USPS continues to monitor potential strike affecting Canada Post

The Postal Service continues to monitor a possible strike or work stoppage affecting Canada Post. On July 5, 2016, Canada Post issued a 72-hour notice announcing that it will be changing the terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by the union starting Friday, July 8, 2016 at midnight. Until further notice, USPS […]

Canada Post issues 72-hour lockout notice to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Canada Post takes steps to respond to rapidly deteriorating business situation OTTAWA – Canada Post has notified the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it will be changing the terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by the union starting Friday, July 8, 2016. The uncertainty caused by the prolonged negotiations and […]

Canada Post Expresses Disappointment with Response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)

OTTAWA, July 2, 2016 /CNW/ – Canada Post is extremely disappointed with the response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) at the bargaining tables. Late Friday evening, CUPW tabled offers that would add at least $1 Billion in new costs over the term of a new collective agreement while rejecting the Corporation’s approach […]

Postal Workers ask Canada Post to extend contract talks

OTTAWA, June 28, 2016 /CNW/ – Postal workers are asking Canada Post management for a two-week extension on the cooling-off period that would otherwise entail a termination of their contract on July 2nd. At that point, the union says Canada Post might either lock its workers out or try to force a walkout through punitive changes […]

USPS monitors possible work stoppage at Canada Post

The Postal Service is monitoring a possible strike or work stoppage affecting Canada Post. Canada Post is the postal operator that performs delivery in Canada of U.S. shipments of First-Class Mail International service, First-Class Package International Service, International Priority Airmail service, International Surface Air Lift service, Priority Mail International service, and Priority Mail Express International […]

Canada Post warns work stoppage could begin on or after July 2

A work stoppage affecting 40,000 employees including both urban and rural delivery personnel is possible anytime on or after July 2. Public Advisory from Canada Post Regarding a Potential Work Disruption OTTAWA, June 27, 2016 /CNW/ – Labour negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continue. Talks have been ongoing […]

Canada Post suspending controversial community mailboxes program

October 26, 2015 OTTAWA (Ont.) – Canada Post is temporarily suspending future deployment of the program to convert door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes. We will work collaboratively with the Government of Canada to determine the best path forward given the ongoing challenges faced by the Canadian postal system. Efforts are now underway to place […]

Thieves crack Canada Post ‘superboxes’ in Surrey BC

CTV Vancouver: Thieves target new mailboxes February 8, 2015 – The end of Canada Post’s door-to-door service has introduced a new problem in Surrey, B.C.: a rise in community mailbox break-ins. Thieves have apparently figured out how to break into Canada Post’s supposedly high-security “superboxes,” leaving residents’ mail vulnerable. Surrey resident Julie Parker says her […]