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1: 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... 2: 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... 3: 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... 4: 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... 5: 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... 6: 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... 7: 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... 8: 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... 9: 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... 10: 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...

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