: CUPW Day of Action marking Canada Post’s 30th year as a Crown Corporation with a mandate to improve public postal service and labour relations. When: Wednesday, October 12 Where: In various towns,... 10: Postal Workers Proud of Canada Post's Best Net Income Ever August 18, 2011 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA: Canada Post Corporation (CPC) has posted its best year ever in profit, says its Annual Report. CPC's net income was $443 million, besting a previous record from 2009 of $281 million. The record can be attributed largely to productivity increases:... 11: Is Canada Post creating a crisis? July 6, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases Canada Post claimed its mail volumes dropped significantly during the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ rotating strikes. That was the excuse it gave for shutting down delivery and imposing a nationwide lockout. But now piles of backlogged mail are awaiting delivery. The... 12: Canada Post to Letter Carriers: Don’t Deliver June 28, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa: First they were locked out. Then they were legislated back again. Now postal workers in some parts of the country are being handed a new delivery policy telling them they can’t deliver the mail even though they are back on the job. “In... 13: Workers’ Rights Take a Big Hit Under Harper’s Majority Government June 25, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the Harper government has sent a message to all workers with its unjust and punitive bill legislating postal workers back to work. “The government is clearly willing to side... 14: Postal Negotiations Reach Their End June 25, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release Thanks to the stamina of the opposition MPs, led by Jack Layton and the NDP caucus, CUPW resumed bargaining with Canada Post Corporation (CPC). Last night, we held extensive discussions involving representatives of the Federal... 15: Punitive Back-To-Work Legislation Rewards Canada Post June 20, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The federal government’s back-to-work bill penalizes postal workers and rewards Canada Post for locking out employees and stopping mail delivery nationwide. The bill legislates wage increases that fall significantly... 16: Postal Workers Deliver June 20, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Postal workers are delivering pension and social assistance cheques today in spite of being locked-out by Canada Post and legislated back-to-work by the government. Federal back-to-work legislation is expected to be introduced today... 17: Union: Legislation quashes free collective bargaining June 15, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release Postal workers across the country could be forced back to work under a bill that their union is calling unnecessary, unjust, and counterproductive. Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt today served notice of the government's intent to introduce back-to-work... 18: Electronic Press Kit for June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Kits ... 19: Union Calls on Deepak Chopra for a “New Mandate” June 15, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers responded to a nation-wide lockout today by calling on the recently hired CEO of Canada Post, Deepak Chopra, to change his negotiators’ tune. “We... 20: Postal Workers in Three Small Communities Take Their Turn on the Lines June 14, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release Posties from three smaller communities – Carbonear in Newfoundland, Sioux Lookout in Ontario, and Salmon Arm in BC – will hit the bricks tonight at 11 EDT, following their fellow postal workers in Montreal and Toronto. Although... 21: Postal workers hit the picket lines in Montreal and Toronto June 13, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Postal workers in two major urban centres - Montreal and Toronto - will go out on rotating strike tonight. Postal workers from three of the largest locals in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will bring the total of those on... 22: “Canada Post wants a Full-Scale Strike and Back-to-Work Legislation,” Charges Union June 13, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is accusing Canada Post of aggressively trying to force postal workers out on a full-scale national strike in order to secure back-to-work legislation from the majority Conservative government. “Canada... 23: Media Release: Canada Post Corporation Rejects CUPW's Offer to Suspend the Strike June 10, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release In response to today’s request from Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers agreed to suspend strike activity. The union’s only condition was that the terms of its collective agreement would be reinstated. In... 24: Red Deer on Strike for the Next 48 Hours, CUPW Says Staffing is the Issue June 10, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Postal workers in Red Deer will be out on the picket line this weekend as the Canadian Union of Postal Worker’s rotating strike continues. The union continues its effort to get Canada Post to address the union’s issues... 25: Quebec and Kitchener next as rotating strikes continue June 9, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release - June 9, 2011 OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is calmly sticking to its strategy of rotating strikes in spite of aggressive action on the part of Canada Post. “We focus on the issues at the bargaining table,”... 26: Postal Strike Continues Across the Country June 8, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – As Calgary and Edmonton go in, over 800 postal workers in various locations across the country will take their place on the picket lines at 11:30 pm EDT tonight. The CUPW union locals going out on strike are: Labrador... 27: Edmonton and Calgary on the Picket Lines Next June 7, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Four thousand postal workers in Edmonton and Calgary will hit the picket lines starting tonight. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is continuing its rotating strike, starting at 11:00 PM EDT in Calgary and midnight EDT... 28: Postal Strike in Moncton and Victoria June 6, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Postal workers in Victoria, B.C. and in Moncton, N.B. will be the next ones to walk out following Montreal. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has called for a rotating strike for midnight, local time in the respective cities,... 29: Montreal Postal Workers Organize Safety Demonstration and Rally June 6, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release Striking postal workers in Montreal are planning to host a demonstration and a gathering this afternoon at 4 pm outside Depot C at 1695 St. Catherine Street in Montreal's gay village. 