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1: Response from Josée Verner - May 8, 2006 August 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters ... 2: Letter to Moya Greene - Re: Plant and post office closures July 4, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters June 27, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: Re: Plant and post office closures. Canada Post has refused to release the corporation's overall... 3: Blow the whistle on Canada Post’s secrecy! July 4, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Fact Sheets Canada Post is reviewing its national network and has announced plans to close the mail processing plant in Quebec City as the very first step in its review. This decision was made without any consultation or input from the community, the public and the unions which represent... 4: One campaign win, but still a long way to go June 28, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/121 The federal government and Canada Post recently announced that the moratorium on post office closures in rural and small towns would continue. This is excellent news for people who live in rural and small towns. It is also great news for workers at close to 4000 public post... 5: Letter to Lawrence Cannon - Re: Government's Review of Canada Post June 23, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters June 15, 2006 Lawrence Cannon Place de Ville, Tower C, 29th Floor, 330 Sparks, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 Dear Mr. Cannon: Re: Government's Review of Canada Post I am writing further to my letter dated May 23rd to ask about the review of the... 6: Police barricades protect secret plans June 21, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/120 A crown corporation which insists that it is totally transparent and has no strategic planning documents sure goes to great measures to protect nothing • CUPW members and supporters who demonstrated at the Canada Post headquarters on June 19, 2006 in Ottawa were met... 7: Letter to Moya Greene - June 15, 2006 June 20, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters June 15, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: I understand that you have been consulting with the federal government on a review of the financial and policy... 8: From All Of Us... To All Of Them June 12, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Fact Sheets Write Messages of Solidarity to the Following People on June 19: Moya Greene President And CEO Canada Post Corporation Phone (613) 734-8440 Fax (613) 734-6084 moya.greene@canadapost.ca Lawrence Cannon Minister Resp. For Canada Post Phone (613) 992-5516 Fax... 9: Operation Transparency at Canada Post June 12, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Notices Download June 19th Operation Transparency Handbill Operation Transparency at Canada Post Monday, June 19, 2006 Please join us Check Out Other Operation Transparency Organizing Material for June 19th: Handbill – Document Search Poster – Organizing Guide... 10: Sample solidarity message June 12, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters When calling, ask to speak directly with Minister Cannon, your local MP, Moya Greene, Gordon Feeney or Jacques Côté. The person who answers your call may be a unionized worker. If you can’t speak to the decision-maker directly, remain polite. Ask to... 11: Upcoming Events Organizing Guide June 11, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Fact Sheets Saturday, June 17 Final training sessions 7-10pm – Arts & props workshop: creation of giant magnifiers, puppets (in Ottawa) Sunday, June 18 Action Preparation Buses for the action at Canada Post headquarters (Ottawa) should arrive by 6pm. Housing provided... 12: Come get Canada Post’s plans… June 10, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Notices Download the Think Outside the Box poster Think outside the box Come get Canada Post’s plans… Before the plans come get us. Demonstrate. We need you. Monday, June 19, 8 am • 12 noon 2701 Riverside Dr. (corner Heron) (613) 236-7238... 13: Document Search June 10, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Notices Download the June 19th Document Search Poster Operation Transparency We Need You To Protect Public Postal Service Join The Action Document Search Demo Monday, June 19 12 Noon • Canada Post Place • 2701 Riverside Dr. • Ottawa Join The... 14: Presentation To Legislative Committee On Bill C-2 June 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Speeches By Deborah Bourque, President, Canadian Union Of Postal Workers May 30, 2006 On behalf of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, I want to thank you for the opportunity to provide this committee with our views on Bill C-2. CUPW represents 54,000 workers in large and... 15: May 17 Special Detective Report May 29, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/105 Detectives and sleuths were on the prowl at plants and post offices on May 17. Magnifying glasses and binoculars were used to hunt for Canada Post’s strategic plans. Around offices, under desks, below supervisor’s shoes and inside filing cabinets—no stone... 16: “What MACLEAN’S Doesn’t Know About CUPW or Gandhi” May 11, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/106 MACLEAN’S was off base in their editorial about Operation Transparency, CUPW's campaign to obtain information about Canada Post's national network review and its overall plans for our public post office. And they were off their game entirely not to think that the union... 17: Claims Of Falsified Documents Justify Our Need To Know May 11, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/108 Allegations of falsified documents. A police complaint. A possible criminal investigation. The RCMP may be drawn in. Involvement of the Minister responsible for Canada Post. The media coverage making waves in Québec City may resemble a John Le Carré spy novel... 18: May 17 Search Party - Quick Organizing Guide May 11, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Fact Sheets By Wednesday, May 17, 2006, the two-month ultimatum given to Canada Post to disclose its planning documents will expire. On this day, we need to show that postal workers from across the country are not giving up. Now we start searching for the documents ourselves. Conduct... 19: May Day Special Delivery Video May 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries Watch Deborah Bourque make a special May Day delivery of letters to Moya Greene calling for the release of Canada Post's strategic planning documents. Click here to download Quicktime player ... 20: Letter to Josée Verner - March 22, 2006 May 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters PRIORITY POST March 22, 2006 Josée Verner Member of Parliament Riding of Louis-St-Laurent 1018, boulevard Pie XI sud Québec (Québec) G3K 1L2 Dear Ms. Verner: Re: Review of Canada Post's plan to close the mail processing... 21: Letter to Lawrence Cannon - May 9, 2006 May 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters May 9, 2006 BY FAX AND MAIL (992-6802) Mr. Lawrence Cannon Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Cannon: I am writing to you concerning the proposed closure of the... 22: May Day Demonstration May 5, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - Bulletin No. 2005-2008/105 May 1 Special Delivery On May 1, thousands of letters from members and allies were delivered to Canada Post Headquarters. The letters asked Moya Greene to release the plans for our public postal service and to call for a complete stop to any project to close facilities,... 