Understanding the offer: New video on your total compensation and benefits (Urban)

July 9, 2025, 02:17 pm 437 comments

Canada Post is providing employees with the information they need to make an informed choice when it comes time to vote on the company’s final offers to CUPW.

New information on the offers website

We’ve added new information to the offers site at canadapost.ca/offers:

Video on total compensation and benefits for Urban employees:

  • Watch a video with three key facts to help you understand your total compensation and benefits.
  • You can also read our fact sheet on your total compensation and benefits, including how:
    • Employees will receive wage increases each year.
    • Employees will also receive a signing bonus. 
    • Leave, pension, health benefits and post-retirement benefits won’t change for current employees – and regular employees will continue to benefit from industry-leading job security.
    • Cost-of-living allowance (COLA) payments will be triggered if inflation exceeds a set threshold, giving greater income protection against inflation.

About the vote

As a CUPW-represented employee, you will have the opportunity to vote on the offer for your bargaining unit. If approved, the offer would become your new collective agreement.

This comes after a year and a half of discussions with CUPW, the assistance of established mediators, four global offers and an Industrial Inquiry Commission hearing and report. This vote gives employees the opportunity to have a voice, especially as we begin to implement needed changes for the postal system.

The vote will be conducted by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. We will share information about when and how to vote as soon as it’s available.

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  • Update on when we vote?

  • Are we ever going to vote?

  • Pretty sure “Understanding the New Offer” was just Canada Post’s way of unleashing this comment section.

  • Not going to Cuba,maybe Bahamas

    Vote to find a better husband. Lol I’m the Cpc executive and husband of the Cupw executive wife. We love to get bonuses. Hahaha

  • I kill myself I really do

    My husband is Cpc executive. Im Cupw executive. I can’t decide if I should vote NO,YES or find a better husband. Lol

  • Former P04,P05 ,now LC since 2017 and Cpc supporter

    I don’t need Cupw President to tell me to vote NO. I can decide for myself. I’ve been a long time supporter of all unions and was gonna vote NO. But with Cupw constantly pushing me to vote NO,I’ve reached the boiling point and now the lesser of the two evils is Cpc so im voting YES! CUPW strategy has backfired.

  • Cupw president says the members should not be angry at OT being banned or that negotiations have failed. She continues to sat all Cupw executives local,regional and national will continue to get full pay,full benefits and generous bonuses. Not to mention vacations paid through union dues. And that’s what really matters. She concluded by saying Thank You and vote NO. Those who are reading this do you have a problem with any of it? Vote YES,NO,MAYBE ,DONT GIVE A ……

  • Therapy did not help me

    I have a life. I don’t read comments. You will never catch posting anything in this platform . I’m not sure if this contradictory or just lack of indecisiveness . Hum?

  • Lazy and proud of it..hi mom

    Yuuup. I’m taking my coffee break,every 15 minutes on the hour every hour and the rest of the time I’m writing this comment because if you’re reading it thank you. Now what to do with the rest if my shift ? Let’s see……

  • I can’t even access my Employee Self Serve after weeks of trying.
    Why did you ruin a working system?

  • Change is long overdue. It is not only coming Canada post, but the entire public service is going to be scrutinized. And where there’s fat, there’ll be layoffs. No difference here at Canada post. It’s time to grow up it’s time to modernize be competitive unfortunately there will be layoffs. Don’t see why it’s taken so long to put on this vote, let’s get it done

  • Therapy is spelled ..beer

    I couldn’t say yes but wouldn’t say no. I’m also too indecisive to make up my aledgit mind.

  • I need my pin number soon

    Ok so none of my 34 comments from the weekend were posted. That tells me Im pathetic and have no life and I’m going to Walmart right now and buy a box of……get a life.

  • I am not some po4

    I want my cash cow overtime demand to be protected and last as long as possible. I am not some lazy PO4, I try hard to rush my work in 5 hours and be paid for 8 hours, and additionally claim 3 hours of overtime for the remainder. Maybe it’s called stealing and unlawful deceptive activity, but all the same I will vote “no” as recommended. I am entitled to own my chosen route till the date of my retirement and my work itinerary is my business

  • I can’t believe how many of the urinal cake snacking crowd have not registered to vote. Obviously can’t follow basic instructions. Stop eating urinal cakes people

    • You have to be in management to be able to write that and it passes. I got mine censored for less. These pages encouraged decent against the Union more and more!

      • You have to be an incompetent to not understand instructions or a CUPW groupie to not understand simple instructions, Thanks for showing which side you’re on..

      • I hear you. None of my posts that are critical of the company have been posted for at least a week now.

    • Hmmm. Posted at 4:43 am. Obviously on one of your multiple lunch/bathroom/cigarette breaks

  • To all the not smart No voters, you can blame CUPW for government involvement now and soon to be Privatization.. You better wake up, days are numbered for everyone with CUPW playing games with our jobs. Times are changing and CUPW doesn’t want technology, FYI without new technology we can’t compete and will lost whatever business we have left, that should tell you enough about our union . Also in 2 years CUPW starts its BS again risking our jobs and disappointing Canadians.. Arbitration is the beginning of the end, don’t forget to Thank all the useless CUPW supporters, the CUPW executives stealing Bonuses and getting full pay during strike, the useless NEB who couldn’t negotiate out of a room with open doors, and especially our useless president keeping the Buffets busy instead of coming to facilities to address concerns of the membership.. CUPW is sinking us like the Titanic, you better wake up, times up.. Voting YES

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/news/content/ar-AA1Ik1WH?ocid=sapphireappshare

  • What is going on with SAP!!!!
    Massive waits to contact Access HR!!!!

  • This really is a vote on our leadership or lack of union negotiators imo. It’s an interesting situation. The union doesn’t trust the members and the members don’t trust the union. It’s a vote on our union I think. They are scared. I think it will be a close vote BUT I am guessing it will be a no vote.

    • No, it’s a vote on the final offer from Canada Post for your collective agreement. Nothing more, nothing less. If you want a better contract, vote no.

      • It doesn’t get better. You will be longing for the signing bonus that will no longer be included, since you don’t want to sign. Maybe they are hiring at The Beer Store, oh wait…

  • Being a worker I’m willing to accept bonuses,raises and bribes. Not to mention trips everywhere. I guess I really am Cpc mgmt pretending to be a worker.

  • I honestly don’t understand the entitlement of some people who think saying “No” is a smart response. Either you’re brainwashed or just acting like a puppet. Canada Post is going to spend money however it wants, that’s not your money. You don’t complain when your getting paid overtime. If layoffs happen, they’ll happen. At the end of the day, CP is still paying us, not your union executives.

    Your union leaders keep feeding you lies so you’ll blindly follow them. And if you’re following incompetent people like that, you’re only hurting your own future at Canada Post. Those constantly complaining and saying voting “No” clearly don’t appreciate their jobs they have, yet still feel entitled to stay while refusing to adapt or look for work elsewhere.

    Let’s be honest, CUPW executives doesn’t care about you. If they did, strike pay would be alot higher. Think about all the money they have saved since last strike, but no, they’re pinching pennies during strike time and can’t even feed us while we are being their puppets outside holding signs. It’s always been about money and power.

    Every company is adapting to change, and cupw executives are still stuck with an old mindset. Keep following your so-called “great” union leaders, and you’ll see how bad things will get. Mark my words.

    • This service announcement is brought to you by CPC

    • And you really think cpc cares or gives a molecule of thought to any of us? Yes they can spend as they so obviously have proven by bringing the company down to its knees. Problem is they dont know how to spend ( other then lavishly on themselves) and have no clue what theyre doing

    • Says the brainwashed corporate shill. Thanks!
      By the way, if we all thought the way you do we’d all be making $4 an hour without benefits, working seven days a week, 60 hours a week without overtime, working holidays, in unsafe conditions. Every single thing you have through Canada Post is because a union once fought for it. You may not like CUPW, but you need to realize that.

    • Agree 💯 . This is so true to anyone thinking no is the right vote. Let’s get this vote done!

