Canada Post says 350 employees and contractors who work on the same shift at a Mississauga, Ont. facility were told to leave the workplace on Friday and go into isolation for 14 days. Continue reading
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India: Postal employees threaten to launch indefinite strike
All India Postal Employees Union has threatened to launch an indefinite strike nationwide in support of their long-pending demands. Continue reading
Canada Post worker says employer not doing enough to keep them safe from COVID-19
A Manitoba postal worker and the union that represents him says Canada Post isn’t doing enough to protect workers from COVID-19 in the midst of an upswing of cases. Continue reading
Arbitrator issues new Canada Post collective bargaining decisions
CUPW has received Arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson’s decision regarding the collective agreements for our two bargaining units at Canada Post: Urban Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers. Continue reading
Canada Post tells customers to expect parcel delays ‘for the foreseeable future’
OTTAWA – Canadians should anticipate parcel delays for the foreseeable future, even as Canada Post delivers at record levels. Continue reading
Royal Mail announces changes to delivery practices due to virus concerns
Public Health England (PHE) has advised that people receiving parcels are not at risk of contracting the coronavirus. From experience with other coronaviruses, we know that these types of viruses don’t survive long on objects, such as letters or parcels. Continue reading
Canada Post newest stamp honours the Vancouver Asahi
BURNABY, B.C. – Canada Post today released a stamp that honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that helped remove racial barriers through sport.
The Vancouver Asahi story is well-known in baseball circles, but the stamp honouring the team is about more than baseball. It also tells a uniquely Canadian story about a dark time in our country’s history – a time of overt racism and fear. Continue reading
Canada Post segment posts $270 million loss for 2018
OTTAWA – Canada Post is reporting a loss before tax of $270 million for 2018. Three main non-recurring items factor into the result: the $280 million cost of resolving pay equity and the estimated $135 million net impact of the labour disruption in the fall, partially offset by a $48 million gain after an actuarial update to workers compensation liabilities. Had it not been for these non-recurring factors, Canada Post would have recorded a profit in 2018. The segment’s $270 million loss is a decline of $346 million compared to 2017. Continue reading
Canada Post union threatening members if they accept overtime during strikes
Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers could be kicked out of the union if they go against CUPW’s pressure tactic of refusing overtime during the rotating strikes. Continue reading
Canadians doing holiday shopping in U.S. amid postal service strike
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A rotating strike by postal workers in Canada could deter people there from doing their holiday shopping online. That could drive more Canadians to cross the border and shop in American stores. Continue reading
