Senate committee rejects partial deregulation of Canada Post in budget bill
(July 9, 2010
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The Senate’s Standing Committee on National Finance rejected four
measures in the federal budget bill,
including a clause that would partially
deregulate Canada Post (Part 15 of C-9).
The measure relating to Canada
Post was rejected in a tie vote of six to six. In the Senate, a question is
defeated if there is a tie. Five Liberal Senators and one independent Senator
voted “no” when they were asked
if the clause deregulating Canada
Post should be accepted.
On...
Joint Campaign to Preserve Public Postal Service and Jobs
(June 25, 2010
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CUPW and the Union of Postal Communications Employees – Public
Service Alliance of Canada (UPCE-PSAC) have
joined forces on a campaign to deal
with an unparallelled assault on public postal service and jobs.
Our
objectives:
Ensure Canada Post does not destroy hundreds of temporary jobs
and thousands of positions in the course
of reviewing and modernizing its
operations.
Stop the privatization of Canada Post Call Centres and the
National Philatelic Centre, as well as the
elimination...
Urgent Request: Ask Senators to help defeat partial deregulation of Canada Post
(June 11, 2010
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The federal government is attempting to push partial deregulation of Canada
Post through Parliament in
Part 15 of its omnibus budget bill (Bill C-9). Bill
C-9 has made it through the House of Commons and is now
in the Senate. The
Senate Standing Committee on National Finance begins its study of the budget
bill on June
14th. The Committee will report to the Senate by July 31st.
A number of Senators have expressed concern about the size and nature of the
budget bill. Bill C-9 is
filled with a...
URGENT! URGENT! - They are at it again. Please contact your Local Member of Parliament today!
(April 9, 2010
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During the strategic review process, it was made clear that opposition to
postal deregulation is
widespread. The public is opposed. Many federal
politicians and municipal representatives are
opposed. Groups representing
seniors, rural residents, people with disabilities, labour, students and
civil
society are also opposed to deregulation.
In spite of this, the
government is trying to push partial deregulation of Canada Post through
Parliament
as part of its omnibus budget bill (Bill...
Conservatives trying to ram partial postal deregulation through Parliament
(April 1, 2010
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The government is attempting to push partial deregulation of Canada Post
through Parliament as part of an
omnibus budget bill called Bill C-9, An act to
implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in
Parliament on March 4,
2010 and other measures.
Part 15 of this bill would, if passed,
remove international letters from Canada Post's exclusive privilege
to handle
letters.
This is the Conservative’s third attempt to pass
legislation deregulating international letters....
URGENT! URGENT! Please contact your Local Member of Parliament today!
(October 29, 2009
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Dear Sisters and Brothers,
As you may know, the government’s
Strategic Review of Canada Post has recommended against
deregulation.
During the strategic review process, it was made clear that opposition to postal
deregulation is
widespread. The public is opposed. Many federal politicians and
municipal representatives are opposed. Groups
representing seniors, rural
residents, people with disabilities, labour, students and civil society oppose
deregulation.
In spite of this,...
Conservatives Unveil Canadian Postal Services Charter
(September 17, 2009
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On Saturday, September 12, 2009, the federal Conservatives quietly announced
a Canadian Postal
Service Charter which outlines the government’s
expectations for Canada Post in regard to service standards
and other matters.
The Charter largely reiterates existing policy and includes an expectation
that Canada Post will
maintain “the moratorium on the closure of rural
post offices” (emphasis added).
Looks like a Victory on the
Moratorium
The moratorium that...
Conservative Government’s Gift to Remailers Will Hurt Postal Services
(June 25, 2009
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The Conservative government has re‑introduced legislation which will
amend the exclusive privilege of
Canada Post Corporation and legalize the
activities of remailers who have been illegally transporting letters
from
Canada to the USA for processing.
One Recommendation Out of Sixty
On May 7, 2009, representatives of CUPW met with Robert Merrifield, Minister
Responsible for Canada Post.
At that time, he told us that the government
intended to take time to review the report...
Report of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Summary of Major Recommendations
(May 7, 2009
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The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) Advisory Panel issued a
comprehensive report that
examines virtually all aspects of Canada’s
postal service. It contains both positive and negative
recommendations.
Unfortunately much of the media coverage has been incorrect. Here is a summary
of all of the
recommendations.
All CPCSR recommendations are available
at
http://www.cpcstrategicreview-examenstrategiquescp.gc.ca/
FinalReport/rpt-eng.pdf
Deregulation...
Postal report is a major threat to rural post offices, not door-to-door delivery
(May 5, 2009
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Media stories on the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(CPCSR) have falsely suggested
that the report calls for the dropping of
door-to-door mail delivery. Nowhere in the report does the CPCSR
advisory panel
recommend massive cuts to this service.
