Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth
Last year on Earth Day, we celebrated 50 years of fighting for a better world. This year the theme is Restore our Earth. To restore our earth we will have…
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News & Announcements
Mandatory CPC Face Covering
On March 12, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) issued a direction in writing to the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) following an inspection conducted at the Montreal Bridge Depot, in…
COVID-19 Update
Today is a difficult day for all postal workers and CUPW members. Last night, we learned that one of our members in Toronto has died of COVID-19. I know I…
A Call to CUPW Social Stewards!
We are calling on CUPW Social Stewards to help us to promote the Special Needs and Moving On Projects with members in your workplace. The Special Needs and Moving On…
Update on Benefits
At the spring meeting of the Consultative Committee on Benefits (Appendix M of the Urban Collective agreement), we discussed the following issues which will impact both Urban and RSMC members…
Retroactive Compensation for Employees on Workers’ Compensation: Update
The Committee tasked with the implementation of Arbitrator Flynn’s decision is frustrated with the delayed payment of retroactive benefits paid out as a result of a workplace accident. We can…
Consider Becoming a Health and Safety Representative
It is now possible for CUPW members to become a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in Canada Post offices with fewer than 20 employees. Under an agreement reached between the…
It’s Time to Put an End to Anti-Asian Racism
From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian people have been unfairly vilified and scapegoated as responsible for the virus and its spread. This has led to an increase…
Thank You So Much, Local Health and Safety Representatives!
The global pandemic is now more than a year old, and we still have no certainty on how and when it will end. We have yet to see exactly where…
National Committee on RSMC Work Content and Workload Vacancy
The National Committee on RSMC Work Content and Workload has been meeting since January 2020. Recently, one of the members left the Committee to become the newly elected Regional Education…
Apply Now for the National Negotiating Committees
The National Executive Board has selected Sister Nancy Beauchamp, National Director of the Metro Montreal Region, as Chief Negotiator of the RSMC negotiating committee and Sister Lana Smidt, National Director…
Postal Unions and CPC Send Joint Letter for Priority Vaccinations
On February 24, 2021 Canada Post Corporation and the leadership of all the postal unions sent a joint letter requesting that Canada Post employees be given special attention in the…