As per the Memorandum of Agreement extending the Urban Collective Agreement until January 31, 2024, the CUPW and Canada Post held discussions with the goal of resolving the Two Bundle…
The CUPW National Constitution sets the basic dues rate for Urban Operations workers at 300% of the maximum hourly rate for the lowest classification within the bargaining unit. RSMC dues…
Before the peak season lull, the Building Worker Power campaign was moving ahead full force as our eight Regional Organizers visited Locals throughout the country to promote workfloor empowerment, collect…
Have you been properly trained by a CUPW peer trainer to use the reaching device? Are you being paid for the use of the reaching device? Time values for delivery…
Once again this year, cold weather is knocking at our door. This fall, it has been present and felt earlier in the Prairie and Pacific regions. Although late in most…
January is more than just the first month of the year, it is also Tamil Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions that Canadians of Tamil…
We join many others in celebrating Justice Koehnen’s decision that strikes down the Ontario government’s Bill 124, which imposed 1% wage restraints on provincial public-sector workers. The decision finds the…
This year marks 33 years since 14 young women were murdered at l’École Polytechnique in Montréal. This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December…
For the last several years, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has hosted sales on the last Friday of the month of November. Black Friday is the biggest single day…
Comrades & friends, CUPW is facing the greatest threat ever posed to its future. Lettermail no longer gives us the job security it used to. We are increasingly exposed to…
The Pay Equity Act (the Act) requires federally regulated employers with an average of at least 10 employees to establish and maintain compensation practices that provide for pay equity. Canada…
After an unprecedented and inspiring mobilization of the labour movement, CUPE Education workers in the province of Ontario have successfully defended their right to strike! Recap Education workers represented by…
Inflation has been tough this year. Fortunately, we have negotiated a Cost -of- Living Allowance to help members deal with it. Before we explain the upcoming payment, a brief explanation…
The Canada Post Corporation (CPC) and The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) had a first consultation on October 27, 2022, to discuss CPC’s interpretation and implementation of the 10…
Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Hon. Stephen Lecce Minister of Education 438 University Avenue, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A…
The Canada Post Defined Benefit Pension plan covers all permanent full and part time letter carriers, MSCs, clerks, RSMCs (who have routes over 12 hours a week), clerks, mail handlers,…
Union membership entitles you to: Attend and vote at General and Special meetings of the Union; Vote on referenda; Represent the Union or your Local as a delegate or hold…
In the spring of 2022, CUPW and the other unions at Canada Post were approached by the Corporation to request our collaboration for a virtual conference on occupational Health and…
In August 2022, Canada Post consulted with CUPW to modify its employee recognition program, better known as the “Bravo Recognition Program”. During the national consultation, CUPW objected that the recognition…
Since the National Executive Board unanimously approved Building Worker Power in August, we’ve worked diligently to put it into action. Our first major step was selecting Regional Organizers who will…
The second National Truth and Reconciliation Day will take place September 30. As one of the 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the purpose of this…
Form Updated: September 1, 2022 Plan(s) it applies to: Extended Health Care Plan You use it to: Use this form to request coverage of a drug that is not automatically…
OTTAWA – Gig workers in Ontario are fighting back against app-based giant Uber for unlawfully interfering with their rights to organize, end their misclassification, and choose their own union. On…
September 23 marks the Global Climate Strike. CUPW endorses the strike organizers’ demand that policymakers and world leaders prioritize #PeopleNotProfit! Governments must listen to MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas)…