Many media outlets have also paid
little attention to the most important recommendation in the report,
which is
the recommendation not to deregulate our public post office.
So why the
focus on the door-to-door issue?...
Strategic Review Report Released Says no to Deregulation!
(May 1, 2009
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The report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR)
recommends the
government not deregulate our public post office. The report,
which was released on April 30, 2009, states:
“There appears to be
little public support for the privatization or deregulation of Canada Post, and
considerable if not unanimous support for maintaining a quality, affordable
universal service for all
Canadians and communities.”
Many
thanks!
The CPCSR’s recommendation against...
Report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review – Where is it?
(April 16, 2009
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When the federal government launched the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) a year ago, it
promised to make the report of the CPCSR public.
The government received the CPCSR report in late December. It’s
been almost four months now and the report
has not yet been released to the
public.
A previous government only took about two months to release the
last report on Canada Post.
Four months is a very long time, even by
normal standards.
CUPW has been told...
The Strategic Review Report and Beyond
(February 26, 2009
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No one is saying when the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) will be made
public.
A staff person for Rob Merrifield,
the Minister Responsible for Canada Post, said he did not yet know when
the
report would be released. But he did indicate that the government will respond
to parts of the report
when it is made public.
The union will be
checking with the Minister’s office regularly for updates.
Meeting with Minister Responsible!
The staff...
Strategic Review Panel Must Choose Between Conflicting Visions of Our Public Post Office
(February 19, 2009
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The recommendations made by CUPW and CPC management to the Post Office
Strategic Review reflect very
different visions of the future of our public
post office. Soon we will see what vision the panel
chooses.
Here are
summaries of the recommendations made to the Strategic Review by both CUPW and
CPC
Summary of CUPW’s 25 Recommendations
No1: Review
process should be opened to the public.
No2: All recommendations should
be examined in the context of the
environment.
No3...
Review Panel Provides Report to Government – But when will it be released to the public?
(January 29, 2009
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The advisory panel of Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review has provided
their report to the
government. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has been
attempting to determine how and when the
report will be released to the public,
however, very little information has been provided to the Union.
Staff at the
office of Rob Merrifield, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, has stated
that the
government is still studying the report.
It is important that
all postal workers be informed...
P3s: Privatization, Privatization, Privatization
(January 29, 2009
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The federal Conservatives and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) might call P3s
“Public‑Private‑Partnerships”,
but for working
families, P3s are all about privatization.
P3’s are another way of
contracting out public services. Instead of governments and Crown corporations
(like Canada Post) providing public services, the private sector gets involved
in financing, designing,
building, operating, and owning public services,
facilities and infrastructure.
...
ACTION ALERT: “Your Public Post Office Delivers…for now” Button and Sticker Day January 15, 2009
(January 8, 2009
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On January 15, 2009, we are asking all CUPW members to wear a “Your
Public Post Office
delivers…for now” button or sticker.
The Canada Post Strategic Review Panel is Deliberating
We want to ensure
that we send a strong message about the need for a
universal public post office
before the Federal Parliament resumes on
January 26, 2009. In this time of
political and economic turmoil, CUPW wants
to make sure that our politicians
know that maintaining a strong universal...
Action Alert: This is a reminder that CUPW is asking you to participate in a button/sticker day on December 4, 2008
(December 2, 2008
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We need to continue to put pressure on both the Government and Canada Post
in order to preserve the
public’s right to universal public postal
service and our members’ right to contract protections and
benefits,
which may not be “flexible” enough in the mind of the government
or Canada Post
representatives.
We have already sent you stickers, and a
bulletin. You should have received “Peace, Joy and a Public
Post
Office” button in the last couple...
Peace, Joy and a Public Post Office
(November 13, 2008
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On December 4, 2008, we are
asking all CUPW members to wear a
”Peace, Joy, and Public Post Office Stickers”. It is a good way
to
say that we want to maintain the public postal service.
The Canada
Post Strategic Review Panel is deciding on their recommendations regarding the
future of Canada
Post. We want to ensure that people are reminded about the
Strategic Review and the report from
the panel is expected in December.
Season’s greetings
These stickers are...
Get your cameras out – we need pictures!
(November 7, 2008
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As part of our fight back to warn Mr. Harper and his government to keep his
hands off our publicly owned
post office, we are asking you for photos –
post office photos.
Here is all you have to do:
Each Local takes
photos of every post office the Local is responsible for. If you are including
Members
in the photos, make sure they know that it is for our fight back
campaign. Start taking photos now.
On the back of each photo, write
something to the effect that you want...
Report from Strategic Review of Canada Post Due Soon
(November 6, 2008
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The advisory panel of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review will make
a report with recommendations
to the federal government in December 2008.