23: Ottawa - 2006-05-02 May 4, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries In response to a question posed by Christiane Gagnon, a Bloc Québeçois MP from Québec City, Lawrence Cannon, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, stated that: The honourable member “is asking the question to discover what direction we are headed.... 24: Hunt for Hidden Plans May 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/103 On April 13, 2006, CUPW members embarked on a hunt for Canada Post’s hidden plans for our national postal network. An abundance of Easter eggs and chocolates was found, but not the plans. Our members: presented cards which contained questions asking management... 25: One thousand municipalities take stand on closures and transparency May 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries Over 800 municipalities have passed resolutions opposing the Quebec City plant closure and other closures, which they have forwarded to the minister responsible for Canada Post. In response to our recent request, about 200 municipalities so far have sent letters to the minister... 26: Meetings with party leaders May 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries CUPW representatives met with Gilles Duceppe, Leader of the Bloc québécois and Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic Party on April 19th. Duceppe supported the call for a moratorium on the plant closure in Quebec City pending a debate on Canada Post and... 27: Meeting with Postal Critics May 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries CUPW representatives recently met with Paul Dewar, postal critic for the New Democratic Party, Mario Laframboise, postal critic for the Bloc québécois and Chris White, chief of staff to Liberal postal critic Belinda Stronach. At these meetings, the union requested... 28: Federal Government Stalling on Promise to Review Plant Closure May 1, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries CUPW has not been able to get a meeting with Lawrence Cannon, the Minister Responsible for Canada Post, or obtain any information on the government's position on the Quebec City plant closure. A letter from Minister Cannon's office dated April 12, 2006 said that "due to... 29: Transparency is a clear goal April 12, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries Local officers across the country have been busy writing to their members of parliament and arranging face to face meetings to explain Operation Transparency and our right to know what Canada Post is planning for the public post office. These are important actions to take. Moya... 30: Ste. Adèle - Québec April 11, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries The Metro-Montréal Region is the first region to offer a three-day training course on Nonviolent Direct Action. The participants thoroughly appreciated the training and felt that they were given the tools to assist them in the preparation of future actions. A special... 31: Green Light to Transparency April 5, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins Successful national press conference, giant ultimatums, and colourful "Green Light" actions kick off bold new campaign, coast to coast. On March 15, 2006, "Operation Transparency" was given its official kick off. The word is out: Canada Post must disclose... 32: Easter Egg Hunt on April 13 - Quick Organizing Guide April 3, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Fact Sheets An eggs-citing activity for everybody. Find out about the plans for your facility. On Thursday April 13, 2006, as part of “Operation Transparency”, members are invited to ask management and supervisors: “What are Canada Post’s plans... 33: Protecting Québec City members’ rights March 31, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/095 Thanks to the strength and determination of CUPW members and public support, the Union has been able to reach an agreement with Canada Post to protect the rights of our members if the Québec City post office closes. We will continue to fight to stop the closure With... 34: Workfloor visit by national officers March 17, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries National officers Deborah Bourque, Denis Lemelin and George Floresco visited with hundreds of members at the Québec City mail sorting plant and the bulk mail facility. ... 35: Québec City and across the country March 17, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries Members all across the country dressed in green and signed letters to Moya Greene, calling for her to reveal the Canada Post plans. With the use of green garbage bags, members of the Québec City Local sent a strong, public message to Canada Post that workers should not... 36: Operation Transparency officially launched March 15, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries CUPW National President officially launched Operation Transparency with a morning press conference at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. In the afternoon, an ultimatum, calling for Canada Post President Moya Greene to divulge the plans for the national network review, was personally... 37: Sign Letter to Moya Greene March 13, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters If you didn't sign the letter on March 17, 2006: Download PDF Print Sign Letter And Mail to CUPW National Office--377 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K2P 1Y3 Make your voice heard! *** March 9, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada... 38: Democracy Drive Heats Up March 13, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Bulletins - 2005-2008/083 Our campaign to let Canadians debate the future of postal services is working. A large number of MPs and 130,000 petition signers supported a moratorium on the Quebec City Plant closure. Community newspapers and over 800 municipalities are opposed to this closure and... 39: Surprise Demonstration in Quebec City March 10, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Blog Entries Harper pressed about the Quebec Mail Processing Plant Wednesday, March 8, 2006 — A surprise demonstration awaited Prime Minister Stephen Harper today in Quebec City. Demonstrators reminded him of the commitment made by his team to review Canada Post’s decision... 40: Letter to Moya Greene - March 9, 2006 March 9, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters March 09, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: I am writing to request a response to my letters of January 26, 2006 and February 22, 2006 in which I... 41: Letter to Moya Greene - Re: Strategic Planning Documents February 28, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters BY PRIORITY COURIER February 23, 2006 Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: I am writing to request a response to my letter dated January... 42: Letter to Moya Greene January 26, 2006 - Operation Transparency - Letters January 26, 2006 PRIORITY POST Moya Greene President and Chief Executive Officer Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Dear Ms. Greene: On behalf of the 54,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers... 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