'We've chosen this location because it is an example of... 30: Montreal Next On the Line to Support CUPW Negotiations June 5, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is moving its rotating strike to Montreal following the 48-hour strike for Hamilton postal workers. Postal workers in Montreal will hit the picket lines tonight at 11:30 p.m. EDT for a... 31: Postal Workers Begin Strike in Winnipeg June 3, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a 24 hour strike in Winnipeg at 11:59 p.m. EDT last night and will continue to pull out workers and rotate the strike to other locations after this period. "We're starting... 32: CUPW Makes Last Ditch Effort to Avoid a Strike May 30, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has made a final offer to Canada Post in the hopes of negotiating a settlement. The offer includes several important amendments and clarifications to our positions and we are confident this offer... 33: Postal Workers Will Look After Pension and Social Assistance Cheques May 18, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases Denis Lemelin, CUPW National President and Chief Negotiator For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Postal workers will continue to deliver cheques to pensioners and social assistance recipients even in the event of a national strike or lockout. With... 34: Sky-high strike vote puts the pressure on postal negotiations April 18, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have voted 94.5% in favour of striking if necessary to obtain a collective agreement that addresses real problems and meets their needs. “We hope the sky-high strike... 35: CUPW Rallies Its Members for a Strike Vote March 14, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - After five months of negotiations with Canada Post, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers urban operations bargaining unit will be voting on the possibility of a strike. The union asked for conciliation in January, citing an... 36: CUPW fights Canada Post’s “cheap labour strategy” by organizing its postal employees in pharmacies March 1, 2011 - Organizing - Media Releases For Immediate Release MONTREAL: Over 2000 Canada Post counters are now open for business in pharmacies. That number is growing as Canada Post continues to open more counters in pharmacies across the country. That’s why the union representing postal workers has... 37: Negotiations heating up at Canada Post: CUPW files for conciliation January 21, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases The union representing 54,000 postal workers has filed for conciliation under the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. A government-appointed conciliator will now attempt to bring the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post Corporation to a negotiated settlement.... 38: Postal Workers' Union wants to meet the New Boss January 18, 2011 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The announcement of a new Canada Post President and Chief Executive Officer comes at a time when negotiations are underway with its largest union, CUPW. The union is hoping the new boss will mean some positive changes to the way things... 39: “It’s On”: Postal Workers Negotiating with Canada Post October 14, 2010 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Releases For Immediate Release - October 13, 2010 OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers formally gave its notice to bargain to the Canada Post Corporation on October 4th, 2010, on behalf of its urban operations unit. Today, CUPW members are participating in a “Day... 40: “Innovate and expand”: CUPW’s vision for keeping Canada Post out of the red September 10, 2010 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release - September 9, 2010 OTTAWA – September 9, 2010 – Denis Lemelin is delivering an important message for the future of Canada Post. Speaking at the Conference Board of Canada, the leader of the country’s largest union of... 41: 2010-09-08 - Canada Post can’t Shut Out Union Representatives: Arbitrator Awards Rare Damages to Postal Workers September 9, 2010 - Grievance and Arbitration - Media Releases For Immediate Release - September 8, 2010 OTTAWA – September 8, 2010 – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is celebrating the landmark decision by an arbitrator to award significant “punitive and preventative damages” after union representatives... 42: Postal Workers’ Union: Get Mail to Gaza on the Boat August 13, 2010 - International Solidarity - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, August 12, 2010 The Canadian Union of Postal Workers wants mail delivered to Gaza. Following an announcement by Canada Post that Israel Post has suspended mail delivery to Gaza, the union is encouraging people who wish to send... 43: Senate committee votes to save Canada Post from Harper’s monster budget bill July 9, 2010 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, July 9, 2010 The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is encouraged by the Senate finance committee’s decision to take a closer look at some of the items the Conservative federal government has smuggled into Bill C-9. Among... 44: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Proposes Alternative to Save Orleans Post Office May 25, 2010 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases OTTAWA, May 25 - The only public post office in Orleans will be closing its doors unless the public gets involved. Canada Post plans to shut down the Orleans Retail Postal Outlet located at 1479 Youville Drive. Dan L'Abbé has been working at Canada Post for 34 years... 45: Francophone Community of St. Boniface May Lose its Historic Post Office: Furious Residents Plan Demonstration on April 29th April 29, 2010 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release WINNIPEG - The largest francophone community in Western Canada is up in arms after learning that its historic post office may be shut down and postal services relocated. Rumours have been circulating for months that Canada Post, citing accessibility... 46: Postal Workers “Not Surprised” that Canada Post has been Condemned for Failing to Address Workplace Injuries April 28, 2010 - Health and Safety - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - Postal sector workers are calling for action following a new report that puts the spotlight on increasing injuries in federal workplaces, particularly workplaces run by Canada Post. Success is No Accident, produced by the Canadian... 