The government has asked the review panel to answer a number of questions,
including:
Which activities or services currently provided should be
preserved as exclusive privileges and which
ones should be provided in a more
competitive environment?”
This means should Canada Post be
deregulated in part or in whole.
“Does...
Cannon says he’s not privatizing or deregulating Canada Post
(October 23, 2008
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But can we trust him after Bill C-14 and the Quebec City Plant Closure?
Minister Lawrence Cannon answering CUPW's questions
at an all-candidates
meeting in Campbell's Bay, Quebec.
During the election, CUPW
went to all-candidates meetings in Pontiac, Quebec to ask Lawrence Cannon,
Minister Responsible for Canada Post, about his plans for our public post
office. In response to our
questions, Minister Cannon said: “you can
read my lips, I’m not deregulating, I’m...
Canada Post is stripping our rights and freedoms
(October 21, 2008
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Bulletins)
On October 9, 2008, the First National Vice‑President, Gayle
Bossenberry and National Director, Jeff
Callaghan, paid a visit to the Halifax
Mail Processing Plant.
This was just one stop in an Atlantic tour to
inform Members about the Strategic Review which is being
conducted by the
Conservative government. Members, the majority being group two workers, met
outside the CPC
building to listen to the Union Officers for what amounted to a
maximum of ten minutes.
How does...
Freedom of Expression : CPC acting in bad faith
(October 17, 2008
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The Corporation is showing an unmistakable lack of good faith. It’s
flaunting the law and abusing its
right to discipline employees by attacking
and punishing our members and union representatives for wearing a
button that
says:
“Your PUBLIC postal service delivers … for
now.”
Instead of writing another bulletin on your freedom of
expression, the Union has decided to re-issue a
bulletin that it sent out
nationally on October 12, 2006. That bulletin is...
ACTION ALERT: Tell Canada Post that you want a Universal, Public Post Office on October 16th
(October 14, 2008
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On October 16, 2008, the election will be over and the composition of the
federal government will have
been decided. The future of Canada Post, however,
will still be up in the air.
The Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
Panel is still deliberating. They are considering
deregulation of Canada Post.
They could make a recommendation to deregulate.
On October 16, 1981,
Canada Post became a Crown corporation. One of the mandates of the Crown
corporation was to provide a universal,...
Postal Deregulation: CUPW Consistency vs CPC Confusion
(October 8, 2008
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Bulletins)
The most important issue currently being examined by the Canada Post
Corporation Strategic Review is
postal deregulation. Canada Post Corporation
now has an “exclusive privilege” to handle letters in Canada.
This is crucial so that CPC can provide high quality postal services in all
regions at an affordable
price.
Some other countries have already
deregulated their postal services with very negative consequences for
the
public and postal workers. In the past both CUPW and...
Billboards Slam Cannon on Postal Deregulation
(October 2, 2008
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Bulletins)
CUPW unveiled two billboards on September 24th which are critical of
Lawrence Cannon’s position
on postal deregulation. Not only that, we
invited postal workers, the media and federal election candidates
in the
Gatineau-Hull area to the unveiling. One billboard is in Cannon’s riding
of Pontiac, Quebec and
the other is in downtown Gatineau, Quebec.
Members from the Outaouais local and the National Executive Board came out to
see the billboards as did
the media, Marius Tremblay,...
CUPW and CPC Management: Very Different Visions for the Future
(September 11, 2008
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Bulletins)
If anyone wants to see the difference between CPC management and the
Canadian Union of Postal Workers,
they need to look no further than their
respective submissions to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review.
CUPW: positive and service oriented
The Union’s brief contains
25 positive recommendations regarding the exclusive privilege, financial issues
such as rates and dividends, and services to the public. We chose not to use the
process as a forum to attack
management because...
Strategic review YouTube videos – check them out!
(September 11, 2008
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Bulletins)
In response to the strategic review of Canada Post, CUPW asked members to
make short YouTube videos
answering the question: “What does your post
office mean to you?” With the video makers’ permission, CUPW
submitted these videos to the strategic review panel as a submission.
How can I watch them?
You can watch all the videos by going to
http://ca.youtube.com/cupwsttp
This is CUPW’s channel on YouTube.
We have added the videos made by postal workers to our...
CUPW Delivers a Strong Message to the Strategic Review
(September 5, 2008
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On September 2, 2008, national and local CUPW representatives
hand-delivered a clear message to the
Strategic Review’s advisory panel
– Our public post office isn’t broken so don’t try to fix
it through
deregulation.
The message came in three forms: 22,000 signed
postcards saying “Hey Harper – Hands off our post office”;
the union’s submission; and a new national public opinion poll that shows
69 per cent of Canadians don’t...
