CUPW RSMC

Canada Post and CUPW have finalized contractual language for their agreement in principle and have now reached tentative agreements for the Urban and RSMC bargaining units. Summaries of the agreements are available below.
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The parties (Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers – CUPW) have reached agreements in principle but have yet to finalize tentative collective agreements for signing. While we do so, we have agreed that all strike/lockout activity is suspended. As the parties work to finalize the tentative agreements, we will make no comment
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Canada Post and CUPW met on October 30 in an effort to move negotiations forward. Since that time, discussions between the parties have continued to take place with the assistance of federal mediators.
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Canada Post will welcome back employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on Saturday, October 11 as the union moves from a full, national strike to rotating strikes. Plans are now underway to ensure a safe and orderly restart of our national operations, which were shut down without warning on September 25
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Canada Post has presented new global offers for employees represented by CUPW. The offers enable the company’s modernization while balancing its financial realities with fairness and respect for employees.
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Canada Post has informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that, in light of the significant transformational changes announced by the Government of Canada, it is reassessing its new Global Offers.In his announcement on September 25, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, said Canada Post must take decisive
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a national strike following today’s government announcement on Canada Post’s transformation. We’re disappointed that the union chose to escalate their strike activity, which will further deteriorate Canada Post’s financial situation.
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Canada Post has informed CUPW that it will be responding to the union’s recent offers with new global offers designed to move negotiations forward. This will allow the parties to return to the table next week. Work is already under way, as the offers must be accompanied by the detailed legal contractual language, which takes
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CUPW has announced it will introduce a ban on the delivery of Neighbourhood Mail, starting Monday, September 15 at 12:01 am local time. This new strike activity will replace the union’s overtime ban that was in place since May.
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For the last 21 months, Canada Post has negotiated in good faith with CUPW to reach new collective agreements that begin to address the company’s challenges while minimizing the impact on its employees. On August 20, Canada Post received counter-offers from CUPW in response to the company’s best and final offers of May 28, 2025.
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