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1: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Rally in Solidarity with Occupy Toronto Thursday, October 27 October 26, 2011 - Convention 2011 - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: Rally in solidarity with Occupy Toronto, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), the United Steelworkers (USW) and the Toronto and York Region Labour Council When: Thursday, October... 2: CUPW Media Conference, Ottawa, October 12 October 7, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: Media conference on CUPW’s challenge to the Conservative government’s back-to-work legislation (An Act to provide for the resumption and maintenance of postal services) When: Wednesday, October... 3: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Holding Press Conference June 15, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will hold a press conference. When: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11 a.m Where: 377 Bank Street (corner of Lewis/James), Ottawa, Ontario 1st... 4: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Holding Press Conference June 12, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will hold a press conference. When: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 10 a.m Where: 377 Bank Street (corner of Lewis/James), Ottawa 1st floor Who: CUPW... 5: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Holding Press Conference June 2, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is holding a press conference. When: Friday, June 3, 2011 at 9 a.m. Where: 377 Bank Street (corner of Lewis/James) 1st floor Who: CUPW... 6: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Holding Press Conference May 30, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is holding a press conference. When: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11 a.m. Where: 377 Bank Street (corner of Lewis/James) 1st floor Who: CUPW... 7: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Holding Press Conference: National Strike or Lockout Deadline Just One Week Away May 16, 2011 - Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is holding a press conference to advise the public that the union may exercise its right to strike next Wednesday, May 25 if it is unable to reach an agreement with Canada Post Corporation.... 8: Saint-Sulpice demands a post office March 11, 2011 - CUPW - Media Advisories For Immediate Release What: Press conference at 1 pm, followed by a town hall meeting at 2:30 pm, March 13, 2011 Who: Canadian Union of Postal Workers National President Denis Lemelin will be joining Maria Mourani (Bloc Québecois)... 9: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Proposes Alternative to Save Orleans Post Office May 21, 2010 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Advisories Media Advisory What Information picket at the Orléans Post Office to protest the closing of the only public post office in the area When Tuesday May 25 from 8 am – 11 am. Where 1479 Youville... 10: Residents Rally to save a historic post office within the Francophone Community of St. Boniface April 28, 2010 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Advisories Media Advisory What: Rally to protest closure or relocation of historic francophone post office When: Thursday April 29 at 4:00 p.m. Where: 208 Provencher Boulevard in St. Boniface Who: Denis Lemelin, National President... 11: CUPW Hosts International Postal Conference June 17, 2009 - Modern Post - Media Advisories Media Advisory What Historic International Postal Conference When 7:00 p.m. June 17th to 5:00 p.m. June 19th Where June 17th & 18th Victoria Room, Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street June... 12: Auto and Postal Workers Union Leaders Make Joint Call for Canadian-made Postal Vehicles May 8, 2009 - CUPW - Media Advisories (Windsor, ON) - CAW President Ken Lewenza and CUPW President Denis Lemelin, along with CAW Local 444 President Rick Laporte and CUPW Windsor Local President John Vigneaux, made a joint call to Canada Post Corporation to ensure the expected 4500-5500 new light vehicles purchased... 13: Media Advisory - CUPW makes delivery showing where public stands on postal deregulation August 29, 2008 - Strategic Review of Canada Post - Media Advisories Attention News Editors: OTTAWA, Aug. 29 - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will deliver their submission, which includes significant new polling results on postal deregulation, to the federal government's Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review. The union... 14: CUPW to Picket Manulife Shareholders’ Meeting June 4, 2008 - Health and Safety - Media Advisories Media Advisory What Demonstration at Manulife Shareholders Meeting Building When Thursday, June 5th, 9:00 a.m. Where Syd Jackson Theatre 200 Bloor St. East (Just South of Yonge) Who Canadian... 15: Leaders of a million Canadian workers say stop the killings and end free trade negotiations with Colombia May 20, 2008 - Free Trade - Media Advisories FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – Canada’s four major public sector unions, representing more than a million workers, today condemned the continued killing of trade union activists in Colombia and called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to halt... 16: CUPW to Manulife: “Get out of my life!” April 16, 2008 - Convention 2008 - Media Advisories Media Advisory What Demonstration in front of Manulife’s Ottawa office When Wednesday, April 16th, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where Manulife Place, 55 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa Who Deborah... 17: CUPW National Convention Delegates to Demonstrate in Front of Canada Post Headquarters April 14, 2008 - Convention 2008 - Media Advisories Media Advisory What Demonstration in front Canada Post headquarters When Tuesday, April 15th, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Where Canada Post Place 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa Who Deborah... 18: A special delivery to the Minister responsible for Canada Post (Media Advisory) January 29, 2008 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Advisories Media Advisory Ottawa, January 29, 2008 – Postal workers and Bloc Québécois MP, Thierry St-Cyr, will deliver a gigantic post card to Lawrence Cannon, Minister responsible for Canada Post, in an attempt to save a Montreal post office. The post card demands... 