Large majority of the public opposes postal deregulation
(September 4, 2008
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Bulletins)
The results of a new Ipsos Reid
poll that CUPW commissioned show that 69
per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies to
deliver letters in
Canada. This poll sends a strong message to politicians that the public will not
tolerate
any attempts to deregulate or privatize Canada Post.
CUPW has
included these polling results in its submission to the Canada Post Strategic
Review panel, which
is considering postal deregulation. The deadline for
submissions to the Canada Post Corporation...
Hands off our post office campaign has legs
(August 28, 2008
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Bulletins)
For a
few months now, CUPW has been campaigning to ensure that postal
workers and the public understand what the
Canada Post Corporation Strategic
Review (CPCSR) could mean for the future of universal public postal service
in
our country. We have tried to reach everyone.
We have distributed
bulletins, fact sheets and postcards to members. The union also sent information
about
the review to the labour movement, other allies, municipalities and
members of Parliament when it became
clear...
Public does not support the deregulation of Canada Post!!!
(August 21, 2008
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Bulletins)
“We don’t want Canada Post to be deregulated” This is
the message that a number of community
groups, municipalities, and labour
organizations are sending to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
Panel. Deregulation would raise prices, reduce service, destroy jobs, hurt the
environment and reduce the
security and privacy of the mail
Municipalities say that postal service matters
Municipalities from coast
to coast to coast have written letters to the Strategic...
Deregulation at Canada Post would reduce the security and privacy of the mail
(August 14, 2008
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Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review
of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the last
in a series of five
bulletins on good reasons to oppose deregulation of Canada
Post.
Deregulation would jeopardize the security and privacy of the mail.
It is currently a federal offence for
anyone to open or tamper with mail
without the permission of the recipient...
Deregulation of Canada Post would hurt the environment
(August 7, 2008
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Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review of our public post
office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of
our universal public postal system. This is the
fourth in a series of five bulletins on good reasons to
oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation would hurt the environment. If the letter
market is deregulated and opened to competition,
letter companies would vie for
business in the same environmentally unsound...
Deregulation of Canada Post would destroy jobs and transform good jobs into bad jobs
(July 31, 2008
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Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review
of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the
third in a series of five
bulletins on good reasons to oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation is likely to harm postal workers here in much
the same way as it has hurt workers in other
countries. Only Sweden and New
Zealand have had any long-term experience...
The History of Our Postal Service
(July 24, 2008
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Did you know?
1693: First paid mail delivery in Canada
1775: Official
postal service starts its operations
1851: Government takes control of mail
delivery
1867: Creation of the Federal Post Office Department
2009: What
does the future hold for our postal service?
Our universal public
postal service existed well before the start of Confederation and still works
very
well today.
So why change our postal service?
Deregulating
our postal service will compromise...
Deregulation of Canada Post would result in higher prices, reduced service or both
(July 24, 2008
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Bulletins)
The federal government is conducting a review of our
public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The CPCSR is
considering
deregulation of our universal public postal system. This is the
second in a series of five bulletins on good
reasons to oppose deregulation of
Canada Post.
Deregulation would result in higher prices, reduced service
or both.
There appears to be a correlation between countries that have
fully deregulated their post offices and
higher...
YouTube Videos: How to Make One
(July 18, 2008
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Bulletins)
Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members,
locals and the public to make
short YouTube videos answering the question:
“What does your post office mean to you?”. This is part of the
union’s organizing around the strategic review of Canada Post.
The
government’s review will look at basic questions that will affect the
future of our public post
office. Make a video and tell the government and the
strategic review, “Hands off our...
YouTube Videos: Dear Post Office Review
(July 18, 2008
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Have your say on the future of the post office. CUPW is asking members,
locals and the public to volunteer
to make short YouTube videos answering the
question: “What does your post office mean to you?” This is part
of the union’s organizing around the strategic review of Canada Post.
What’s the strategic review of Canada Post?
The
government’s review will look at basic questions that will affect the
future of our public post
office. It has ruled out privatization,...
Many reasons to oppose postal deregulation
(July 17, 2008
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Bulletins)
The federal government
is conducting a review of our public post office
called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review. The
government has given
the review’s advisory panel a very broad mandate. It has ruled out
privatization, but
not deregulation of Canada Post. There are many good reasons
to oppose deregulation.
This is the first in a series of five bulletins
with five good reasons.
Reason number one - Deregulation would
jeopardize universal postal service
Our...
Deregulation of Canada Post won’t work for people and postal workers
(July 10, 2008
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The government’s strategic
review of Canada Post is considering
deregulation of our universal public postal service.
Only a very few
countries have fully deregulated their post offices by removing the exclusive
privilege or
monopoly on letters: Sweden, New Zealand, Finland, the United
Kingdom and Germany.