47: Harper’s ‘Tough on Crime’ Government is Soft on Illegal Mailers April 26, 2010 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA – The Conservatives pride themselves on being a law and order government and yet part of their budget bill would allow international mailers that have been illegally operating to continue operating according to CUPW National President... 48: Trade Justice Network Releases Secret Draft of Canada-European Union Free Trade Agreement, Makes Demands of Canadian and European Governments April 19, 2010 - Free Trade - Media Releases OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(April 19, 2010) - As the third round of Canada-European Union free trade negotiations commence the newly formed Trade Justice Network today publicly released the draft text of the proposed Canada-European Union Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) –... 49: More Cuts Coming at Canada Post April 9, 2010 - Modern Post - Media Releases OTTAWA – In the wake of last week’s contracting out of call centres and the elimination of more than 300 jobs, Canada Post has announced further dramatic changes to its operations in Victoria, B.C., Kitchener, Ontario, and Moncton, New Brunswick. On April... 50: Conservatives want to ram partial postal deregulation through Parliament April 1, 2010 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The federal government is trying to push partial deregulation of Canada Post through Parliament as part of its omnibus budget bill according to Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Bill... 51: CUPW Calls for a Real Commitment to Human Rights in Colombia March 31, 2010 - Free Trade - Media Releases For Immediate Release “A Liberal proposal that would fast-track the passage of a free trade agreement with Colombia does nothing to protect the human rights of people in Colombia and ignores a parliamentary commitment to perform an independent human rights impact... 52: Rural communities win moratorium on post office closures in new service charter September 23, 2009 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – Saturday September 12, 2009, the federal Conservatives quietly announced a Canadian Postal Service Charter in an attempt to calm rural residents’ discontent with their public postal service in the run-up to an election. The... 53: Canada Post hides service cuts in modernization plans September 17, 2009 - Modern Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Winnipeg – Canada Post is using its modernization plans like a Trojan Horse to smuggle public postal service cuts into Winnipeg according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Canada Post is removing 75 mail boxes from streets,... 54: Postal Workers Back Constance Lake First Nation’s Right to Public Post Office September 4, 2009 - CUPW - Media Releases For Immediate Release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is joining members of the Constance Lake First Nation to protest the lack of funding for a full-service post office on their land at 11:45 on Friday, September 4, 2009, at the Canada Post facility in Hearst... 55: CUPW Calls on Opposition to Stop Changes to Canada Post Corporation Act June 18, 2009 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The federal government should concentrate on improving postal services rather than rewarding the international remailers who have been violating the Canada Post Corporation Act. Today the Conservative government announced it would... 56: Do Moya Greene and her managers at Canada Post make the grade? May 14, 2009 - Canada Post - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is marking Moya Greene’s fourth anniversary as President and CEO of the Canada Post by releasing a report card evaluating the corporation’s track record under her management. Greene... 57: Independent Advisory Panel Tells Feds not to Deregulate the Public Post Office May 1, 2009 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) welcomes the recommendation of an independent advisory panel to not deregulate public postal services. In a report made public yesterday, a government-appointed advisory panel categorically... 58: CUPW Joins PSAC at National Press Conference November 25, 2008 - Strike - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – It’s irresponsible for Canada Post to compromise the welfare of mail services at this time of year according to Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). CUPW will be joining... 59: CUPW brings postal concerns to Conservative convention November 13, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be at the Conservative policy convention in Winnipeg today to raise concerns about a largely unknown government review that will determine the future of universal public postal service in... 60: CUPW Supports UPCE’s Fight for Fair Contract October 22, 2008 - Solidarity - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ (CUPW) National President Denis Lemelin says his union is working out inter-union protocols with the Union of Postal Communications Employees (UPCE) ) that will be used should the UPCE set... 61: Billboards Slam Cannon on Postal Deregulation September 24, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Hull-Gatineau – Two large billboards that are critical of Lawrence Cannon’s position on postal deregulation are going up today. One in downtown Gatineau and another in his riding. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has invited... 62: Poll results confirm large majority opposes postal deregulation September 2, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases Attention News Editors: OTTAWA, Sept. 2 - A new Ipsos Reid poll shows 69 per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies to deliver letters in Canada. The release of this poll coincides with the final day for submissions to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic... 63: Wanted: Meeting with Lawrence Cannon about our public post office August 11, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa-August 11, 2008—An all-out hunt is on for Lawrence Cannon, Minister responsible for Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has placed a Wanted ad in the Hill Times asking government workers, ministerial staff, the... 64: Union leaders representing a million workers will visit Colombia to assess human rights July 8, 2008 - Human Rights - Media Releases OTTAWA - The national leaders of the four major public sector unions in Canada will visit Colombia July 18-25 to meet with union leaders, politicians, diplomats, human rights groups and others. Their mission is to assess the human rights situation. The visit will allow... 65: Rural Posties to Canada Post: “Second Class No More!” June 11, 2008 - RSMC Negotiations 2007 - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “We want to be paid for the time we actually work and we want respect,” said Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in announcing awareness-raising actions in communities where... 66: CUPW President Blasts Minister about Secret Meetings May 27, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “Cherry picked submissions, closed meetings and tight deadlines are no way to decide the fate of our publicly-owned post office,” said Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). “In fact,... 67: Postal workers take firm stand to support Palestinian workers April 29, 2008 - Convention 2008 - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) joined the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel during their national convention this month. Hundreds of delegates to CUPW’s convention passed... 68: Postal workers take firm stand to support Palestinian workers April 29, 2008 - Boycotts - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) joined the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel during their national convention this month. Hundreds of delegates to CUPW’s convention passed... 69: Canada Post Strategic Review – Postal workers and the public will be heard April 22, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will ensure the voices of postal workers and the public are heard during the government’s strategic review of Canada Post according to Denis Lemelin, National President of CUPW. Yesterday,... 70: CUPW elects new leader and adopts bold action plan April 18, 2008 - Convention 2008 - Media Releases For immediate release Close to 700 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gathered in Ottawa to attend their 23rd National Triennial Convention. Delegates to convention elected a new National President, Denis Lemelin. Lemelin has been involved... 71: Union holds alternative public consultations on Canada Post’s plan March 27, 2008 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is hosting a public forum on the future of public postal services in light of Canada Post’s recent announcement to invest 1.9 billion dollars in capital expenditures to “modernize”... 72: Secret plan to close post offices revealed: Pointe-Saint-Charles just the tip of the iceberg March 18, 2008 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases Montréal, March 18, 2008 – For several months, the Table de concertation communautaire Action-Gardien action group has been fighting to prevent the closure of this post office, which is slated for March 28th. In every interview with the media, it has stated that... 73: Pointe-Saint-Charles Post Office: Community demands that Quebec Conservative MPs defend the people’s interests March 7, 2008 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases CUPW TRANSLATION Montreal, March 7, 2008 – Less than three weeks before Pointe-Saint-Charles’ only post office is slated to close, Table de concertation Action-Gardien, a citizen’s group, is demanding that Quebec’s Conservative MPs... 74: CUPW Moratorium Could Keep Red Flags Flying on Rural Boxes February 28, 2008 - RSMC - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “The red flags on rural mailboxes need not go down forever,” said Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in announcing CUPW’s call for a moratorium to keep both rural... 75: Canada Post’s “Modernization” could be a Trojan Horse January 21, 2008 - Modern Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Calgary – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is hosting a public forum on the future of public postal services in light of Canada Post’s recent announcement to invest 1.9 billion dollars in capital expenditures to modernize... 76: Postal union wants comprehensive and public review of international mail issue December 10, 2007 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The international mail issue should be subject to a comprehensive and public review said the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in response to statements made by the Canadian International Mail Association (CIMA). CIMA... 77: Unions call on government to halt the anti-equality agenda December 10, 2007 - Women - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa—Several major unions are stepping forward to give financial support to women’s organizations that have been punished under the Conservative government’s anti-equality agenda. Their announcement coincides with the... 78: Federal government puts rural postal service at risk November 27, 2007 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa - Rural postal service is at risk if the federal government proceeds with its bill to partially deregulate Canada Post according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). On October 29th, the government introduced Bill C-14,... 79: Postal bill to partially deregulate Canada Post is premature and potentially dangerous October 30, 2007 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “The federal government has proposed legislation which could undermine Canada Post's ability to provide universal postal service, particularly in rural and remote parts of our country. They have made this major move without... 80: Postal bill to partially deregulate Canada Post is premature and potentially dangerous October 30, 2007 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “The federal government has proposed legislation which could undermine Canada Post's ability to provide universal postal service, particularly in rural and remote parts of our country. They have made this major move without... 81: Groups welcome NAFTA victory while decrying NAFTA rules June 13, 2007 - Free Trade - Media Releases For immediate release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Council of Canadians (Council) are pleased that United Parcel Service's complaint under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been rejected by the tribunal hearing the case. United... 82: CUPW wins “Muckraking Award” May 31, 2007 - News - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) picked up two awards at the annual Canadian Association of Labour Media conference in Halifax. Geoff Bickerton, CUPW Research Director, won the “Muckraking award” for... 83: CUPW urges Canada Post to invest profits in public postal service and safety May 2, 2007 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – Canada Post’s annual report announced record volumes and $119 million in net profits in 2006, its twelfth consecutive year of making millions and its twenty-fifth year of providing universal, affordable public postal service. “The numbers... 