19: CUPW to conduct non-violent civil disobedience June 16, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Advisories MEDIA ADVISORY June 16, 2006 CUPW to conduct non-violent civil disobedience to obtain post office plans What: Civil disobedience action (possible arrests) and colourful support demonstration, music, puppets, speeches. When: Monday, June 19, 2006.... 20: Civil Disobedience Announced? May 16, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Advisories Media Advisory May 16, 2006 What CUPW to announce whether or not to it goes forward with non-violent direct action to retrieve planning documents from Canada Post. CUPW will also deliver a “Year in Review” of Moya Greene’s 1st year... 21: Postal workers to meet Cabinet Minister Josée Verner April 3, 2006 - Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure - Media Advisories What: A long awaited meeting with Hon. Josée Verner, Member of Parliament, Louis-Saint-Laurent. When: Friday, March 31, at 11:00 a.m. Where: Federal Regional Office, 1040 Belvedere Street, suite 301, Quebec City, QC. Who: Denis Lemelin,... 22: Quebec Local launches Campaign for Transparency March 16, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Advisories A “Green” Action to Give the Green Light to Canada Post’s Moya Greene Media Advisory How: First public action in “Operation Transparency” campaign When: Friday, March 17, at 12:15 p.m. Where: Mail Processing Plant, 300 St-Paul... 23: Bold campaign may use civil disobedience to protect public postal service March 15, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Media Advisories Postal Workers to Deliver Transparency Ultimatum Media Advisory What NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE ULTIMATUM DELIVERY AT CANADA POST When Wednesday, March 15, 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2 p.m. Where Charles-Lynch Room (130-S) Centre Block, Parliament... 24: A Future for Canada's Public Post Office? US Government has Until January 28th to Intervene in UPS Trade Complaint Against Federal Government December 22, 2005 - Free Trade - Media Advisories For Immediate Release Ottawa - Last week a private trade tribunal in Washington D.C. concluded its hearing into a complaint filed by United Parcel Service (UPS) against the federal government under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). UPS claims... 25: CUPW in Hong Kong to oppose GATS proposals that would undermine public postal service December 14, 2005 - Free Trade - Media Advisories FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday December 12th to Saturday December 17th, 2005 Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is in Hong Kong from December 12th to December 17th to oppose proposals, under the General Agreement in Trade and... 26: Canada Post Profits: Workers Eat Cake - Canada Post 24th Anniversary Rally - October 16, 2005 October 14, 2005 - Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign - Media Advisories Ottawa-The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will protest as Canada Post celebrates its 24th anniversary with job losses and closures. Postal workers will respond to Canada Post's "let them eat cake" attitude by cutting a cake with a special anniversary message. When:... 27: Labour visionary Jean-Claude Parrot launches autobiography April 13, 2005 - CUPW - Media Advisories For immediate release Join Jean-Claude Parrot to celebrate the publication of his first book documenting his life and contributions to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in particular, and the labour movement as a whole - My Union, My Life by Jean-Claude Parrot (Fernwood... 28: Postal Workers Ratify two Landmark Collective Agreements September 29, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Advisories For Immediate Release September 29, 2003 The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) membership voted to accept both collective agreements negotiated by the union with Canada Post Corporation (CPC). Members ratified the Urban Mail Operations agreement by a vote of 65.4%.... 29: MEDIA ADVISORY: Postal Workers and Canada Post reach historic tentative agreement July 27, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Advisories What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) have reached a tentative agreement. CUPW will hold a press conference to brief the media on the importance of this round of negotiations. Who: CUPW National President Deborah Bourque, and... 30: MEDIA ADVISORY: Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Negotiations July 17, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Advisories What: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will issue a media release at 12:01 a.m. on July 18, 2003. This is the time at which the union has the right to strike if there is no negotiated settlement with Canada Post. The union will hold a media conference later that morning... 31: Canadian Union of Postal Workers Announces Notice of Strike Deadline July 10, 2003 - Urban and Rural Negotiations - 2003 - Media Advisories What : 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.. The union and the corporation are at an impasse in bargaining on several key... 32: Council of Canadians, CUPW to hold "theatrical" Halloween event on UPS $250-million NAFTA challenge against Canada October 30, 2002 - Free Trade - Media Advisories MEDIA ADVISORY What: The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will be organising a local "theatrical" event this Thursday to raise about the $250-million lawsuit that UPS has filed against Canada under NAFTA. A bilingual mini-theatre... 33: Postal workers deliver mail to Kananaskis! G-8 Leaders - You've got Mail! June 25, 2002 - Free Trade - Media Advisories MEDIA ADVISORY CALGARY - 25 JUNE 2002 AN INVITATION Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be participating in a non-violent action at Kananaskis. We will be attempting to deliver mail to G-8 leaders. That mail consists of hundreds of letters written... Page 1 - 2

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