In general, full-scale deregulation has led to post
office closures, fewer jobs, less service and higher
postal rates for people
and small businesses. Here are a few highlights:
United...
Hey Harper – Hands Off Our Post Office
(June 26, 2008
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Earlier this year, the federal government announced a strategic
review of Canada Post that will determine
the future of universal public postal
service in this country.
The review will look at basic questions. What
is universal postal service? How much does the
universal service obligation
cost? Should our public post office continue to have an exclusive
privilege to
handle letters so that it can provide universal service, or should the letter
market be
deregulated and open to competition?...
Strategic Review to Examine Deregulation of Postal Services
(May 15, 2008
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Bulletins)
On May 9, 2008 CUPW officers met with the members and staff of the Canada
Post Strategic Review Committee.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Robert
Campbell confirmed to us that the review will be examining the issue
of Canada
Post’s exclusive privilege to deliver addressed lettermail. The Committee
will also define which
postal services must be provided by Canada Post
Corporation under the Universal Service Obligation and
examine the cost of
providing these services.
It is very...
CUPW and the Modern Post
(May 7, 2008
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Bulletins)
On May 1, 2008, CUPW representatives met with CPC management to discuss the
plans for “The Modern
Post”. The Union explained to management
that the union’s objectives are to improve and create jobs. We
believe
that machines should be used to help workers, not replace them. For the Union to
properly exercise
our right to negotiate technological changes under Article 29
and the Canada Labour Code (which covers
RSMC’s) we must receive all the
information and studies...
The review of Canada Post we’ve been expecting. It’s here!
(April 21, 2008
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CUPW has been expecting the government to announce a review of Canada Post
for a few years. Our
expectations increased in the last six months with the
growing debate over rural mail delivery, Bill C-14
(partial deregulation) and
Modern Post. The public and postal workers have raised many concerns with the
government and Canada Post regarding these issues. There has been heated debate
in Parliament. It would
appear the government would like to park
people’s concerns in the run-up to an...
Employer-lead “focus group” in Winnipeg an oxymoron
(April 4, 2008
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Bulletins)
Canada Post recently conducted a focus group with some of our Winnipeg
members but it didn’t end up being
terribly focused. They were looking
for ways to focus our members on helping management update their address
management process for new sequencing equipment. This is part of their Modern
Post initiative.
Canada Post doesn’t have the right to do this
communications end-run around the union, but as they say, watch
what you ask
for.
Instead of giving the employer quick and...
Sequencing to Transform Work of Postal Workers
(March 27, 2008
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The introduction of mechanized sequencing of letters, greater motorization
and the introduction of new
mail processing equipment will completely transform
the work of postal workers in Canada. The Union will have
to be very vigilant
to ensure that these massive changes do not adversely impact on postal workers.
That was the message from Pam Donato, President of the Minneapolis Branch
of the National Association of
Letter Carriers when she addressed a special
information meeting of the CUPW Winnipeg...
Update on Automation
(March 7, 2008
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Bulletins)
We have just received written responses from Canada post to some of the
union’s 76 questions concerning
the employer’s modernization
program. Watch for another bulletin soon with a summary of those
responses. We
also received some information at a consultation meeting last week. Here are the
highlights.
Mechanized sequencing of letters: CPC expects that it will
be able to successfully
machine sequence about 90% of short and long letters.
This is the same rate as currently...
A Truly Modern Post – Forums to discuss future of our work and our post office
(March 6, 2008
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CUPW is part way through a series of local forums and events which are
designed to get members and the
public talking about what a truly modern public
post office would look like.
The union’s forums have been
organized to coincide with Canada Post’s regional forums on
modernization.
Management is using its forums to tellmembers what the
corporation’s $1.9 billion modernization
plans will mean for employees,
customers and Canada Post.
If you believe the corporation’s...
Growing Opposition to Closure of Pointe-Saint-Charles Post Office
(February 28, 2008
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Bulletins)
There is growing opposition to Canada Post management’s decision to
close the Pointe- Saint-Charles post
office in Montreal. The Montreal-based
citizen’s group Action-Gardien has been fighting the closure since
last
October. Last week more than 130 demonstrators, including postal workers from
the Montreal local,
Montreal and Quebec regions and national office, held a
lively demonstration in downtown Montreal outside of
CPC management’s
Regional Forum to publicize the issues....
Automation Update: Union Submits National Policy Grievance
(February 15, 2008
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
CUPW has submitted a national policy grievance
against Canada Post
Corporation for failing to provide the union with the proper information on the
technological changes associated with its modernization program.
To date
CPC has only provided the union with a very general notice under clause 29.03(a)
of the collective
agreement. The union has obtained more information from
reading the technical specifications contained in
CPC’s tendering
notices and information given to individual...