    • So executives shouldn’t be held accountable at all? Thats a weird take. They get to keep failing upward without accountability?

      Management has already admitted what they are: “We’re just puppets.”
      So if we’re calling out puppetry, let’s be real, it’s not the workers pulling the strings.

  • Even when we had the most parcels ever…during covid…cpc still lost $$$$. So if the goverment thinks they need to change the posta act…they need to also look into the mismanagement done by the upoer mngmt as well!

  • In a btch for Cupw

    Do not accept the offer. Instead let Cupw dictate your career with their great negotiations skills,killing overtime and putting fear into you. Do you any problems with the above? I dont!

  • So they’re just going to accept massive losses without holding management accountable? while rewarding executives with Term extensions, bonuses, and raises?

  • There is a job opening on indeed.ca for cupw-sttp. Over $40 an hour with every Friday off. I wonder who’s dues are paying that salary. 🤔

  • As for the $1000 bonus, consider this.
    A one percent increase at $60,000/ year equals $600.

    EVERY year and it grows on itself.

    • It’s not about the bonus.
      You are saying that every year, we can get an additional 1% on top of what was offered. How so? How can you guarantee this?

      • I said, consider this….. Bonuses are a one time, non pensionable sucker pay off . $1000 turns into $700 after tax and is gone as soon as your washing machine dies. 1% is $600 plus a percentage increase every year till you retire. If you have ten years to go that $600 is $6000 plus next contracts percentage increases.
        I can guarantee this if you have the capacity to understand this boss.

  • “Upon completion of the votes conducted by the CIRB, the results of the votes, including the number of ballots cast for and against the offers and the number of spoiled ballots, shall be communicated by the CIRB to the Canada Post Corporation and CUPW RSMC and CUPW UPO, the Minister of Labour and the Director General of the FMCS without delay.”

  • marketing-calculator.net

    Is this video a sneaky attempt to simplify complex compensation changes into a catchy tune, or a genuine effort to make benefits more accessible for all employees?

  • No matter the outcome of the vote ,if it ever happens,nobody is gonna get what they want. The offer by Cpc or arbitration down the road. We all will still have to work and work and work. So enjoy it

  • Johnny B. Goode

    I’m sick of all the people calling us p04 lazy and unskilled. I can assure you It takes a tremendous amount of talent and knowledge to be considered lazy and unskilled.

    • You might be lazy, but CUPW are bunch of 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥
      They are trying to push the narrative that everyone in the union should vote no Canada Post’s offer.
      They only list local executives committees who reject the offer.
      I don’t think it’s a fair representation of everyone who pays union dues since the local executives members are only by a minimum of 30 % of the membership. Hence, they don’t represent everyone voting.
      I know a lot of hardworking people considering voting yes, so we can get rid of the lazy CUPW executives.

    • You aren’t lazy just extremely underworked! In terms of wages and benefits – CPC wants to “align the productive hourly rates payable to employees in the CUPW bargaining units with those of Canada Post’s key unionized competitors.” According to CPC’s calculations, this would mean cutting the labour costs of a CUPW Group 1 worker by either 31.5% (compared to Purolator), or 27.1% (DHL) or 29.2% (UPS).

    • Work harder at doing nothing, this is what it gets ya

  • For all those espousing the no vote. Where do you think that will leave us? There isn’t an unlimited honey pot to pay for all the ridiculous demands CUPW has put forth. The Feds are going on a job cutting spree soon and where do you think that will leave us? Arbitration will not be favorable to us under the current conditions. A no vote will open the door for layoffs and the Government would be justified in doing so. The Canadian public has no more sympathy for us. Be very careful what you wish for. I wish to stay employed.

    • A yes vote gives corporation the power to do all that without waiting for the govt
      They will tear up cba ,union bust and cut as many as needed in order to insure future management bonuses whether justified or not

      • So your logic is to vote no simply to prolong the inevitable job cuts that are necessary to streamline a company that is in dire straits? PO4s are clustered in groups chatting all shift because there is no product coming through the system, parcel hub MSCs are going out with less than half capacity, 5 ton drivers delivering one or two monos of mail to a station, and LCs with almost nothing to deliver.

        We have had an internal review done that suggests massive changes to stay viable, and another government review focusing on our five-day-a-week delivery mandate being done in the fall as the Feds look to cut costs in all Federal departments, including those that provide services to Canadians (ie. CRA). We have job losses in numerous industries, increased competition, and a weakening economy as our Southern neighbour threatens us with tariffs.

        With a no vote the possibility of a lockout is high; why would CPC pay 55 000 employees under these circumstances waiting for arbitration?

        • Say what you will. I rather go down fighting instead of bending over and going down anyway in your throw in the towel fashion

      • I think that’s fear mongering. And frankly, the union does need to be busted up and replaced with a competent one. Current volumes are at the lowest levels ever seen. There will be no business left if we don’t settle this soon. Change is a part of life and clearly changes have to be made . We will adapt.

        • You still dont get it. I said union bust not cupw bust. Cupw has its issues however no union will ever be able to save us if this draconian offer goes through

      • Actually a YES vote gives job security (NO LAYOFFS) for the life of the contract (2028),a pay raise, $1000.00 signing bonus AND status quo for all benefits

      • Stop being afraid to work. Everybody else has to.

    • If they had agreed to arbitration we probably would have a contract soon. By the time they get this forced vote done and counted we will be on year 2 of this agreement. Btw…vote NO

      • We’re voting YES, no one cares about Your No vote.. CUPW boot licker.. CUPW delaying the corporation delivering parcels on weekends which is resulting more and more loses. You have no clue what will happen if this goes to Arbitration, and all other times we’ve lost. If you think we’re getting better, go find another job.. You’ve probably never worked an 8 hour day in your life..

        • Oh but you have a crystal ball and can see what would happen in arbitration? Stop with your offensive name calling as if you know eveything

          • Don’t need a crystal ball just seniority to have been through many of these contract negotiations.No arbitrator is going to agree to 3/4s of the Union’s demands.CPC is sinking and the CULTW Groupies dont seem to get it,too much kool aid and singing Solidarity Forever like it’s 1985

    • Yet a recent Leger survey showed a majority of Canadians would be willing to at least partially subsidize the national post office to maintain services;.

      • Didnt see that survey. Did see the one keeping cpc a public service. Not sure what your saying is factual.

  • So I guess that the first 4 billion dollars were an oops. Now this last billion is supposed to end the world as we know it? After the first year of major losses, if it was my company , I would audit and repair the issues. Nothing was done if this was the case. I would force either an admission of incompetence, criminal activity or whether the company simply was due major investments and it is a normal part of doing business. Explain why there was a need for huge increases in management . They explain constantly why we need less members. There needs to be a massive internal investigation.

    • Simmer down. There was an incredible shift since 2020. One that didn’t benefit physical mail, which was how we made money for decades. Just because the model changes, doesn’t imply that people are inept or criminal. Sometimes things just change, but unfortunately, the union isn’t playing its role to change with the world of shipping.

      • This company never was run efficiently. I don’t expect it will be in the future. As far as the blame goes, it is easier to place it at the feet of the employees instead of the bloated management structure

      • Are parcel physical mail? Instead of getting our share of those parcel, we are getting sued for our pricing tactics. Remember you are the one that wanted Purolator to get those parcels instead of us. Nice going boss!

      • And what has cpc done since “” the incredible shift of 2020 “” ? other than blow through money like no tomorrow which put us this awful position we all find ourselves in today. They gave themselves millions in bonuses, we got nothing but blame! And you have the audacity to defend and justify that?

      • I am just getting warmed up. Management uses words like “shift”, ” dynamic” and “flex” to hide the fact that it is about to hit the fan. Ok, COVID. It cost any company that continued to operate alot of money to do so. Is that the ” shift” you speak of? If so it was an unpredictable learning experience for cpc. Use that as your excuse. We went from the heros to expendable, lazy liabilities in CPCs eyes. This unheard of system of not settling a contract has cost us more. I would be very nervous if I was upper management at this point in the game.