84: Postal Workers Adopt New Collective Agreement April 24, 2007 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2007) - Media Releases For Immediate Release The 48,000 members in the urban operations bargaining unit of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have ratified a four year agreement with Canada Post Corporation by a vote of 65.6 per cent. “Postal workers will see... 85: Think-Tank Should “Check Their Heads” February 15, 2007 - News - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa – “There’s a tendency for the C. D. Howe Institute to say that if theory doesn’t match reality, then reality is wrong,” said Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). In... 86: CUPW reflects as Canada Post Turns 25 October 16, 2006 - Canada Post - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, October 16, 2006 – Canada Post turns 25 today, a chance for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to reflect on the past 25 years and help plan the next 25. “What is the future of our public post office? What do... 87: Civil Disobedience "Citizens' Search" June 19, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Releases Press Release Friday, June 16, 2006 For immediate release Civil Disobedience "Citizens' Search" at Canada Post Headquarters in Ottawa Postal workers, union leaders and supporters seek secret planning documents What: Civil Disobedience... 88: Taking constitutionality of NAFTA to a higher court June 19, 2006 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2006 TORONTO - The Council of Canadians, Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Charter Committee on Poverty are taking the constitutionality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to a higher court with their appeal before... 89: Rural Mail Delivery: The Balance Between Service and Safety June 2, 2006 - RSMC - Media Releases For Immediate Release May 31, 2006 Ottawa, May 31, 2006 – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is committed to maintaining rural maildelivery while keeping those who deliver the mail safe. “We are trying to work with Canada Post to make... 90: Civil Disobedience Announced? May 16, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Releases For Immediate Release May 16, 2006 Ottawa – Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) President Deborah Bourque will announce today whether or not the union will go forward with non-violent civil disobedience to retrieve planning documents from Canada... 91: CUPW Steadfast in Calls for Transparency May 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Releases For Immediate Release May 8, 2006 Ottawa – “Reports of Canada Post documents circulating in Québec City between the Conservative Party and local police underscore the need for transparency at Canada Post,” said Deborah Bourque, National... 92: Canada Post is a public sector success story - CUPW says stop cutbacks and improve public postal service May 5, 2006 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases For Immediate Release May 4, 2006 Ottawa – Canada Post’s annual report announced record volumes and $199 million in net profits in 2005, its eleventh consecutive year of making millions and its twenty-fifth year of providing universal, affordable... 93: Postal workers will fight closure despite agreement April 3, 2006 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa, March 31st, 2006 – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has signed an agreement with Canada Post that protects the individual rights of postal workers in Quebec City while maintaining the union's campaign to keep the mail processing... 94: May use civil disobedience to protect public postal service March 15, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Releases Postal Workers Deliver Ultimatum over Transparency For Immediate Release Ottawa, March 15 - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers today launched a new campaign called “Operation Transparency,” with the delivery of a public ultimatum to Canada Post.... 95: Arbitrator Orders Canada Post to Postpone Closure of Quebec City Processing Plant February 6, 2006 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, Febuary 2, 2006—In a landmark decision, Arbitrator Guy Dulude has ordered the “suspension and postponement” of any further action toward the closure of the mail processing plant in Quebec City. Dulude, one of... 96: Arbitrator Orders Canada Post to Postpone Closure of Quebec City Processing Plant February 6, 2006 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, Febuary 2, 2006—In a landmark decision, Arbitrator Guy Dulude has ordered the “suspension and postponement” of any further action toward the closure of the mail processing plant in Quebec City. Dulude, one of... 97: The Future of Canadian Postal Services Goes On Trial In Washington DC December 14, 2005 - Free Trade - Media Releases For Immediate Release Ottawa, December 12, 2005 - The future of Canada's public post office will be decided by a private trade tribunal operating from the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. The hearings over our post office will run from December 12-17th The Canadian... 98: Canada Post Profits amid Service Cuts and Job Losses October 16, 2005 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, Oct. 16, 2005-The Canadian Union of Postal Workers protested outside Canada Post headquarters Sunday at noon as the corporation celebrated its 24th anniversary with job losses and closures. Postal workers responded to Canada Post's "let... 99: Canada Post Hordes Parcel Fuel Surcharge as Gas Prices Hit $1.34: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Face Bankruptcy. September 2, 2005 - RSMC - Media Releases Ottawa, Sept. 2, 2005-As gas prices hit record heights, Canada Post is refusing to share its fuel surcharge revenues with its cash-strapped rural and suburban mail carriers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been trying to get relief for the thousands of rural... 