Letter to Moya Greene - Re: Rural Mail Delivery

June 6, 2006

Moya Greene
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canada Post Corporation
2701 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0B1

Dear Ms. Greene:

Today, I appeared before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. Members of this committee are extremely concerned about rural mail delivery. They repeatedly expressed their frustration, and the frustration of their constituents, with the suspension of delivery on routes where CUPW members are using their right to refuse unsafe working conditions under the Canada Labour Code.

As you know, the corporation does not have to switch all households on a route to general delivery or community mailboxes, if there are one or more unsafe delivery spots on a route. I explained this to committee members. I also told them that CUPW is absolutely committed to finding solutions that keep the mail arriving at rural homes, without risking the lives of rural mail carriers.

I would like to suggest that we meet immediately to discuss rural delivery. We need to develop solutions to problems and a process that prevents similar problems from occurring in the future. I am confident this can be done.

I look forward to hearing from you on this matter.

Yours truly,

Deborah Bourque
National President

c.c.: CUPW NEB
REOOs
National URs
Specialists
All CUPW locals
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Lawrence Cannon, Minister responsible for Canada Post
Gilles Duceppe, Leader, Bloc Quebecois
Mario Laframboise, MP
Jack Layton, Leader, New Democratic Party
Paul Dewar, MP
Bill Graham, Interim Leader, Liberal Party
John McKay, MP
Leslie Schous, President, Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
Diane Marleau, MP
Harold Albrecht, MP
Daryl Kramp, MP
James Moore, MP
Mike Wallace, MP
Chris Warkentin, MP
Peggy Nash, MP
Omar Alghabra, MP
Ray Bonin, MP
Joe Volpe, MP
Caroline St-Hilaire, MP
Louise Thibault, MP
Cheryl Gallant, MP
Marcel Proulx, MP