      • The incredible shift since 2020 has been the significant rise in parcel volume, which should be increasing our revenues and generating profits. There has also been a recent increase in neighbourhood and personalized mail, which are helping to offset the decrease in lettermail.

        Yes, changes have to be made to adapt to a changing marketplace, but putting that entirely on workers is an abdication of responsibility by management that has played no small part in creating the current financial situation.

        • Facts do Matter, so keep on commenting.

        • Your comments are needed here, Facts do matter!

        • How is this all on the workers exactly? What are you losing? Nothing. You think you are the only people who work here? There are about 15,000 others doing work around here and all facing changes. I know you think that the everything runs because of the carriers, but there is so much more than that. It’s not all about you and your alleged concessions. There is competition that eats our lunch because they don’t threaten to go on strike every five years. That sets us back every time. It’s double time weekends and OT to cover for someone on their tenth personal day…The other companies don’t have this problem. They don’t have half of their workforce locked in to a wilting product line. PM is not making up for LM when it’s a half price option and it needs to be cheap to remain viable. Union talking about wifi and craft fairs is completely out of touch. The company needs cheap flat rate shipping to succeed and they can’t do it when they are on paying for people to hop fences and walk through gardens to finish a smaller amount of mail.

  • “This vote gives employees the opportunity to have a voice…”

    We have a voice; it’s our union, through which we voted on a program of demands that our negotiating team has been representing at the bargaining table. Or at least has tried to, the few times the employer has been willing to sit at the table before walking away.

    • Please continue to post comments, you are knowledgeable and your experience really comes through, thank you!

    • Were you honestly aware when you submitted your strike vote that we’d be striking to contract-in snow removal and cleaning staff, demanding charging stations and social hubs as a new ‘revenue stream’ for CPC? I think most of us were unaware of CUPW’s real demands until it was too late.

      I know many members don’t support these demands, do you support them?

      • Also only a fraction even voted

      • We voted on the program of demands. If you didn’t show up to vote against them, that’s on you. If you did and just don’t like how the vote turned out, that’s democrcacy.

        • And this vote were about to have is democracy as well. Members get their say whether they showed up or not. Its finally not cupw’s brand of lack of democracy.

        • You’re right, members don’t show up at meetings, but complained constantly against the lack of “free speech”. Free Speech starts in monthly meetings not in CP info post!

    • Who in their right mind would sit and listen to CUPW’s ridiculous list of demands and probably screaming and acting like children.Always have acted that way

    • You only have a voice if you agree with everything the union demands. If you have ever been to a meeting and witnessed someone expressing an opposing view, you know how quickly the union dictators gang up and insist that they, and only they, have the knowledge to do what’s best. Union exec believe the meetings are for members to listen, nod their heads in agreement , and vote how union tells them to. So if you think that is “having a voice “ then I guess you are right.

    • The voice is that of the CUPW executive not the members.

  • Look it’s 2025 not 1995. Our business model has changed and change is required for our business survival. This labour disruption and lack of agreement is killing our business. Time for a vote.

    • Well said Jack

    • The vote is going to do nothing for business, absolutely nothing. Its only purpose is to place all of canada post blame, blunders and wasteful spending at the feet of employees and to penalize them as if all problems are because of the employees. Meanwhile the board is laughing at employees while voting themselves bonuses drinking champagne eating caviar and smoking cigars saying look at all those idiot employees, some actually think that this vote has anything to do with their best interests

  • Let this vote be done soon. 19 months and going on is not anymore negotiations, it’s stalling, punishing small businesses and family of union members. 19 months + is not anymore negotiations, it’s politics. 19 + months is not anymore negotiations it’s division. Let vote done

  • Objective position with no bias

    Hey kids Cupw president has sent out a statement saying all levels of the onion local,regional and national have overwhelming told anyone with a pair of ears vote NO to Cpc offer. They are in total agreeance that the offer doesn’t meet Cupw needs and criteria. Here’s a questions kids, why didn’t Cupw allow the members to vote on the offer huh? And now Cupw is desperate and clawing to hang on cause they have failed all the members . I say vote how you want. Don’t let Cupw brainwash you. You don’t see Cpc making statements.

    • You are literally responding in a forum that they have created, reading the printed brochures they have mailed out, and watching their videos, all telling the members to vote yes. They are absolutely making statements

      • The union asked specifically to have this forum by the way. The actually were crying to the CIRB about not having a voice, while having their own troll farm website. The one that doesn’t allow comments or opinions

        • And this isn’t a troll farm? It’s the very definition of one. It suits the company just fine.

          • Who pays you? People seem to forget that.At least we get to comment on this”troll farm” And really if you dont like the comments on here stay off

      • We have to voice in here because the cupw website doesn’t allow for us to comment there

    • CUPW didn’t present the vote to members because that’s how collective bargaining works. The negotiating team has a mandate to represent our program of demands, and the national executive has a mandate to determine if an offer is close enough to that to present it to members for a vote.

      Meanwhile, CPC is not only making statements on this site, and sending emails and direct mailings, they are also using workplace resources to promote the offer, something the union doesn’t have access to.

      If this is such a great offer, why do they have to cheat to get yes votes?

      • Really? These are your facts that matter? You think cpc is cheating? Thats pretty lame. Last time i checked cupw had some computers. Its not hard to use their data base and send out emails or alerts to members. But i guess they have other more important things to do. Oh, and they could send out their own direct mailings if they wanted to. There are stewards, and elected members that can relay updates to members daily on the floor. Again… if they wanted to. Plus there are union boards everywhere to post current and important information for members. Again… if they wanted to. And cupw could create a comment or feedback message board on their website, similiar to this. Again… if they wanted to. So drop the so sad im mad cpc plays unfair act will ya? If your going to call yourself facts matter, then state the facts.

  • CPC will be using machines to replace inside workers….machines wont ne delivering the mail.
    Careful, a yes vote might make you lose your job…

    • Vote no, and any fulltimer with 7 or less years is out the door. Those inside workers have lots of seniority, and will be back on the street. The PPD folks will be bought out, or forced into retirement when a position is made for them in a Depot the don’t want to commute to.

      • Think it’s 5 years, not seven

      • There is no way anyone with 25 years inside goes outside now. I mean no offence, but the job has changed, ssd and dynamic routing will make it a nightmare with extremely long walks

      • Voting no will not stop SSD; nobody is rushing to be back on the street anytime soon.

        On the other hand, many older letter carriers plan to go inside if this offer is accepted. Do the math on how that will affect Group 1 seniority lists.

        • I can assure you the only place letter carriers will go if they can no longer do their walks is sorting for ssd. They will not be working in the plant

    • Your funny, and it’s funny how all the kool-aid followers believe this union. They are all backward thinkers. Think forward and for yourself. Shame on them for coming into the depots and spreading misinformation when if you actually know how to read and understand you would see this.

      • You profess to be able to read and yet it is you that is incapable of reading and truly understanding what’s at stake happening here. I am not a union rep but I can see clearly with my own eyes how a yes vote is the beginning of a systematic dismantling of our jobs, our collective agreement and union representation of any sort by cpc in attempt to fix the myriad of problems caused solely by cpc ineptitude and mismanagement

    • Careful too because if it goes by seniority, theres inside workers that’ll take your job.No one’s job is safe.

    • What mail? Letter mail and parcel volumes are way down. This isn’t 1990. It’s 2025. Letters are a thing of the past, and there are a lot of companies will to deliver parcels to the majority of Canada.

  • Here is a yes for me done with cupw rose colored glasses 🕶️🤓

  • Karma is a btch

    I do not need an extension to continue bullying Cupw local presidents,executives and fellow workers. Instant karma will continue to get you.

  • Radio killed the video star

    I love my brothers I love my sisters. I love my kids. I love the kids that may or may not be mine…paternity tests pending. I love Canada Post. I love Canadian Union of Postal Workers. I love you. I love me. I love love. Just needed a break from all these negative comments

  • I wish this vote would happen already. I also wish CUPW would stop preaching and bullying members into a no vote. Let people decide for themselves. I vote YES. IF it ever happens???