100: TELUS SECURITY CONTRACTOR HIRES FORMER CANADA POST SPY BOSS August 29, 2005 - Solidarity - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa, August 29, 2005-A former Canada Post Corporation Security Chief, implicated in spying and illegal covert activities against Canadian Union of Postal Workers leaders in the 1990's, may be poised to do the same to locked-out TWU members in the... 101: CUPW Questions Government Commitment to Rural Postal Service August 26, 2005 - News - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa, August 26, 2005 - The Hon. John McCallum's statements on rural postal service yesterday did little to ease fears of post office closures for members of Canada's largest postal union, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The comments, made... 102: Union Campaign Against the Closure of the Canada Post Sortation Centre in Quebec City and the Loss of 300 Jobs August 15, 2005 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Releases Quebec City, August 15, 2005 - At a press conference today, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the FTQ (the Quebec Workers' Federation) announced their plan to campaign against Canada Post's decision to eliminate some 300 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, in... 103: Record Profits Lead to Record Job Losses: Canada Post Cuts 302 Jobs August 5, 2005 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Releases Ottawa-The "New Era" in Canada Post has struck with a vengeance. On August 3, 2005 the new Canada Post management team informed employees, the public and the union that it will close the Saint-Paul Street Letter Processing Plant in Quebec City, eliminating more than... 104: Groups to appeal to a higher court on constitutionality of NAFTA July 11, 2005 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO - The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will appeal the recent Ontario Superior Court ruling that Chapter 11 of NAFTA is constitutional. The groups asked the Court to find that the private enforcement of... 105: Postal workers' celebrate 40th year at National Convention in Quebec City April 22, 2005 - Convention 2005 - Media Releases For immediate release Close to 1,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gathered in Quebec City to attend their 22nd National Triennial Convention. National President Deborah Bourque was re-elected for a second three-year term. Also elected to national... 106: Canada Posts boasts $147 million in profit for 2004 -- CUPW calls for investment in workers and service April 14, 2005 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases For immediate release CUPW National President Deborah Bourque urged Canada Post to deal with its past and invest in its future in light of 2004 profit figures which capped off a decade of profit-making. Canada Post's 2004 annual report says the corporation made $147 million... 107: Court to decide if NAFTA violates constitution January 24, 2005 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO - Today, the Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are asking Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to rule that NAFTA investment rules are unconstitutional. This is the first time a court will consider the constitutionality... 108: CUPW delivers message - follow the rules! November 12, 2004 - RSMC - Media Releases For immediate release OTTAWA - CUPW locals across the country are participating in actions today in support of the rights of Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMCs). Union members will wear stickers, post signs in their cars and take other actions. "Canada Post has... 109: Accountability - Now you see it, now you don't August 13, 2004 - Canada Post - Media Releases Canadian Union of Postal Workers releases five-step plan to improve accountability For immediate release Despite the surprise departure of former Canada Post President André Ouellet yesterday, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) National President, Deborah... 110: CUPW denounces Bill 37 blow dealt to B.C. health care workers April 29, 2004 - Solidarity - Media Releases For Immediate Release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) solidly backs health care workers in their fight against the B.C. government's unleashing of Bill 37 yesterday, legislation that forces health care workers back to work. Even more astonishing, Bill 37 creates... 111: CUPW Says Invest - Don't Mess With Success at the Post Office April 2, 2004 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Canada Post's success is measured by its ability to serve the public interest, not maximize profits. But the post office is managing to do both. The standard postage rate is the lowest of the G7 countries.... 112: New Evidence That GATS Hostile to Public Services -- CUPW calls for a more balanced set of rules January 28, 2004 - Free Trade - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA - "A new study provides compelling evidence that the very existence of public services such as the post office is threatened by the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) and its Telecommunication Reference Paper (TRP)," said... 113: 6000 Workers ring in New Year with new rights as CUPW members January 2, 2004 - RSMC - Media Releases OTTAWA - "Over 6000 rural and suburban mail carriers will ring in the New Year as new employees of our public post office," said Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) The CUPW negotiated employee status for Rural and... 114: Postal Workers Reach Historic Agreement July 28, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release Following eight months of intense negotiations, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has reached two milestone agreements with Canada Post Corporation (CPC). "These are two very historic agreements for CUPW and Canada Post," said... 115: Postal Workers Reach a Framework for Settlement July 23, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release This is to advise that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post have reached a framework for settlement. In order to finalize a tentative agreement, both parties have agreed to a 72-hour extension. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers represents... 116: Extended Strike Deadline Clarification July 21, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release This is to clarify that the Canadian Union Postal Workers (CUPW) granted a 24-hour extension of the strike deadline at the request of Canada Post Corporation (CPC). Last night CPC National Media Relations Manager, John Caines falsely stated that "[CUPW]... 117: Postal Workers Extend Deadline at Request of Canada Post July 21, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release This is to advise that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has once again agreed to allow Canada Post Corporation (CPC) another 24-hour extension of the strike/lockout deadline. There will not be a lockout or strike between Monday, July 21st,... 