CUPW brings postal concerns to Conservative convention

For Immediate Release

Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be at the Conservative policy convention in Winnipeg today to raise concerns about a largely unknown government review that will determine the future of universal public postal service in our country.

CUPW members will talk to Tories from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. and encourage them to get answers about this review of Canada Post.

The Conservative government is questioning the core values of the Crown Corporation, including its monopoly to deliver letters which pays for universal service.

“It’s safe to say that our 56,000 workers are stakeholders in our public post office. We have a physical presence in every community and our vision of the future of a public post office is shared by many Canadians, especially in rural and remote communities where maintaining service is vital,” said CUPW 1^st National Vice-President Gayle Bossenberry. “In fact, a recent national Ipsos-Reid poll found that our concerns about postal deregulation are shared by a majority of people in both rural and urban parts of our country.”

The union wants to know if there will be a chance to fact check the submissions that individuals and groups sent to the strategic review of Canada Post and correct any inaccurate information.

“Why are they even considering postal deregulation?” asked Ms. Bossenberry. “We have very rigorous and enlightened research that shows that full scale-deregulation hasn’t really worked in other countries that now have less service, fewer jobs and higher postal rates for people and small businesses.

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