    • On the contrary, I wish I could vote no already without all the propaganda, fear mongering, and bullying from management.

    • And last bulletin they are so sure everyone is voting NO,listing locals,sending their goons in to threaten, theyll stop at nothing.Funny thing is if supers bully,they are all over them and rightfully so, but take a look in your own backyard CUPW!

  • No spoke da english ,

    Is it true that the two official languages of Canada are Hockey and Tim Hortons? Because if that’s true I’m wasting my time putting these comments together in english since i only speak spanglish.

  • My real name is not Anomymos ,I think

    I will stop using my indecisive skills in order to vote yes or no,but I’m not sure.

  • I will monitor the vote Honest Ed

    In the mock vote,here are the results…
    1. YES. 10%
    2. NO. 10%
    3. MAYBE. 10%
    4. OTHER. 10%
    5. THE FIFTH CHOICE ON THIS LIST. 60%

  • Leaf supporter since 1967

    Is the voting for the Cpc offer gonna happen before my Leafs win the Stanley Cup?

  • Only people without a life would waste their time posting comments.

    • Commenting has value just like small talk shares our humanity. Jesus says to love our brothers and sisters like we love ourselves. Treat everyone as if they have a valuable life and that their comments should be as worthy as our own even if they contradict our view.

    • Then you must not have a life either! Lol

  • CUPW is whining… er… I mean… winning.

  • Reverse Psychology

    Don’t not vote no.

  • I am willing to vote yes if we remove the Board or Directors and 25% of the management right down to C&D

  • When the heck is this vote going to happen???

  • Canada Post has received a $1.034 billion repayable loan from the Canadian government to maintain solvency and continue operations. This funding was provided in response to significant financial challenges, including a large operating loss in 2024 and the need to repay a $500 million bond in July 2025. The loan is intended as a temporary measure to help Canada Post navigate its current difficulties while working towards long-term sustainability. ******* This billion is all that is left less what they have already burned through. Canada post is not authorized for any more money. In the end it will come down to money and the rules that govern bonds etc.

    • I really don’t understand why Team Vote No doesn’t understand what is happening.

      Canada Post cannot pay its employees and CUPW Members with $0 in the bank. Some people are not living in reality.

    • Coincidentally, that loan came around the same time Purolator bought Canada’s largest customs brokerage for around the same amount.

      Tell us about Canada Post’s financial woes when they stop paying executive bonuses – and stop giving executive raises at rates 3½ what workers have gotten over the past decade.

  • Common CPC run the vote let’s get on life …..here is ur first YES

  • Brothers and sisters…before deciding on how you will vote, please educate yourselves and take the time to read over the entire offer (not just the highlites). This round of negotiations has been going on waaay too long. Both CPC and CUPW are to blame for this mess yet both sides blame each other. CUPW is dead set against any changes CPC needs to make to get themselves somewhat financially positive. That said…CPC is wanting sweeping changes all at once which, understandably, will cause resistance within the membership. This vote and the next round of negotiations in 2028 will determine the future of CPC. Do not fall prey to the scare tactics and fear mongering from both CPC and CUPW. SSD, weekends (staffed by PT staff), and non existent OT is coming. This is fact. Do not allow yourselves to think that CUPW can change this.
    Seems that CUPW thinks that this is the hill they choose to die on. Unfortunately they may get their wish.
    Once again…educate yourselves and vote the way you think is best for you.

  • “Anonymous” commenter sure has a lot of time on their hands. So many comments. Even replies to themself. Must be a high seniority delivery agent who completes their day in two hours but gets paid for eight. A comment to one is a comment to all. The echo chamber continues.

  • People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along?

    • Probably not. The struggle, apparently, always continues.

    • The yes side cannot. They need to constantly hammer their opinion into everyone else.

      • You must be joking right? The ones hammering and strong arming are the CUPW Executive and its Minions! Theyre even releasing “false info” everyone in each local they listed are voting NO! Uh huh.Everyone take another sip of their Kool Aid🙄

  • Looks like the liberal government.The ones you love so much and wanted to win are going to be the union busters

  • To the person just saying it takes alot of balls to apologize especially in this platform since so many are angry and disrespectful.. I applaud you and hopefully other will be inspired to be kinder and more nicer towards each other.

    • Then why is this page still active? Since it’s full of anger and disrespect it should be closed.

      • Its the only place where we have “Freedom of Speech”.Where’s CUPW’s? Oh right we’re not allowed to have an opinion unless we agree with them 100%! Speaking of anger and disrespect!

        • You just gave the reason why this page exists; to complain against the Union. Nothing else!

          • No its to give opinions one way or another and everyone’s opinion should be respected…Not jumped on if a person is voting yes which is what would happen on CUPW page the same way it is happening in the plants

  • Union advocated for one of the parties that won the federal elections. Therefore should stay satisfied and not critisize it for interference and CPC support, even if it loose in arbitration with a worse offer.

  • Tired of these kindergarden games

    I’m sending a strong bat signal to both Cpc and Cupw. Have balls for once in your lives and work together to make Canada Post a great company again. I’m I asking too much, seriously

  • I want to apologize for some of the comments I’ve made, I realize now that they may have come across as pretty harsh and arrogant

    • This round of bargaining is bringing out the worst of us all. Apologies accepted.

      • I was hacked and regret nothing. I have no beef with 95% of the members, but that 5% is never going to be happy, ever…that is sad and a miserable existence

        • Please quit posting with my name, we all know you are trolling, I have already stated that I was wrong to say the things I have

        • So you are commenting towards 5% of the membership? It seems as though you are a part of that 5%. Better take a closer look at yourself soup sayer

        • We ll see if you are as smart as you think you are. With those numbers that you posted that means only 5% should vote NO. I gotta think that it is the 95% that will vote NO. If that happens you might wanna reevaluate your ideals.
          Vote NO.

    • Just not saying

      I enjoyed your harsh and arrogance.Dont need to apologize just learn from it the way I did

    • You don’t need to apologize . Anyone who got hurt feelings can pick up their participation ribbon and head back to their safe space.

  • I’m pretty sure my hair will grow back before we vote on the offer.

  • Should I use Anomymos not sure

    If offer accepted I will use the $1000 minus deductions to take a course on how to write better comments thien this. I’m not sure if this is sarcasm since I’m too indecisive.

  • I’m not sure why. The corporation insists on calling the supervisors. Team leaders, they should be called enablers

  • Sarcastic Sally

    If I don’t stop making comments Cupw will no longer deduct union dues from me. OMG who’s gonna pay for their Cuba vacation?

  • I’m not ready to vote on whether I want my union dues to pay for NEB upcoming winter vacations .
    I’ll decide when I come back from vacation

  • Brothers and Sisters stand as 1.

    Read enough comments to realize that Cupw members stand together . There is no division or vendictivebess . We believe in everything Cupw says and does because it’s fior the benefit of the members. This offer is a slap by the evil emperor
    Cpc to destroy Cupw. But it won’t hapoen cause we’re to smart to fall for this prapaganda comment.

  • No matter what is said there will always be an opposite comment just to be antagonizing. So go ahead make my day .

  • In the event of a strike I will not only picket but supply the coffee here in Toronto. Because Cupw is to frinkin cheap to do it. Hope my strike cheque doesnt bounce like it did last year. Ha ha ha. I love Cupw

  • PSAC union rep said government spending cuts starting at the end of August are going to result in 1000’s of jobs lost. Maybe CUPW can offer to mentor PSAC on starting a banking system and drop in drug use sites which should bring the job loss to almost zero. Hopefully Canada Post employees are smart enough to vote yes so our jobs are safe.

  • Canada Post pays me not CUPW. Yes vote here

    • Canada Post pays you what they do, instead of minimum wage, because of CUPW. I’m voting no.

      • My dues pay forNEB vacations to Ottawa,Niagara Cuba etc. If not for dues NEB would vacation in their backyard. Voting YES

  • Cupw local president Toronto

    Throw in a Cuba vacation and im with you.

  • All the way take the bribe.