118: Postal Workers Extend Deadline July 20, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release This is to advise that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) have agreed not to declare a strike or lockout from Sunday, July 20th, 2003 to Monday night at midnight, July 21st, 2003 in order to continue negotiations. The... 119: Postal Workers Delay Strike Action July 18, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will delay a strike set for 12:01 a.m. on July 18, 2003 so that the union can explore an offer that Canada Post Corporation (CPC) made on Thursday evening. "Canada Post made an offer yesterday," said... 120: Canadian Union of Postal Workers July 18, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release This is to advise that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) have agreed not to declare a strike or lockout from Friday, July 18th, 2003 to Sunday night at midnight, July 20th, 2003 in order to continue negotiations. The... 121: Canadian Union of Postal Workers announces 48,000 members may soon strike July 11, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For Immediate Release The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave notice yesterday to the Minister of Labour and to Canada Post that the union has set a strike deadline for Friday, July 18, 2003 at 12:01 a.m.. CUPW has had no choice to take this action given that the... 122: Postal workers' strike votes send message - negotiate a fair contract now! June 10, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Releases For immediate release OTTAWA - Entering into their sixth month, talks between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) are strained, but negotiations continue. "Based on their recent offer we're not sure whether they've been listening... 123: New Evidence that NAFTA is Unconstitutional May 30, 2003 - Free Trade - Media Releases For Immediate Release OTTAWA, ONTARIO - The fight against the NAFTA's Chapter 11 is going a step further this week: the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the Council of Canadians served the federal government with evidence to support their legal challenge to this... 124: Wage Peace, Not War March 20, 2003 - Peace - Media Releases For immediate release OTTAWA - The start of the hostilities is the start of the killing. The lives of the sons and daughters of working families in the United States and in the United Kingdom are at risk. Innocent civilians in Iraq and the neighbouring countries will die.... 125: Unique national union program targets working families with children with disabilities January 16, 2003 - Child Care - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 16, 2003) (Parents are available for interviews) WINNIPEG- An internationally acclaimed work and family project that meets the needs of children with disabilities and helps ease the financial, physical and emotional stresses on their parents... 126: Postal Workers Welcome Privacy Commissioner's Investigation Of CSIS And Post Office December 18, 2002 - Spying - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) welcomes the decision by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to open an investigation into activities by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Canada Post Corporation. In... 127: Trick or treat: Trick, says UPS in its $250-million commercial suit against Canada October 31, 2002 - Free Trade - Media Releases OTTAWA, ONTARIO - "UPS is trying to use NAFTA to crush Canada Post and other public services!" Such was the harrowing message delivered by today by actors and protesters who gathered in front of UPS's Ottawa outlet at the corner of Bank and Albert Street to express... 128: Postal Workers demand an independent public inquiry into illegal spying by CSIS and Canada Post October 22, 2002 - Spying - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) today called for an independent public inquiry into illegal activities by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Canada Post Corporation's Security and Investigation Branch. The Union... 129: Labour supports working parents' rights to quality affordable childcare August 29, 2002 - Child Care - Media Releases An invitation to care about children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREDERICTON, NB - LABOUR DAY, September 2, 2002 Please join Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Aydan, her six-year old grandson, Luc Guevremont, President of... 130: Justice and dignity for all Bridging the gap for suburban and rural couriers August 1, 2002 - RSMC - Media Releases For immediate NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION It's five in the morning. You haven't had a vacation for months if not years. You haven't slept all night because your kid's seriously ill, but a visit to hospital emergency is impossible. You could lose your job. This represents the... 131: CUPW members back the fight for basic rights: the struggle continues May 1, 2002 - RSMC - Media Releases Ottawa, ON / May 1, 2002 - Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) released the following statement today, in commemoration of May Day. 'Today CUPW members join workers around the world to celebrate the achievements of the labour... 132: Canada Post sets stage for union negotiations by crying poor April 26, 2002 - Canada Post - Media Releases OTTAWA, ON, April 25, 2002 - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers responded today to Canada Post's corporate plan, which has dramatically reduced profit projections. 'Canada Post is playing down its financial picture because we are heading into a bargaining year,' said Deborah... 133: Postal workers elect first woman national president April 11, 2002 - Convention 2002 - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa, ON - Thursday, April 11, 2002. Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers today elected Deborah Bourque National President of the union. This is the first time the position of National President has been held by a woman. This is the second... 134: Postal workers and allies demand fair treatment for rural route and suburban mail couriers April 10, 2002 - RSMC - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa, ON- - Wednesday, April 10, 2002. Postal workers and their allies will rally in front of the Prime Minister's office this afternoon to demand changes to the Canada Post Corporation Act to allow rural route and suburban mail couriers to unionize. Gathered... 135: Postal strikes loom in Brandon, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat January 21, 2002 - Strike - Media Releases Ottawa, ON, January 21, 2002 - Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in Brandon, Manitoba, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, Alberta, are poised for an all out strike. Months of negotiations in each of the three cities have failed to settle outstanding differences... 136: Brandon postal workers vote to strike for fair pay December 5, 2001 - Strike - Media Releases For Immediate Release Brandon, MB, December 5, 2001 - On Tuesday, December 4, postal workers at Canada Moving in Brandon voted to go out on strike. At this meeting, the workers who deliver parcels and empty street letter boxes voted unanimously to take strike action. 