CUPW negotiations: Discussions continue
November 5, 2024, 05:46 pm
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Discussions continued with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) through the weekend. While the negotiations were less productive than we had hoped for, neither side has provided notice (minimum 72 hours) of their intent to start a labour disruption.
The parties remain at the table. Today, Canada Post received counter offers from CUPW for both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. Canada Post is reviewing the counter proposals, which came in response to the most recent global offers presented to CUPW on October 29.
Operations continue as usual
Our regular business operations continue. It would be at least three days (minimum 72 hours) after a notice is issued or received before any labour disruption could begin. We remain committed to providing you with updates as quickly as possible as negotiations evolve.
Uncertainty taking a toll on the business
We remain committed to negotiating agreements without a labour disruption, but the threat of a disruption during the holiday shipping season has already had a serious effect on our business. It’s impacted volumes and revenue and will further deteriorate our financial situation.
Retailers require certainty for their shipments at this critical time of year and are moving their parcels to other delivery companies. Customers have also cancelled direct marketing campaigns to avoid having items stuck in the postal network in the event of a labour disruption. Our overall volumes are down significantly and continue to erode.
Changes required to our delivery model
To secure a stronger future for Canada Post, significant change is required to our delivery model, or the company will fall further behind in today’s demanding parcel delivery market. That’s why the company is negotiating a more flexible delivery model that would allow affordable seven-day-a-week parcel delivery, with more competitive pricing and other important service improvements for our customers.
A flexible delivery model to grow our parcel business is essential to being able to afford what we’ve put forward for current employees. We’ve proposed a balanced approach where current employees would make gains and not lose ground on what matters most to them. Our proposals for current employees include wage increases, enhanced leave entitlements, and protection of your defined benefit pension and job security provisions.
Remaining hopeful for a breakthrough
The company has also proposed that employees hired in the future would receive a competitive compensation package that would include a less costly approach to pension and benefits, including in post-retirement.
To date, our flexible delivery proposals have been met with resistance or constraints that would negate any potential benefits of the change. We remain hopeful that further discussions will afford a breakthrough, but urgency is required. Our deteriorating financial situation could require the company to revisit its proposals.
More information
Watch for further updates on the Negotiations Hub or in mailings to your home. On the Negotiations Hub, you can also sign up for email updates, directly to your inbox.
CUPW RSMC
CUPW has issued 72hc notice
Wakeup union take what they’ve offered you know aswell as us you refuse everything is off the table either strike… as the company will not lock us out you do this all the time and I’m quite sure our union dues will go up UNION DO THE RIGHT THING SETTLE!!!!!
A bit disconcerting… Google news https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/07/owxx-n07.html
…pretty interesting.
Customers are already finding different ways to send their stuff … we are losing more Amazon business there is a new drop off at our local convenience store now !! Once they find another way they don’t come back …. Keep it up cupw none of us will have jobs!! Thanks
Dear CUPW:
I absolutely, wholeheartedly feel that our employees affected by a possible strike, should have had the democratic opportunity to vote a 2nd time on the 2nd proposal offered by our employer.
When a small cohort of our employee base decides strike action, it is blatantly unfair. Especially when initial action is not communicated to employees/members effectively. For those of us in small rural offices, this action snuck up on us. There is a feeling of being blindsided.
I agree
95 percent isn’t small…..
Also it will be a rotating strike if we do strike, which will never hit a small depot… U will most likely not miss a days work and have days where ur paid and don’t deliver anything because the strike at a larger depot prevents any mail from reaching the smaller ones. Hope that eases the worry.
Canada Post please serve 72 hrs lock out notice. Lock us out. Let us get legislated back to work and let arbitration work it’s magic and get us a contract. We do not want CP vehicles. We do not want an hourly wage. Let’s get this over and done with:)
Amen. Company vehicles and hourly wage means I will need to look elsewhere to make a few bucks.
Ur misinformed a CPC vehicle and hourly pay would increase ur income, the union doesn’t fight to have u make less 🙄. An urban route (paid hourly) makes more money with less points of call then an rsmc route of the same variety ie. All CMBS… In addition when routes got right hand drives the people, though pissed they always break down, specifically pointed out they made more money because they didn’t spend as much on their own vehicle.
“The union doesn’t fight to have u make less” as said above by 20 yr rsmc made me laugh. Is this the same union that is A-OK with an OCRE being called last minute to deliver a route while making 85% of a route holders wage doing the very same work and with no benefits whatsoever?? The Corp might as well fire all RSMC route-holders and have them re-apply as OCRE’s. Pay them 85% less and take away all benefits. The union wouldn’t do a damn thing. We need Teamsters to represent ALL workers.
Before an ocre was a thing this was done by contractors, it actually still is in any depot with less then 3 routes…. I’d say a job where someone can collect seniority and apply to jobs the general public can not would be a little bit of a benefit compared to a contractor… They don’t make 85 percent less they make 85 percent of what a starting rsmc would on the route they’re covering. A new employee at McD’s doesn’t make what someone whose been there 5 years does lol. They are trying to improve the ocre position if u followed any of the contract negotiations. It’s funny u bring up the lowest job available within Canada Post yet don’t mention that each contract since its existence the position has slowly become better…. Oh wait that wouldn’t foster ur cupw hate now would it…
you are miss informed
i do not wany an 8 hour day
I do not want a company vehicle with no heat on some days and no air conditioning on some days
I want my winter tires and my vehicle not yo break down in the middle of nowhere
and as far as I know I certainly do not want SSD in my world
RSMC’s need more money for the use of our vehicles. Some condensed route don’t get enough money to cover gas let alone the wear and tear of vehicles. Starters; batteries; doors opening and closing. I wore out my driver seat and seatbelt. Had to replace it from wreckers. Benefits for our glasses needs to go back to every 2 years!!! This is not an option- we need to be able to see to drive and read mail. Sneaky move slipping that benefit change in last contract!!!! Do better, benefit for more massage and acupuncture. Our bodies take a beating. We deserve better! Please and Thank-you.
You are real RSMC not from management. Using corp vehicle is only way to stop our loss,
You have our respect I could not imagine sacrificing my vehicle along with my body for what this corporation deems a fair wage. ALL RSMC should fight to the end. You are the hardest working most under appreciated unit in the company, by far.
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