  • Cuba Bro alias Cancun Bro

    I’m with you . Cancun Bro

  • Cancun Bro alias Cuba Bro

    I’m willing to accept the 1000 dollar bribe no matter the results of the vote. Who’s with me

    • Hey guy(woman, he/she, or whatever gender affirming pronoun you go by), you know that in order to get the $1000 that the majority of the membership have to take the bait and vote yes.
      CUPW is not doing a good job sway the no vote here since they don’t have any money to bribe anyone. They are practically begging for you to pay them more regardless of the outcome.

  • Can someone explain why the lack of ethics of this company’s execs is not under scrutiny?

    Quebec has two lawsuits against them, one for selling personal information and now BC for price dripping. They are stealing from their customers and then wonder why they have no business..

    But it’s the worker that came back an hr early that is sinking this place.

    Give your head a shake people

    • Price dripping suit is ridiculous. All carriers instituted a fuel surcharge, which is fully published and itemized. This is the equivalent to saying that adding sales tax is an unforeseen cost added incorrectly. A frivolous waste of court time and little more than an attack
      on the national carrier. It just means less money for employees in the end and more court delays we can all do without.

      • It doesn’t matter what you say, boss, the judge said the suit can go forward. The image that it gives Canadian is what’s important, you changed the way the pages worked in 2023, so it would be harder to figure out the real price. If you act like that with your clients you’re surely doing worse to your employees!

        • Sure it can go forward, but it has no legs to win. As mentioned above, this is standard practice in the shipping industry and not exclusive to CPC, they just use them as a big target. Did you also know that CPC has the lowest fuel surcharges in the industry? Waste of resources

          • Hiding behind four pages the price you will pay is a standard? I didn’t see lawsuits against other carriers, for doing that.

          • Maybe we have the lowest fuel surcharge, we are still being sued and or image is tarnished! We lost against Lee Valley and may lose again! Face it boss, upper management is the problem!

      • It doesn’t matter what you think about the lawsuit. It’s what the potential clients think! Another proof that CPC doesn’t care about the clients and their employees!

      • Remember this; the settlement reached in the Class Action between Lee Valley Tools and Canada Post. Canada Post has or will discontinue the charging practices in issue, and will also pay $5,050,000.00 for claims and $1,300,000.00 towards the plaintiff’s legal costs. Another client loss thanks to charging practice.

        • The case from Lee Valley is also ridiculous and has changed nothing. All carriers use volumetric weight for shipping. That’s why ikea packs furniture in the flattest box available. The case from 2008 has changed nothing as cubing is and always will be a part of shipping. You don’t ship a table already built, you ship it flat packed. Even though the weight is the same, truck/ plane space is done by size unless it’s heavier

          • Stop it boss, we lost because they were right and CPC was wrong. That’s the problem we think everyone is doing it but we are the only one sued, and we lose.

          • “The case from Lee Valley is also ridiculous…”
            Then why did Canada Post settle and change its billing practices as well as refund customers?

            “…and has changed nothing.”
            See the part about Canada Post changing its billing practices and refunding customers.

          • To this day they still have cubing charges and so does every other carrier. Lee Valley is also still a customer. Do you think they would be a customer if the had successfully sued the company.Skip past the headlines and get the real news, it might also help you when the vote comes around.

          • Which part of it cost cpc lots of money which contributed to this never ending saga we are perpetually stuck in , do you not understand?

      • I notice you didn’t comment on the selling of personal information in your never ending defense of the mighty coporation. Theyre making money off the customers they supposedly care so much about by encouraging addressed admail. All in order to continue bombarding customers with garbage they dont want while also circumventing carrier admail pay in the process. I ask you where the h*ll did all that money go?

    • Send them a strong signal. NO!

    • More like leaving work 3 to 4 hours before the end of their shift.

      • Ok you definitely need to calm down.
        Come over to the LC side if your so angry. 😠. Not our fault volumes are down. Get a life. Routes are designed for 60 percent coverage average daily. Sometimes we have more, sometimes less. We took the job because that’s what we want to do… instead of being inside and being sarcastic and rude like you, not everyone, just you right now!! Done!

  • Born Yestercontract

    What’s a union?

  • Another CPC lawsuit coming out of BC. These executives are a bunch of felons

    • Are you talking about the president and her minions?
      That sounds about right after her continual harassment of her local MP ( who has nothing to do with labour or jobs) at his constituency office.

    • Yup. CPC executives aren’t being held accountable for the failures of the corporation. Change needs to start from the top.

  • CUPW: Vote no or else CPC’s final offer will guarantee you never have OT opportunites again. Also CUPW: Do not work OT while you still have the opportunity. Good times!

  • I’ll take Signing Bonus for $1000, Alex.

  • Both outcomes are bad! The current offer or arbitration. Nobody knows what type of arbitration they will use but I can bet it won’t be pretty. Stuck behind a rock and hard place. My personal opinion is it won’t pass. And arbitration will probably take us into the next negotiations before it’s even finished lol. So I think the government will intervene quickly.

    • Exactly.
      I think a game of rock, paper, scissors would give us a better outcome than having to wait for arbitration if the No vote wins. CUPW is way over their heads since they were the ones who refused arbitration when it was first offered.
      If the yes vote wins, we accept the deal no more having to wait for a contract agreement.
      It’s a Catch 22.

      • Your analysis is too simple. Arbitration was not the best option last year. Management offer was way too low and with too many rollbacks. Now that management has moved, albeit very little, and dropped some rollbacks, we’re in a better position for arbitration.

  • Canada Post has a mandate to provide quality postal services to all Canadians in a secure and financially self-sustaining manner. Canada Post must be efficient and financially sustainable for the long term, and the government is exploring all options to that effect.”

    • Government is having a Canada Post mandate review this fall. It said there will be major changes coming that the union is already crying about. Only delusional people think that a no vote would make things better, you can keep on fighting that battle you’re never going to win. Change is coming no matter how hard you yell and stomp your feet.

    • So would it be OK if we hire another 700 supervisors? just sayin

      • Maybe the new plan is supervisors will sort and deliver all mail and parcels. Problem solved, no need for employees and union anymore. Now I’ll have to update my 1995 version of my resume.

      • Yeah that’ll solve all our problems

      • Canada post is not authorized to receive any more money. so the fall sounds about right when the money will run out.

  • Lazy crazy hazy p04 James T

    I’m willing to sign a multi million dollar contract to stay with Canada Post. Instead of being traded to Dollarama

  • I’m a foreignor .Not saying which country I’m from i don’t want to dissect Canadians. But I’m grateful for everything Cpc and Cupw have done for me and my family. So I will accept the results of the offer and look forward to a hopefully bright future.

  • It’s already in the today’s news: “Federal government ‘exploring all options’ to modernize Canada Post, as it launches overdue mandate review”.

    • Start by modernizing it’s executive and management structure. Ie. hold them accountable, for once, for their incompetence and fire them with cause for the mess they made.

  • Some of my voices tell me to vote yes. Some tell me to vote no. Yet none of my voices tell me the winning lottery numbers.

  • I will not use this platform to tell you I don’t care how anybody else votes. I’m voting ….don’t care anymore.

  • I'm will not stay anomymos

    Ok just finished my therapy for indesiveness disorder . I’m not sure if it helped or not because I’m still indesive .

  • Fast Eddy from Manitoba

    This platform is to be used for intelligent and well thought out comments. There is no room for frivolous so called sarcasm that has no room in this platform. And soon as I read an intelligent well thought of comment I’ll stop making frivolous sarcastic comments. Lol. Lol lol

  • I do sit down comedy for free

    I have no sense of humor that I’m aware of so I hope people don’t think this a sarcastic question but is there any overtime this weekend?

    • Plenty, for soups, even though there are way too many of them, they do nothing, and there’s no mail. Then they’ll blame the employees for losing money and try to reduce our raises and cut our benefits.

  • It is entertaining to read that some people think that Canada Post cannot go bankrupt and cease to exist. Canada Post can’t pay its employees and CUPW members with money they don’t have. Letter mail and parcel volumes have decreased for many reasons. The CUPW “Vote No” crew thinks that staffing levels should remain as is and that once you’re hired it’s a job for life. Zero sense of reality.

    • Exactly. All we can do is hope the majority has common sense and will stand up the the bullies at the top of cupw.

    • The yes voters think the bloated cpc executives and management should get a free ride on the corporation’s financial situation. Management shouldn’t have to be accountable or change how they run things, even if they’re running it into the ground.

    • Parcel volumes have increased, not decreased. You must be a supervisor.

      • If this is true, please explain why MSCs in parcel hubs are going out to deliver at 50% capacity. There are no parcels, there is no letter mail. Volume counts for restructures are going to be brutal this year.

    • Yet they seem to find the money to pay bonuses to executives.

      And buy Canada’s largest customs brokerage through Purolator, coincidentally at the same time they borrowed about a billion bucks from the government, which coincidentally is just about the estimated value of that brokerage.

      • They also pay bonuses to letter carriers for delivering flyers. They are just doing their jobs, so why should that be paid more? Thousands of dollars per worker times 23,000 is a lot more money than the total bonus for management performance. Purolator bought Livingstone, not Canada Post. It’s not the same thing, actually Purolator is profitable and this will increase their growth potential. It should also be able to be cross function with the postal system if required which will help CP get profitable again. You think that they just moved their loan to go buy something? They need that money to carry your wasted labour cost for the last year.

        • Ok. In the next volume count lets sort in the flyers with the mail and give us proper weights and volumes .Remember, if the letter touches both sides of the case slot it is considered over sized. That would be what the union has been pushing for since I started 25 years ago. That would result in fair, pensionable earnings and you can keep your 2 cents.

        • They do not pay “bonuses” for delivering flyers, they pay what has been agreed to by both parties in the collective agreement.

          Purolator is a subsidiary of the Canada Post Group of Companies, which received the federal loan. We don’t know how much they paid for Livingstone nor how much of that came from the loam because there is almost no transparency regarding Canada Post’s finances.

          Also, Purolator is profitable because CPC’s CEO (who also sits on Puro’s board) keeps shifting major customers there, at the expense of our national postal service.

          As for wasted labour costs, I assume you mean executive bonuses for posting huge losses.

  • Militant Mike G. P04 with balls

    All the Cupw cronies who use fear,intimidation and bullying tactics better realize it works both ways. There’s a lot of people across this great land who will show you cronies how its done right.

  • Was gonna vote NO, now voting YES Jimmy LC from Mars

    Thank CIRB for dismissing Cupw whiny childlike complaint. For those who bad mouth Cupw shame on you. They just proved they are really good at being whiny childlike and losing complaints. Ha ha ha

    • Fan of The Champ

      I like how CUPW puts in complaint. They had zero chance of winning. They are mad that the employer actually communicates with the members.

    • Cupw mad that the employer actually communicates with the members/employees. CUPW so called leadership are a bunch of commie dictators

    • I was debating on voting no as well but now changed my mind and now voting YES. Our vote really didn’t matter in December and nothing was accomplished but lost wages and lost business. The government will modernize CP, like it or not. I lost hope in our representatives and think voting yes would be better than the government intervening. You all know USPS is so much different, and letter mail has limited volume now. Amazon has taken over the parcel business. I feel most people who work at Canada Post don’t appreciate their jobs, but rather complain and don’t find another. Im with Jimmy on this. Im voting Yes.

      • Well that’s fantastic

      • I hope the government modernizes Canada Post. They can start by holding Canada Post executives accountable for all our loses. What a modern idea!!!

      • This vote IS the government intervening. This all could have been settled long ago at the bargaining table if the Liberals had stayed out of it and made it absolutely clear to the employer that they would not intervene.

        When they did that with Air Canada and (more recently) with DHL, deals were reached within days. It’s amazing how employers will negotiate in good fait when that’s their only option.

  • Former postal worker

    Regardless of the outcome of the vote, the glory days of the extremist, Marxist CUPW are over. The government has just announced a review of the Canada Post mandate. Whoever thinks that the government, facing very serious financial and economic head winds, will set aside billions of dollars to keep an ailing and increasing irrelevant organization afloat, does not live in, neither he or she understands the real world.

    • Funny because we have 3 new supervisors this month and no one retired. Must be trying to go through that billion quick

      • How do you know if anyone retired? Stay in your lane. They could all be training there for citywide coverage. You don’t know anything except what they give you in a day. Then rinse and repeat. Just do that until you retire

        • Haha. Just Sayin getting angry. Interesting how his posts keep going through even after violating the comment policy..

          Just like CP. do what ever you want, the rules don’t apply.

          No vote. We take you down with us

          • Not angry at all, nor have I violated any policy. You just need to realize that the winds are not in your favour. Nothing is going to go your way, based on a PM mandate to cut costs and a mandate restructure in the fall. The union and its stubborn leaders are what people call the low hanging fruit. But you do what you want by all means, I’ll just sit and watch it crumble.

          • It’s good it is getting angry. That’s exactly the reaction you’d expect from a soup. Just sayin…😄

        • Not sure what city in Canada needs all these. It would have to be a huge metropolis. I am sorry if I touched a nerve. I was not aware that I had a lane here. I’ll be in the back washing my hair if you need me your highness.

        • The ridiculous amount of misspending is no secret. My lane? Condescending stabs at the union workers is what you are getting paid for. All your posts within a ten minute span and every one of them allowed. We know who you are.

        • Just last night I saw 3 soups, the souper soup, and their manager standing around on the floor talking. I walked by and overheard one asking the other if their European vacation was a once in a lifetime experience. A decade ago, only 2 soups on the floor,rarely ever see the souper soup, and never the manager. We also had twice the number of machines running and were profitable. Canada Post is wasting money on excessive soups!

          • Who cares who went on a European vacation? The real issue here is saving our own jobs.CUPW has gone way too far this time with their ridiculous demands and thinking its the 1970s.Peace man✌️

          • You think that’s bad? On our floor, there was 3 supervisors, the superintendent, and the manager all patrolling the floor, together! Yes, they need 5 members from management to supervise the floor now. Used to be 2. One on the east side, one on the west. Things ran well and we were profitable back then.

      • They are training them so they can work weekends

  • I’m an LC and will be voting yes. CUPW claims to be there for you. But during covid they where nowhere to be seen when I was getting 80-150 parcels each day during covid.I’ll take my chances with CP at least they are not irrational and in a fantasy land.

    • CPC management not in fantasy land? They believe they can carry on running the corporation into the ground and blaming employees for it. That’s their fantasy.

  • Your new intra post portal ess. Whatever you want to call, it is a total disaster. Whoever designed this should be the first one fired. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. You created a nightmare,

  • releasing details of the 2028 offer should be considered extortion 2028…as what they presented a nightmare offer
    But that’s usually the way negotiations begin with the worst possible offer. Having said that, releasing such an offer might be changing the minds of how people should vote

  • Union had a rally at our plant. There were three people covered in stickers chanting garbage and trying to hand out papers that no one took. Reminded me of the street folk you used to see on the Vegas strip years ago.

  • I’m not sure if everyone has had a chance to read the recent message from CUPW, which claims that “we all gain if we stick together.” Personally, I feel that statement is a joke and just trying to “brainwash” you. They are dictators and want you to be the follower. They say jump, you respond, “HOW HIGH !”

    I’m not here to follow the president or the executive team. They don’t pay our wages. If others feel comfortable doing so, that’s their choice. But I believe continuing down this path could lead to major job losses, not fewer. Canada Post is already in the hole. I feel CUPW executives and the president have contributed to boxes coming in earlier than expected. Watch and see, and expect major job cuts then. It’s going to happen.

    This union has not demonstrated strong leadership or organization, especially when compared to other unions like the Teamsters or Unifor, who conduct themselves with more professionalism and transparency. This one has more of an egotistic approach. They are all close to retirement and seems like their one time they have a bit of power every 4 years is to cause a scene. Do you see any other union doing this every contract ? Only us. Next time, you people think about voting for an executive or a president – best to vote for someone younger with years left for service. Someone who is not close to retirement and incompetent.

