For Immediate Release

May 16, 2006

Ottawa – Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) President Deborah Bourque will announce today whether or not the union will go forward with non-violent civil disobedience to retrieve planning documents from Canada Post.

“Two months ago we launched Operation Transparency and gave Canada Post a 60-day window of opportunity to release their planning documents, stop their plans to close the Québec City mail sorting facility and have a real debate over any plans to reduce, privatize or deregulate our public postal service” said Bourque. “Since then the federal government, the media and the public have shown overwhelming support for the transparency and accountability of Crown corporations. But Canada Post is like a dog that stares at your finger while you’re pointing at the door,” continued Bourque, “they’re ignoring an overwhelming call for a more democratic process.”

May 16th isn’t just the end of a 60-day window of opportunity for Canada Post, it also marks the one year anniversary of Moya Greene’s appointment as President of Canada Post – In the spirit of transparency, the union will present Canada Post Corporation under Moya Greene: A Year in Review, a performance appraisal of the corporation.

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