Help Defeat Bill C-14 and Deregulation of Canada Post – Take three minutes: Make a call or send a letter
(December 20, 2007
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
The federal government has proposed legislation (Bill C-14) that would, if
passed, partially deregulate
Canada Post by removing international letters from
Canada Post's exclusive privilege to collect, transmit and
deliver letters.
What’s happening with the bill?
Second reading of this
bill began in November and will continue in the new year when MPs return from
their
constituencies.
The Bloc and the NDP are opposed to Bill C-14.
Some Liberals support the bill while others...
Bill C-14 Should be Sent Return to Sender
(November 15, 2007
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
The federal government has introduced Bill C-14, an Act to amend the Canada
Post Corporation Act.
The bill will be given second reading and sent to a
parliamentary committee for examination sometime soon. If
passed, Bill C-14
would partially deregulate Canada Post by removing international letters from
Canada Post’s
exclusive privilege to deliver letters.
CUPW
believes that it will become increasingly difficult for our public post office
to provide affordable
service to everyone,...
Postal bill to partially deregulate Canada Post – Last chance to make a difference – Call your MP
(October 31, 2007
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
The federal government has proposed legislation to partially deregulate
Canada Post. This legislation
could undermine Canada Post's ability to provide
universal public postal service. It could also set the stage
for further
deregulation which would be harmful to postal workers, the public and small
business.
On October 29, 2007, the government introduced Bill C-14, an
act to amend the Canada Post Corporation
Act. If approved, this legislation
would partially deregulate Canada Post by...
Postal Reform – In the Public Interest?
(August 2, 2007
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Bulletins)
On July 4, 2007, the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association,
Canadian Union of Postal Workers and
Public Service Alliance of Canada –
Union of Postal Communications Employees took part in a roundtable on
postal
services and regulatory reform.
The roundtable was part of a study
conducted for Canada Post Corporation by the Conference Board of
Canada.
Canada Post is a member of the Conference Board.
The Board conducted
three additional roundtables with representatives...
What does the UPS NAFTA decision mean?
(July 24, 2007
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Bulletins)
UPS cannot destroy our public post office through the back door of NAFTA.
So far so good.
Postal workers and the public were concerned when
United Parcel Service (UPS) launched its lawsuit in 2000
against the Government
of Canada, under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We had good
reasons
to be concerned. UPS’s suit was the first of its kind to argue
that the delivery of public-sector services,
in this case by Canada Post,
represented unfair competition for private...
Postal Workers in Europe Take Action
(May 31, 2007
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Bulletins)
Postal workers from many countries in Europe marched in uniform through
Berlin to defend universal postal
service.
The May 30th action was part
of an escalating campaign organized by Union Network International (UNI) to
stop the European Commission plan to remove the only remaining protections for
mail under 50 grams by January
1, 2009. The European Union started
deregulating postal service more than a decade ago. Hundreds
of post offices
have closed and over 250,000 jobs have been lost.
Another...
Canada Post makes $119 million in profits in 2006, but to what end?
(May 2, 2007
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Bulletins)
Canada Post’s annual report for 2006 shows record volumes and $119
million in net income from the post
office and its companies. It is the post
office’s 12th consecutive year of profit and its
25th year of providing
universal, public postal service.
Annual report highlights
A few highlights from the annual report follow.
Canada Post:
Made
$119 million in net (after tax) profit from the post office and its companies.
Canada Post
provided about 60 per cent...
CUPW and Canada Post appear before Parliamentary Committee - MPs ask about rural delivery, remail, deregulation and more
(April 5, 2007
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Bulletins)
On March 26th, I appeared, on behalf of CUPW members, before a parliamentary
committee that is
investigating Canada Post issues such as remail and rural
delivery. Canada Post President Moya Greene and
representatives from the
Canadian International Mailers Association (CIMA) also appeared before this
committee.
The CIMA has been lobbying government MPs and other MPs to
review Canada Post’s exclusive privilege to
deliver letters. In December
2006, Minister Lawrence Cannon told Parliament...
Have you called your MP about privatization and deregulation of Canada Post?
(March 29, 2007
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Bulletins)
The fight we have been expecting to privatize, deregulate or change the
mandate of Canada Post is upon
us.
Canada Post’s competition and
right wing forces have been chasing their dream of taking down the post
office
since the Tories were elected. International mailers have been lobbying members
of Parliament
from all parties and the federal government now appears to be
considering a reduction in Canada
Post's exclusive privilege to satisfy the
concerns of international mailers....
What the CD Howe Institute wants to do to our post office - The conservative hounds are on the loose...and they smell blood
(March 1, 2007
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
Right wing forces have been chasing their dream of taking down the post
office since the Conservatives
came to power last year. In the most recent
attempt, the conservative think-tank, the C.D. Howe Institute,
launched a
vicious attack on our public post office with the release of its study called
Rerouting the
Mail: Why Canada Post is Due for Reform. Not surprisingly, this
study calls for the privatization and
gradual deregulation of Canada Post. The
Institute is well known for its pro-market...