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and here’s mine: CUPW executives used tactics to influence and manipulate members into supporting their agenda. If they truly cared about us, they would give us a genuine right to vote, not a controlled or staged process that happened in December strike. I like most of us were the Muppets and their only for the strike pay. I would of never showed up if we didn’t receive strike pay. We didn’t vote on that. If you really think your vote was counted, read the constitutional bylaw on voting for unions. They don’t have to give you an accurate figure because we signed them when we were hired. Why do you think CIRB is involved now. They tricked you into thinking you voted for a strike in December. This is your representation telling you a lie that you don’t even know. Is this the representation you want? All they care about is your $100 a month union due to invest or go to Cuba for meetings.

    Times have changed, we’re not in the 1980s anymore. Think about what I say above. You have a choice. I am voting yes for the offer because I have years left for service.

    • Gary is back with his long winded barely thought out opinions. Good job. You hit all the key notes. Teamsters, brainwash, Cuba, 80s etc. I wish I could watch you enjoy all the benefits we got you and the ones we will get you when this overwhelming NO vote comes through.

      • Ah! Your reponse to gary contained a “we”. You must be another kool aid drinking communist cupw troll arguing with reason. Tell me oh wise one, what was gained when “your” brilliant cupw gave away members serverance packages in 2001, or sicktime in 2011? Oh i know! It was given away as part of a deal so cpc would continue to pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into cupw communist programs, like education, child care, cuba trips and others! Cant wait until yes wins and members work to get rid of the corrupt union of postal workers.

        • Communist programs like education? Child care? I didn’t realize that those were communist programs. I don’t think cupw funds the Cuba trips either but continue…
          I know, how about another witty Kool aid joke. Those are clever.

    • If you have years left you might want to rethink things a bit

    • Blah blah blah… yeah and CPC management is perfect. They never screw up and ran the corporation into the ground. It’s all union’s fault. Sure, keep drinking the management kool-aid.

  • I am voting YES for one simple reason. This union needs to know how disgusted the actual employees that work are with them and their games. I’ll work hard I’m not scared I vote for a 50% staff reduction! Have any of you ever worked in other warehouse jobs cause that what we are. You have to work! Sweat! For 8 hours! You go home tired! That’s life for a no skill job which is what this is! Away with CUPW let’s vote yes and get this ball rolling!

    • What planet did you come from?

      • Graveyard Po4 comes from the REAL WORLD, not CUPW’s world where you can do diddly squat, never break a sweat and still get paid…Cant wait to see that way of thinking OVER where people have to work! The horror!😱

    • And you can continue to work hard, with a 50% pay cut, all while they hire more unskilled soups to whip you to work even harder. This is the future you want.

  • CUPW is a powerful testament to how solidarity across diverse groups—men and women, urban and rural, full-time and temporary, straight and queer—has driven significant gains in workplace rights, equity, and protections.

    Below, I’ll summarize the key milestones and provide a brief analysis of their significance!

    1. **1960s-1970: Equal Pay for Women**
    – Male workers supported equal pay for women in the same job classifications, achieved in 1970.
    – *Significance*: A landmark step toward gender equity in wages, aligning with broader feminist movements of the era.

    2. **1974: Pay Increase for Coders**
    – A 2-week illegal strike raised coder pay (mostly women) from PO1 to PO4.
    – *Significance*: Demonstrates the power of direct action to address occupational segregation and low pay for women.

    3. **1978-2004: RSMC Employee Status**
    – Urban CUPW and LCUC members provided financial, political, and organizing support, culminating in Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMCs) gaining employee status in 2004.
    – *Significance*: Transformed RSMCs from contractors to employees with rights, showcasing long-term solidarity.

    4. **1981: Paid Maternity Leave**
    – CUPW, with full membership support, became the first federal sector union to secure paid maternity leave.
    – *Significance*: A pioneering win for family-friendly policies in the federal workforce.

    5. **1982: Temporary Employee Pay**
    – Regular employees backed raising temporary workers’ pay to match regular employees’ minimum rate.
    – *Significance*: Reduced exploitation of temporary workers, promoting fairness across employment types.

    6. **1980s: Same-Sex Benefits and Non-Discrimination**
    – Heterosexual members supported benefits for same-sex couples and anti-discrimination clauses, a first for federal unions.
    – *Significance*: Advanced LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace during a time of significant social stigma.

    7. **1985: Night Recovery Leave**
    – Day and evening workers supported night recovery leave for night shift workers, a federal sector first.
    – *Significance*: Addressed health and safety for shift workers, improving work-life balance.

    8. **1985: Pre-Retirement Leave**
    – Younger workers backed pre-retirement leave for senior employees based on age and service.
    – *Significance*: Supported older workers’ dignity and financial security, fostering intergenerational solidarity.

    9. **1987: Health and Safety for Pregnant Workers**
    – Membership supported special health and safety provisions for pregnant workers and equal pay for Christmas casuals.
    – *Significance*: Enhanced workplace safety and equity for seasonal workers.

    10. **1991-1992: Multiple Gains**
    – Paid meal periods for Groups 2, 3, and 4, childcare fund, and stopping contracting out of Groups 3 and 4 jobs.
    – *Significance*: Broadened benefits and job security, addressing diverse member needs.

    11. **1992: Reinstatement of Disciplined Workers**
    – All members supported reinstating those disciplined or fired during the 1992 strike.
    – *Significance*: Protected workers’ rights to strike without fear of retaliation.

    12. **1995: Temporary to Regular Positions**
    – Regular employees backed seniority-based hiring for temporary workers, ending favoritism.
    – *Significance*: Promoted fairness and merit in hiring practices.

    13. **1995: Pensions for Part-Time Workers**
    – Full-time members supported pensions (initially RRSPs) for part-time workers, a federal sector first.
    – *Significance*: Extended retirement security to non-traditional workers.

    14. **2000: Workload Protections and Staffing**
    – Internal and maintenance workers supported workload protections for letter carriers; external and maintenance workers backed Appendix “P” for ~1,000 full-time positions.
    – *Significance*: Strengthened job security

    Why stop now! Do you all want a third world tace to the bottom to encroach workers rights?

    • There isn’t a single union in canada that has protected all if it’s members, sometimes and more than often nowadays with modernization and competition, you have to adjust your employment levels to stay competitive as for gains in the past, that’s the past. The future forward is a streamline Canada post that makes a profit… With profit comes better wages and benefits. We do pretty good in both of those areas.I’m voting yes

      • Canada Post doesn’t do well in either area. They’re anything but streamline, especially when it comes to management. We’re not profitable in the last 7 years, yet the executive hasn’t been held accountable and is being rewarded for it.

    • What have they done in the past 20 years? I see nothing on that list.

    • You forgot the point that this was back when they actually had leverage. This is going the way of the projectionist union, all out of work

    • The days when there was mail volume. Times have changed now. Stop living in the past.

  • ordered back to work several times and received less than what was offered just saying

  • A good union gets a deal done, not always going on strike. CUPW is the only union that can’t get a deal done since 1970’s and 80’s! Enough Said😂

  • Voting Yes time for Canada Post to be able to fire bad lazy and people that hide behind this useless union

  • Why can’t we comment on APOC or CPAA posts?

    • I’m waiting for the day when CUPW opens up a comment section.

      Of course they don’t believe in democracy so that’ll never happen.

  • If the vote is a “yes”, you can kiss goodbye to any overtime opportunities.

    • Same for a no vote. SSD will kill any overtime with the amount of people that will be surplus due to the reduction in routes. Dynamic routing will also contribute to no overtime, as well as the so called gap time that they say we have on our routes now

      • They can gst rid of any employee who has under 5 years. Lots of these in our LC side. That’s with a yes or no vote.
        SSD and dynamic coming either way.

