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Petition to the House of Commons - Moratorium on Post Office Closures
(November 5, 2009 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Petitions)

This petition regarding the moratorium on post office closures is an updated version of an earlier petition that the union produced. Please note that petitions must contain a minimum of 25 valid signatures. Therefore, you must reproduce both the front and back of the petition. Petition to the House of Commons WHEREAS the federal government is allowing Canada Post to close public post offices in spite of a moratorium on closures in rural and small towns. WHEREAS...

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Action Request: Send letters to MPs – Help Defeat Bill C-44
(October 15, 2009 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Miscellaneous)

In June 2009, the federal government introduced Bill C-44, an Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (virtually identical to Bill C-14). If approved, this bill would partially deregulate Canada Post by removing international letters from Canada Post’s exclusive privilege to handle letters. Bill C-44 is currently being debated in the House of Commons. The single most important action you can take to help defeat Bill C-44 is to contact your member of Parliament (MP). CUPW...

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Hey Harper - Hands off my post office!
(October 15, 2009 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Leaflets)

Last year, the federal government conducted a very quick and quiet review of our post office called the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR). The government did not hold public hearings during the CPCSR and is not consulting with the public on CPCSR report recommendations. The CPCSR report, which was released in April 2009, recommended against postal deregulation, but with the exception that international letters be removed from Canada Post's exclusive privilege to handle letters....

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Resolution: Save Public Post Offices and Rural Delivery
(July 22, 2009 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Resolutions)

WHEREAS the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) recommends that the current moratorium on post office closures in rural and small towns be replaced with a mechanism involving new rules and procedures, including the ability to replace public post offices with private outlets. WHEREAS the report also recommends that rural mailbox delivery be reconsidered. WHEREAS these recommendations, if implemented by the federal government, would undermine public postal service...

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Petition to the House of Commons - Remailers and Moratorium on Post Office Closures
(June 25, 2009 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Petitions)

Petition to the House of Commons WHEREAS the federal government is considering ending the current moratorium on post office closures. WHEREAS the federal government has introduced legislation to legalize the activities of remailers, which will erode the revenues of Canada Post Corporation needed to maintain its current Universal Service Obligation. WHEREAS our public post office plays a key role in our social and economic life by providing the infrastructure that healthy communities need...

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Views of Canadians on Private Letter Mail Service in Canada (CUPW / Ipsos Reid)
(September 2, 2008 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Miscellaneous)

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Postcard to the Strategic Review of Canada Post
(July 10, 2008 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Miscellaneous)

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Resolution for Municipalities on the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
(July 7, 2008 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Resolutions)

WHEREAS the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review, which was launched by the federal government on April 21, 2008, is looking at deregulating our public post office (i.e. reducing or removing Canada Post’s exclusive privilege on letters) WHEREAS it will become increasingly difficult for our public post office to provide affordable service to everyone, no matter where they live, if the government erodes or eliminates the very mechanism that funds universal postal service - the...

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CLC Policy Statement on Canada Post's Strategic Review
(June 12, 2008 / Strategic Review of Canada Post / Miscellaneous)

The Canadian Labour Congress is concerned because the federal government is considering deregulation of our public post office through its strategic review of Canada Post. The Canadian Labour Congress is worried that as a result of this review; the federal government will either reduce or eliminate Canada Post's exclusive privilege to handle addressed letters. Canada Post has an exclusive privilege so that it is able to generate enough money to provide affordable postal service to everyone,...

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Urgent request for support to stop post office closure in Pointe-Sainte-Charles
(February 28, 2008 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Miscellaneous)

The community of Pointe-Saint-Charles, which is located in Montreal, is fighting Canada Post’s decision to close a community post office and reopen another one in an industrial park that is not convenient for anyone. People want to keep their post office. It is slated to close on March 28, 2008. Residents and organizations in Pointe-Saint-Charles would like your support to stop the closure of their post office. What you can do: Please consider downloading and signing Action-Gardien’s...

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Bill C-14 Should be Sent Return to Sender: Stop postal deregulation - Send a letter to your MP
(November 14, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Forms)

The federal government has introduced Bill C-14, an Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act. 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, no matter where they live, if the government erodes the very mechanism that funds universal postal service - the...

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Post offices covered by the moratorium on post office closures
(July 31, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Miscellaneous)

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Process Canada Post uses when deciding to keep or close an office on the moratorium list
(July 31, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Miscellaneous)

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Push to privatize or deregulate our post office is on - Not too late to push back
(April 25, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Leaflets)

Right-wingers have been chasing their dream of taking down the post office since the Conservatives came to power last year. 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. In addition, the conservative think-tank, the CD Howe Institute, is arguing for privatization and deregulation of our public post office. Canada...

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Sample letter to customers on Community Mail Boxes (CMBs)
(April 20, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Miscellaneous)

Dear Customer, Re: Door-to-door mail delivery It has come to the attention of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that Canada Post is planning to replace the door-to-door mail delivery you currently have with centralized mailboxes. It is our understanding that the Carleton Condominium Corporation has requested this reduction in postal service due to mailbox vandalism and theft . The condominium corporation may believe moving to community mailboxes is a more secure option....

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Petition to the House of Commons - Public Post Offices, not Franchises
(April 20, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Petitions)

Please send the petition with original signatures to the CUPW National Office as per the address at the bottom of the petition. DO NOT RETURN BY FAX. WHEREAS Canada Post is opening privately-run post offices or franchises instead of public post offices run by Canada Post. WHEREAS public post offices play a key role in our social and economic life by providing the stable infrastructure that healthy communities need to thrive and businesses need to grow. WHEREAS a private post office...

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Petition to the House of Commons - Door-to-Door Delivery, not CMBs
(April 20, 2007 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Petitions)

Please send the petition with original signatures to the CUPW National Office as per the address at the bottom of the petition. DO NOT RETURN BY FAX. WHEREAS Canada Post is switching residents from door-to-door mail delivery to community mailbox delivery. WHEREAS residents who are being switched to community mailboxes have been told that these boxes are less susceptible to vandalism and theft than home mailboxes. WHEREAS community mailboxes are no safer than regular mail boxes and...

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Canada Post: A Public Institution
(October 18, 2006 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Resolutions)

WHEREAS Canada Post is a Crown corporation that is mandated by law to provide basic customary postal service while operating on a financially self-sustaining basis. WHEREAS Crown corporations like Canada Post have both public and commercial activities, but are distinct from commercial enterprises in that they are designed to serve the public interest, not maximize profit. WHEREAS the federal government has asked Canada Post to act like a commercial enterprise that generates commercial...

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Petition to the House of Commons on the Public Postal Network
(October 1, 2005 / Your Public Post Office Delivers Campaign / Petitions)

Please send the petition with original signatures to the CUPW National Office as per the address at the bottom of the petition. DO NOT RETURN BY FAX. WHEREAS the federal government is allowing Canada Post to close post offices in spite of a moratorium on closures in rural and small towns. WHEREAS public post offices connect communities throughout this vast land, helping us to overcome differences and distances. WHEREAS public post offices play a key role in our social and economic life by...

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