The fight to privatize or deregulate Canada Post - The pressure is on - The next election is crucial
(February 15, 2007
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Bulletins)
Canada Post’s competition has been working overtime on undermining
our public post office since the Tories
were elected. For the last year,
international mailers have been campaigning to reduce Canada Post’s
exclusive privilege. Now, the conservative think tank, the CD Howe Institute, is
arguing for full
privatization and deregulation.
International
Mailers
International mailers or remailers collect mail here and ship it
to other countries, usually developing
countries,...
Freedom of Expression
(October 12, 2006
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Bulletins)
In November 2005, the Union implemented a national action plan to inform the
public about the closure of
the Quebec City mail processing plant and other
potential post office closures, including offices in rural
areas.
Shortly before the end of November 2005, the Union escalated its campaign by
asking its members to wear a
button with the following slogan:
“Your PUBLIC post
office
delivers … for now.”
In
response to this union campaign, the employer asked wicket...
One campaign win, but still a long way to go
(June 28, 2006
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Bulletins)
The federal government and Canada Post recently announced that the
moratorium on post office closures in
rural and small towns would continue.
This is excellent news for people who live in rural and small towns. It
is also
great news for workers at close to 4000 public post offices. The moratorium
covers 364 offices
staffed by members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
(CUPW) and 3603 offices staffed by members of the
Canadian Postmasters and
Assistants Association.
There is no doubt...
Protecting Québec City members’ rights
(March 31, 2006
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Thanks to the strength and determination of CUPW members and public support,
the Union has been able to reach an agreement with Canada Post to protect the
rights of our members if the
Québec City post office closes.
We
will continue to fight to stop the closure
With this agreement, we
have been able to protect the individual rights of
members whose jobs will be
destroyed. But if the Quebec City plant is closed, decent unionized jobs will
disappear from the community...
Closure Of The Québec City Mail Processing Plant
(February 10, 2006
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
On July 14, 2005, the employer provided the Union with notice of its
intention to review its national network, including mechanized mail processing
plants with a view of optimizing its operations. The notice also said that the
Québec City plant would be the first one under review.
Twenty days
later, in the middle of the holiday period, the employer sent another notice,
this time to inform the Union of the closure of the Québec City plant
located at 300 St Paul St. The employer specified...
CPC Ordered To Postpone Quebec Closure
(February 8, 2006
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
In a landmark decision, arbitrator Guy Dulude has ordered Canada Post
Corporation to postpone further moves towards closing the Quebec City postal
plant until they have complied with the terms of Article 29 of the CUPW urban
operations collective agreement.
Dulude, who is one of Canada’s
most respected arbitrators, ruled that Canada Post had violated the terms of the
CUPW collective agreement by not providing the union with the information
required under Article 29.
CPC will...
Postal Growth Or Rot?
(February 7, 2006
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Canada Post managers talk a lot about growing the postal service these days,
but their green thumb is not evident. One example of this phenomenon is Canada
Post’s creation of a new Senior Vice-President position to lead
“the design and development of the vision, framework and planning
activities that will drive the strategic agenda of Canada Post towards
sustainable growth and profitability, including all related corporate
development activities”. (emphasis added) This position...
Canada Post wants CUPW to button up
(December 12, 2005
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Bulletins)
Canada Post issued an intercom bulletin on December 1, 2005 which objects to
CUPW's public campaign to stop the corporation from closing post offices and the
Québec Mail Processing Plant.
The corporation is particularly upset
by CUPW's letter to community newspapers and our campaign button Your public
post office delivers-for now.
The button is not designed to be derogatory
nor damaging to Canada Post's reputation. It is designed to raise public
awareness about post office, outlet...
Canada Post Plays Fast and Loose with the Truth
(November 22, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
The CUPW and its members have tried very hard to get Canada Post to reconsider
plans to close the mail processing plant in Quebec City. We have sent letters,
requested information, held demonstrations, rallied the support of the community
and politicians and sent 130,000 names on a petition to the House of Commons in
Ottawa.
The corporation has refused to listen to postal workers about how the
Quebec plant closure will affect our members, our families and the community. It
has refused to admit...
Campaign heats up
(November 21, 2005
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Bulletins)
The campaign to stop closures, privatization and deregulation is heating up.
Check out the most recent entries from the chronology of events section of the
union's website (www.PublicPostOffice.ca)
October 17, 2005
Solid Bloc
support
On October 17th Bloc Quebecois members of Parliament (MPs) started
presenting some of the 130,000 signatures collected on the petition to stop the
Quebec City plant closure. Petitions have been presented by Richard Marceau,
Odina Desrochers, Bernard Cleary, Christian...