    • They already kissed OT goodbye since CUPW played into CPC’s hand by putting an OT ban on its members.
      Well played CPC.
      The government had fuel the division amongst the membership by pitting postal workers against postal workers with this vote.
      CUPW has come out looking like a bunch of sore losers with whinge and have a pity party in social media and their website.
      Do better CUPW.
      The more you play victim and demonize the vote, CPC and government for supporting the vote, the more you lose integrity and the movement towards a yes vote.
      Everyone is sick of the uncertainty and the dawdling talks between CUPW and CPC.
      Come on, they had almost 2 years to negotiate a contract, but wasted on cleaners, gender affirming, seniors check in, and etc.
      Just get this vote started already.

    • But you must realize OT is not part of the job description. Anyone how counts on OT is completely in the wrong on this one.

      • You are correct to a large extent however I would add that our stagnating wages just only recently cracked the 30 dollar an hour barrier. Considering that average median federal employee wages are in the 35 dollar an hour range having access to OT at times is a good way to help supplement our at lower end pay

  • CUPW NEB lost their Unfair Labour Practice Complaint because they have been grasping at straws to try to stop CPC from getting postal workers completely side with them blindly without independent thinking.
    They have tried to sanction any member to speak up against them.
    They are a bunch of Left-wing authoritarians who censor their members from free speech. Hence, they would never dare put up any comment sections or bulletin boards on their website.
    One good thing about CPC is that they have let us voice our opinions whether they are positive or negative against the corporation or the union.
    If the government minister of job and family is listening please fire CPC executives for squandering all the money you lent them. 😆

    • They probably should have saved money by locking you out weeks ago. You have no money. If they truly wanted to end this unfairly they would leave no doubt. Be happy for what they have given you these past weeks

    • 💯 👍…great statement…

      • Amazingly only one minute after you posted it someone responded great statement. Almost like you are responding to yourself….. huh. just sayin.

  • Call me maybe.

  • I haven’t talked to one person in our plant who is voting “no”. People want this done! We want to work, we want to take home our good benefits, pension, and paycheque. I feel very fortunate to have this job!

  • Once again more money they suposedly dont have freely and frivously being blown to produce propaganda videos. . Still voting NO.

  • Cupw lost their unfair labour practice case, now they are having a temper tantrum.Union neb sent out memos to local reps telling them to mobilize volunteers to go in the workplaces and have meetings and conversations and harass members to convince them to vote no and keep notes about member feedback and not to share any of this on social media. This is our corrupt dictator union. This is why we have secret ballot voting. Hope they don’t get any volunteers to take part in this nonsense .

    • As opposed to a so called broke company who has somehow found 55 million in bonuses and multimedia presentations to get us to vote yes lol

      • 55 million in bonuses? That’s not even a good fake number. It’s got to at least be believable…How about the LC bonus money? The stuff you get for just doing your job. People getting paid on top of hourly wages is a bonus, not enjoyed by your inside employees. They work all day and get no bonus pay. It’s never called that, but I think I will start calling it what it is, the letter carrier bonus…

        • 55000 employees times 1000 bucks per employee, it’s called math, just saying’…

          • That’s cheaper than a raise percentage, it’s one and done. Also we don’t have 55,000 full timers, so it’s less than your current estimate.

    • I was a victim of one of these forced union meetings that took place at our depot. They literally just gang up on anyone who merely suggests why voting YES might be a good idea. It’s really hard to tell how many people at my depot are voting YES or NO because no one wants to be a victim of the union reps harrassing us with their long winded speeches.

      • I guess the best thing to do is keep quiet, nod our head in agreement and make our voices heard when we vote.

      • Forced union meetings. Wow That’s desperate Never heard of such a thing and never would attend.!!!

        • Oh yes! Ive seen that time and time again and will holler names if you walk away or stay at your work station.Theyll even send one of their minions over to get you trying to use “scare tactics”

      • Well with CPC you get the propaganda videos and the constant messaging why voting yes will somehow be sunshine and rainbows

        • they are also putting out there we are on strike

          • We are on strike, this time instead of picket lines the strike action is an overtime ban, but we are still considered on strike so I don’t know what your complaining about

      • “I was a victim of one of these forced union meetings that took place at our depot.”

        If those “forced union meetings” are happening outside of paid hours or during paid breaks, you don’t have to be there.

        If they are during work time, they are happening either by right or with consent of management. Either way, you are paid to be there are are not a “victim” of anything.

  • What’s next, paid celebrities in a commercial to get us to vote yes? CPC is very desperate

  • They have dumped a pile of money to try and get us to vote yes. They know that in arbitration they won’t get everything they want. If only they would have put all that effort into negotiations we would have had it settled before the strike

  • It’s funny every time somebody with knowledge and experience starts making comments, CP starts a new page…is that censorship or controlling the narrative?

  • Vote Yes with the latest update from CUPW website it is clear that they are completely useless!!! Time to get a real union, CUPW you can’t get it done Anymore cause you won’t change. Bye Bye let’s get Teamsters in place of these clowns

  • Slumdog Billionaire

    Lots of yes votes coming from a lot of people I assumed were hard NO

  • I’m an LC and will vote yes!

  • We wont do better with arbitration…havent you seen the mandate on ministers to cut costs?
    Take what you can get now and start looking for another job for your future..the only fault for staying here is you!!!

    • We won’t do worse in arb. Fact.

    • History says otherwise; the worst that happens in arbitration is they impose the same offer. In 2018 after the corp lowered its wage offer, the arbitrator settled on their best offer – and gave an additional increase to compensate for the 2011 legislation (not arbitration) that did go below the best offer.

      • This is true. Been through it twice.

      • This is not the 2018 economy

        • You didn’t get the point, boss!

          • Your point is to suggest an arbitrator will give us more because you say it happened in 2018. Times were different in 2018, you can’t argue that. We now have a PM who has tasked his cabinet to review each department and reduce staff to improve efficiency, a recent internal review that suggests drastic changes are required to stay relevant, and an upcoming review to determine the needs of Canadians when it comes to the very mandate that keeps us employed. We either change our current model, which will result in a reduced workforce, or we continue down this road to insolvency. I thinks it’s naive to think an arbitrator won’t take our current financial situation into consideration.

          • “Your point is to suggest an arbitrator will give us more,,,”

            That wasn’t the point, which was that the arbitrator MAY give us more, but will NOT give us less.

            Reading matters too.

    • How do you know this for certain? Can you predict the future?

      • We can look at what happened in actual past, which is that we have not gotten worse in arbitration than the employer’s best offer. When that is because that’s simply how arbitration works, we can predict that it will work the same way in the future as it always has in the past.

    • What a stupid comment.

  • Here is a yes and most of my plant is voting YES …..

  • Thanks for letting me vote!

    Bye bye CUPW!

  • The amount of money the corp is blowing on this is insane. New videos, websites, losing business for a year now. Absolute mismanagement.

    I don’t care what propaganda you produce. I’m voting no because the offer is GARBAGE.

    • Truly amazing for all the crying poor how money just keeps magically appearing at will when its for something they want to do

  • Every letter carrier will vote NO

  • Your crazy, not a chance.

  • I wonder how much it cost to put together that new Scooby Doo video. Keep trying to jam it down our throats but it is still the same garbage offer.
    STILL NO.

  • Cpc desperate. We know the offer. It stinks. We will do much better in arb.

    • Last time we didn’t do better in arbitration… we lost the 1000$ bonus CPC was offering at that time.
      The big mistake was we should’ve excelled during the pandemic and should’ve been the number delivery company in Canada, we have the potential to be that, but the constant complains from CUPW about “too much work” and “overburdening “ really damaged CPC financially

      • We should be the number one company but genius business moves like giving away all the Amazon parcels kind of kills that

      • Plus, many of us are losing lots of OT money since the pathetic CUPW NEB called for OT ban.
        How dumb is that?

      • Only the lazy will vote No cause they think they have it ruff doing unskilled labour …the one that are using there personal days as we speak cause they need to use them right away

        • Exactly. We have a couple in our plant who have booked their sixth personal day already, and it’s only july ninth…

          • So your conclusion is that they are faking?? They do not have to fake. The days are theirs to use as they wish. What is your problem with that again? Speaking of unskilled….ruff ruff ruff

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