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1: What the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) means for postal workers December 9, 2010 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2005-2008/348 Canada and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating a trade agreement (CETA) which threatens many aspects of our lives, from our public services, to our jobs, our environment, our food, our culture, our telecommunications, our water and resources – even our... 2: Public postal services threatened by Canada-EU trade negotiations April 22, 2010 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2008-2011/262 Canada and the European Union are currently negotiating a trade agreement. The draft Canada-EU agreement was a well-guarded secret until its release earlier this month by the Trade Justice Network, a coalition of groups which includes CUPW. This draft reveals that the federal... 3: Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Stopped for Now – Thank You June 25, 2009 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2008-2011/175 The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Colombia is stopped for now. The legislation to implement this agreement has not been passed in Parliament. This good news is thanks to the efforts of CUPW members, the entire labour movement and organizations including Amnesty International,... 4: Contact Members of Parliament and ask them to Say No to the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement April 3, 2009 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2008-2011/144 March 26, 2009 was a bad day for International Human Rights. It was a day that showed the Government of Canada is more interested in protecting the rights of mining companies than protecting human rights in Colombia. That day, the Stephen Harper Government introduced the... 5: What does the UPS NAFTA decision mean? July 24, 2007 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2005-2008/277 UPS cannot destroy our public post office through the back door of NAFTA. So far so good. Postal workers and the public were concerned when United Parcel Service (UPS) launched its lawsuit in 2000 against the Government of Canada, under the North American Free Trade... 6: NAFTA tribunal decision a victory for the public and postal workers June 13, 2007 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2005-2008/264 United Parcel Service's (UPS) complaint under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been rejected by the tribunal hearing the case. The government release on the tribunal decision indicates that UPS lost on all grounds. This is a huge victory and a big... 7: Court Upholds Corporate Rights Under NAFTA December 14, 2006 - Free Trade - Bulletins - 2005-2008/182 On November 30, 2006, the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed our appeal regarding Chapter 11 provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The court's decision upholds the unprecedented rights given to corporations under NAFTA. While CUPW is disappointed... 8: Taking constitutionality of NAFTA to a higher court July 14, 2005 - Free Trade - Bulletins - Bulletin No.: 2005-2008/011 On July 8, 2005, Ontario Superior Court Justice Sarah Pepall dismissed the challenge to NAFTA investment rules brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Council of Canadians (Council) and the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (Committee). The groups have... 9: FTAA puts our jobs and health at risk April 17, 2003 - Free Trade - Bulletins Bulletin no.: 2002-2005/81 The federal government is currently negotiating an agreement that would expand the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to cover 34 countries in the Americas (everyone except Cuba). The expanded agreement is called the Free Trade Area of... 10: UPS NAFTA Tribunal Doesn't Have Jurisdiction to Deal With Major Parts of UPS Complaint About Canada Post December 19, 2002 - Free Trade - Bulletins Bulletin no.: 2002-2005/54 United Parcel Service (UPS) recently suffered a significant setback when a big part of its complaint, under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), was dismissed. A bit of background Under Chapter 11 of NAFTA, foreign corporations... 11: Another World is Possible, But Not the One the G8 Wants June 13, 2002 - Free Trade - Bulletins In recent months, we've heard a lot about the G8 - a meeting of the heads of state of the seven richest countries and Russia and of other "powerful men" from all over the world. In the next few weeks, we'll continue to hear a lot about it and we'll be bombarded... 12: Global Day Of Action On November 9th October 18, 2001 - Free Trade - Bulletins CUPW members have a rare opportunity to participate in something big. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and social movements around the world are asking members to participate in a Day of Action on November 9th. The ICFTU alone represents 215 national...

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