Network closure plan: Canada Post claims it doesn't exist. But they're hiring people to do it!
(November 7, 2005
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Bulletins)
If any members out there still doubt the necessity of launching a full-scale
fight-back campaign against closures, privatization or deregulation at Canada
Post, READ ON.
Canada Post has just posted two jobs on its web site, with
duties that include managing massive network changes, including privatization of
retail outlets, "rationalization" or closures of post offices and
major developments at facilities such as plants.
Canada Post is in the
process of hiring the henchmen or women...
Your public post office delivers campaign-Check out our new website!
(November 7, 2005
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Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign /
Bulletins)
The Your public post office delivers campaign is designed to combat closures,
privatization and deregulation at Canada Post and get the federal government and
corporation to maintain, expand and improve public postal service and jobs.
You can now follow the progress of this campaign through our website
(www.cupw-sttp.org) or by going directly to:
Servicepostalpublic.ca (French)
Publicpostoffice.ca (English)
The campaign website features our petition,
bulletins, fact sheets, media releases...
Eight hundred people speak up for 125,000
(October 7, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
On Sunday, October 2, more than 800 people demonstrated in the streets of Quebec
City. Though we were 800, we were speaking for 125,000 petitioners who have said
NO TO THE CLOSURE OF THE MAIL PROCESSING PLANT.
ONE STRONG VOICE
Eight
hundred people, part of a broad coalition set up since the closure was
announced, took to the streets to say loud and clear that this decision is
unacceptable and shows contempt for all workers.
The people of Quebec all
agree: the mail processing plant must...
Quebec City Update
(September 16, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Support for the Quebec City Local has been pouring in from across the country,
through petitions, postcards, and other means.
· Politicians at the
national, provincial and local levels have joined tens of thousands of other
people in signing the petition calling for government intervention in Canada
Post's plan to close the Quebec City mail processing plant. The deadline for the
petitions has been extended to September 29, 2005.
· At various Labour
Day events across the country,...
Further to Moya Greene's visit to Toronto
(August 29, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Toronto Local Bulletin - excerpts
Sisters and Brothers:
On August 10, 2005
the Toronto Local became aware of Canada Post's plan to close the Quebec City
Postal Plant and move this work to Montreal, which is hundreds of kilometers
away from Quebec City.
The National union was informed on July 14, 2005 that
the Corporation was planning to study the mail processing network. Three weeks
later, without consultation, management decided to shut down mail processing
operations in Quebec City. With...
300 Saint-Paul St. Facility Closure: What is Left of our Jobs?
(August 24, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Bulletin from the Quebec Region, translated by CUPW National
On August 3rd,
the new head of Canada Post, Moya Greene, announced the closure of the 300
Saint-Paul St. sortation facility in Quebec City. Starting on December 2, 2005,
the employer intends to transfer mail sortation activities currently performed
in this facility to the Léo-Blanchette plant in Montreal. The transfer is
to be completed by September 10, 2007. In addition to the closure, there will be
a reduction in the number...
"WE ARE READY TO FIGHT"
(August 23, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
Quebec City CUPW members are ready to fight for their jobs, and they need your
help.
Over 300 Quebec Local members came out to a special meeting on Sunday
August 14 to launch a campaign to stop the closure of the postal sorting plant
on rue Saint Paul.
Our national president told the members that Canada Post's
decision to close the plant is "nothing short of a declaration of war
against our union and our members."
At that meeting, the workers said a
resounding "no"...
CPC DESTROYS 302 JOBS IN QUEBEC CITY: WHO IS NEXT?
(August 5, 2005
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Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure /
Bulletins)
The "New Era" in Canada Post has struck with a vengeance. On August
3rd, 2005 CPC management informed the Union that it will close the Quebec Letter
Processing Plant at 300 Saint-Paul Street in Quebec City and eliminate 302 CUPW
jobs.
The operations currently performed in Quebec City will be transferred
to the Leo Blanchette Plant in Montreal.
The vast majority of jobs that will
be lost are full-time. Currently CPC plans to destroy 192 PO-4 full-time, 44
PO-4 part-time, 48 PO-5...
Mechanized Mail Processing Plants Targeted
(July 21, 2005
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Bulletins)
On Wednesday, July 20, 2005, your National Union and a member of the
Québec City Local Executive met with Canada Post to discuss the Article
29.03(a) notice and Intercom 05.070, entitled "Canada Post Plans to Assess
Its Network of Mechanized Mail Processing Plants".
At this meeting the
union posed a number of questions in order to seek clarification on Canada
Post's intentions with respect to this announcement.
Canada Post was unable
to provide any new information at this...
