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CUPW represents over 55,000 workers in the postal, delivery, logistics, transportation and communication sectors.

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Tentative Agreements: Frequently Asked Questions #1

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Tentative Agreements: Frequently Asked Questions #1
Question: Will RSMCs still be paid for all their Schedule A hours under the hourly rate of pay system? Yes, RSMCs will continue to be paid for all their Schedule A hours when they’re working under the...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026

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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Tentative Agreements: Delivery Staffing Changes, RSMC and Urban Units

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January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Have You Signed Your CUPW Application for Membership?

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Have You Signed Your CUPW Application for Membership?
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 Office; * Exercise any ...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code is being abused by the Government to violate workers’ collective bargaining rights and to tip the balance in favour of employers.

Fight for your Charter rights, repeal Section 107
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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RSMC Tentative Agreement: Hourly Rate Of Pay System

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RSMC Tentative Agreement: Hourly Rate Of Pay System
With this tentative agreement, we have secured one of the membership’s longstanding goals: moving to an hourly rate of pay system that ensures RSMCs are paid for all the hours they work. Like pay equi...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Virtual Restructures

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Virtual Restructures
During the pandemic, Canada Post decided to restructure letter carrier routes virtually to limit the spread of the virus. However, CPC continued to use this method even after the health situation had ...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Tentative Agreements: Wage Improvements from CPC’s Last Offers

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Tentative Agreements: Wage Improvements from CPC’s Last Offers
Under the tentative agreements, we’ve secured improvements to Urban and RSMC wages since CPC’s offers presented on October 3. For the first year, we’ll get an extra 0.5% bump. The 3% increase for Year...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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CUPW Statement: CUPW Condemns Attack Against Venezuela

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CUPW Statement: CUPW Condemns Attack Against Venezuela
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) joins the international trade union community in condemning the United States’ military attack against Venezuela, and the abduction of President Nicolás Mad...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. It’s a violation of our collective bargaining rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Sign the petition here:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
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January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026

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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code is being abused by the Government to violate workers’ collective bargaining rights and to tip the balance in favour of employers.

Fight for your Charter rights, repeal Section 107
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Tentative Agreements versus Canada Post’s October 3 Global Offers
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Tentative Agreements versus Canada Post’s October 3 Global Offers
Compared to Canada Post’s October 3 Global Offers, we have secured improvements in our tentative agreements.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. It’s a violation of our collective bargaining rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Sign the petition here:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers
December 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Tentative Agreements: Summary of Changes to Collective Agreements
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Tentative Agreements: Summary of Changes to Collective Agreements
As noted in Bulletin #170, we are now sharing a more detailed summary of all the changes to the collective agreements resulting from our tentative agreements with Canada Post.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreements Reached
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Negotiations Update: Tentative Agreements Reached
The National Executive Board (NEB) has voted to accept tentative agreements with Canada Post for both postal bargaining units and recommend that members vote YES.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Our Collective Action and Resilience

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Our Collective Action and Resilience
Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, As the year draws to a close, heartfelt thanks are extended to you for your strength, solidarity, and commitment to our union. This past year has not been easy, marked ...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The Future of Postage Pricing

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The Future of Postage Pricing
The Federal Government, in its 2025 Budget (Bill C-15) gives Canada Post a free hand to set postage rates through its proposed changes to the Canada Post Corporation Act. While we hope it means that G...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code is being abused by the Government to violate workers’ collective bargaining rights and to tip the balance in favour of employers.

Fight for your Charter rights, repeal Section 107
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
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Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Ettinger Testifies before Committee on the Situation at Canada Post

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Ettinger Testifies before Committee on the Situation at Canada Post
On December 11, Canada Post appeared before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) in the continued examination of the Situation at Canada Post. Doug Ettinger testified t...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026

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Tamil Heritage Month - January 2026
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The Abuse of Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code

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The Abuse of Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code
Tomorrow, December 13, marks the one-year anniversary of former Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon’s Section 107 order that put our legal strike “on pause” for six months.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Canadian postal bank could be transformative—both to the post office, and to Canada’s monopolized financial sector. By @rromard.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli
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Crunching the numbers on postal banking in Canada - CCPA
Among the many proposals to transform Canada Post, one stands out: postal banking. It’s a program that could contribute to solving multiple policy problems at once—help support our postal service with...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Negotiations Continue; Canada Post Executives Appearing Before Parliamentary Committee

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Negotiations Continue; Canada Post Executives Appearing Before Parliamentary Committee
Yesterday, December 9 and today, December 10, CUPW Negotiators met with Canada Post and the federal mediators to continue discussions on our agreements in principle. Your Negotiators have flagged seve...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM