Yesterday, when Minister Joël Lightbound announced the Government’s plan to gut Canada Post, he suggested the new Liberal Government had a mandate from Canadians to take “decisive action” on hard political issues. The “new measures” he announced to “save Canada Post,” he said, were just the kind of decisive action Canadians elected the Carney Government to take.
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In response to the Government’s attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nation-wide strike.
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Friday September 26 2025
At the time of writing, on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. (Eastern time), despite our national strike, Canada Post maintains our benefits and conditions of employment.
Consequently, we strongly recommend that you renew your drug prescriptions as soon as possible.
Thursday September 25 2025
Today, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, Joël Lightbound, announced massive changes to the Government’s mandate for Canada Post and huge service cutbacks to the public.
This announcement was an outrage. Minister Lightbound gave the Union no indication that he was going to do this when leadership met with him last week. The Minister said he had the “utmost respect” for postal workers. This is no way to show it.
Wednesday September 24 2025
CUPW has learned through a media advisory that the Minister responsible for Canada Post, Joël Lightbound, will give an update on the future of Canada Post tomorrow (September 25) at 12:45pm ET. The advisory explains that the Minister will provide “details on new measures to address the challenges facing Canada Post and advance its transformation.”
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Canada needs a postal bank. Thousands of rural towns and villages in our country do not have a bank, but many of them have a post office that could provide financial services. As well, nearly two million Canadians desperately need an alternative to payday lenders. A postal bank could be that alternative. Download and sign the petition urging the Government of Canada to instruct Canada Post to add postal banking, with a mandate for financial inclusion.