'The... 137: Lethbridge postal workers vote to strike for fair pay December 4, 2001 - Strike - Media Releases For Immediate Release Lethbridge, AB, December 4, 2001 - On Monday, December 3, workers at L.A. Express in Lethbridge voted unanimously to go out on strike. Every one of the workers who deliver parcels, empty street letter boxes and deliver mail to letter carriers showed... 138: Medicine Hat Prairie Parcel Xpress Workers Vote to Strike December 3, 2001 - Strike - Media Releases For Immediate Release Medicine Hat, AB, December 3, 2001 - On Wednesday, November 28, workers at Prairie Parcel Xpress in Medicine Hat voted unanimously to go out on strike. Every one of the workers who deliver parcels, empty street letter boxes and deliver mail to letter... 139: Hands Off the Post Office! Postal Workers Join International Day of Action on the WTO November 9, 2001 - Free Trade - Media Releases Toronto, November 9, 2001 /CNW/ Postal workers rallied outside the Canadian head office of UPS (United Postal Service) in Mississauga this afternoon. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was there to push back against UPS's attempts to use trade agreements to privatise... 140: Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues statement regarding Canada Post's contingency plan in the event of anthrax October 24, 2001 - Health and Safety - Media Releases OTTAWA, Oct. 24 /CNW/ - Dale Clark, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) issued the following statement this morning. "We at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers received the news of the death of two postal workers in the United States with... 141: NAFTA tribunal denies postal workers and citizens' group their say October 22, 2001 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the Council of Canadians (the Council) were denied standing as parties in a lawsuit against the government of Canada brought by United Parcel Service (UPS). UPS is suing Canada for $ 230 million... 142: Peace Coalition Calls for Cross Canada Day of Action Against War and Corporate Globalization October 22, 2001 - Peace - Media Releases The September Eleventh Peace Coalition has called on groups across the country to join a cross Canada day of non-violent action for Global Peace and Justice Saturday November 17th, 2001. Actions will call on the Canadian government to withdraw Canadian Forces from military... 143: Postal workers send Canada Post a report card on its twentieth anniversary: plenty of room for improvement October 16, 2001 - Canada Post - Media Releases Attention news labour and business editors For immediate release OTTAWA, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Organisation of Rural Route Mail Couriers (ORRMC) are marking Canada Post's first twenty years as a Crown corporation by releasing a... 144: The September Eleventh Peace Coalition is Launched October 5, 2001 - Peace - Media Releases Thirty high-profile national peace, labour, students, religious, women, environmental, cultural and community groups formed a national coalition to oppose Canada's participation in military retaliation and to speak out against racist attacks resulting from the September 11 terrorists... 145: Rural Canadians Deserve an Equal Share of the Wealth June 21, 2001 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION OTTAWA - For the sixth year in a row, Canada Post has turned a profit. Over that same period, the corporation has paid out over $260 million in dividends to the federal government. Rural Canadians want a fair share of those profits spent on improved... 146: Union Wants Record Profits Reinvested In Postal System June 21, 2001 - Canada Post Annual Report - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Ottawa - "Canada Post's profits must be re-invested to improve postal services across the country," declared Dale Clark, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in response to Canada Post's announcement of $84 million in profits.... 147: Postal workers condemn repression in Quebec City May 22, 2001 - Solidarity - Media Releases For immediate release Ottawa -- The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has joined with organizations representing thousands of Canadians to call for a broad-based, independent public inquiry into the repressive security measures put in place in Quebec City for the Summit... 148: Rural and Suburban Mail Couriers' Video Tells It Like It Is April 2, 2001 - RSMC - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Ottawa-The Organization of Rural Route Mail Couriers (ORRMC), which represents over 6,000 rural and suburban mail couriers from across Canada, launched a video today that offers a glimpse of the everyday lives of its members. Basic Rights: the... 149: CUPW And Council Of Canadians Take NAFTA To Court March 28, 2001 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA -- The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Council of Canadians are joining forces to challenge the constitutionality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules that allow foreign corporations to sue Canada. The court challenge... 150: Rural Route And Suburban Mail Couriers Still Fighting To Be Recognized As 'Persons' March 8, 2001 - RSMC - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION OTTAWA-Drawing their inspiration from Canadian heroines the 'famous five,' who fought a long battle to win the right for women to hold public office in 1929, representatives from the Organisation of Rural Route Mail Couriers (ORRMC) donned suffragette-style... 151: Public Postal Services Are Central To GATS Discussions March 5, 2001 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Study reveals threats but the government won't reveal positions Ottawa -- "The government won't tell us anything but a new study says that Canada's public postal system is threatened by the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS),"... 152: Moose Jaw Dynamex Workers at Canada Post Vote to Strike for Fair Pay March 2, 2001 - Strike - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Moose Jaw -- On Thursday, March 1, workers at Dynamex in Moose Jaw voted overwhelmingly to go out on strike if necessary. Every one of the workers who deliver parcels, empty street letter boxes and deliver mail to letter carriers on their route... 153: Conference On NAFTA Side Accord February 1, 2001 - Free Trade - Media Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian Union of Postal Workers says that NAFTA protects corporate rights but not worker rights Ottawa - "Workers are regularly assured that trade side accords protect basic worker rights but that's not our experience," said CUPW... Page 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

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