CUPW Urban

Following today’s request from the Minister of Jobs and Families, Canada Post is ready to quickly return to the negotiations table and engage with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) with the assistance of Federal mediators.
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After 18 months of challenging negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canada Post is seeking a timely and fair resolution to restore stability to the postal system while ensuring employees have a voice in the process by allowing them to vote.
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Canada Post has asked the Minister of Jobs and Families to exercise her authority, under section 108.1 of the Canada Labour Code, to direct that a vote take place on the Corporation’s final offers submitted to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on May 28, 2025.
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Canada Post has presented final offers for employees represented by CUPW. The offers for the Urban and RSMC bargaining units protect what’s most important to employees while making important enhancements that build on the company’s most recent offers. The final offers also act on the recommendations of the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) with much-needed changes
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Canada Post received responses to our global offers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on Sunday and will review them in detail. After almost two years of negotiations, a lengthy national strike and the release of the final report of the Industrial Inquiry Commission, it’s now time for urgency and we will respond in
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a nationwide overtime ban for employees in both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. This is a legal strike action and means that CUPW-represented employees will refuse to work overtime across the company.As a result, Canada Post will continue operating but
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Canada Post has presented new global offers for employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The offers for the Urban and RSMC bargaining units demonstrate the company’s commitment to reaching agreements at this crucial point in the negotiations.The new offers go further on wage increases and would protect employees’ benefits and entitlements.
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Today, Canada Post received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity as of Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time, unless the parties reach agreements before then.Our operations continue
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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) received the final report from the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC), following hearings held earlier this year. The IIC was established to review the ongoing collective bargaining dispute between Canada Post and CUPW, as well as the company’s broader financial situation and competitiveness. The report provides
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The following letter has been mailed to CUPW-represented employees. Dear Colleague, The current collective agreements between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are in effect until May 22, 2025. Unless new agreements are reached, CUPW may be in a legal strike position after this date. I remain hopeful we can reach
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