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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: 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... 3: 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... 4: 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... 5: 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... 6: 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... 7: 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... 8: 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... 9: 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... 10: 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... 11: 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... 12: 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... 13: 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... 14: 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... 15: “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... 16: 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... 17: 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... 18: 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,”... 19: 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... 20: 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... 21: 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,... 22: 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... 23: 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... 24: 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... 25: 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... 26: 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... 27: 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... 28: 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... 29: 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.... 30: “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...

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