Canada Post pay equity decision: what happens now?
On November 17, 2011, PSAC won a major struggle for women's equality. Our 28-year long battle for pay equity at Canada Post concluded when the Supreme Court ruled in our favour. Up to 6,000 current and former employees of Canada Post who worked as CRs between 1982 and 2002 will be eligible for payments. Full story
Canada Post: Bring changes to compensation to the bargaining table
Submitted by annelies on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:46Canada Post is planning to change the way your Individual Performance Incentive is paid out. Even though your collective agreement is in force until August 2012, CPC wants to go ahead with this change. They want to consult in order to have the Union sign off on this now - ahead of collective bargaining in August, even though the change would not take effect until January 2013. Full story
Supreme Court to hear PSAC's Canada Post pay equity case on Nov. 17
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear PSAC's pay equity case against Canada Post on November 17, 2011. This case dates back to 1983, when PSAC first filed a complaint over unequal pay. Full story
Solidarity Update
The CUPW strike - now a lock-out - has prompted questions from members on how to support CUPW and what their strike means in relation to our 2008 strike against the STDP.
John Gordon responds to CPC intimidation against solidarity with CUPW
Submitted by annelies on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:44I quite frankly take strong exception to the tone, content and particularly the threat implied in your letter.
PSAC supports CUPW
Submitted by annelies on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 14:58Forty-five thousand members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be on strike against Canada Post Thursday at midnight. Full story
MESSAGE TO ALL PSAC/UPCE MEMBERS
ON POSSIBLE STRIKE BY CUPW MEMBERS
Canada Post presents first global offer to CUPW
Submitted by annelies on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 13:16CPC negotiators presented what they portrayed as a “Global Offer” to CUPW on March 15th. The union says: the “offer” contains few new proposals. It is mostly a collection of the demands for concessions they have previously tabled, with some new details. Full story: Canada Post Presents First Global Offer
Canada Post sells off the National Philatelic Centre
Submitted by annelies on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 16:54Ignoring the concerns of a small community that depends on stable, quality public service jobs, Canada Post has signed a contract to hand over all its call centre work to the Aditya Birla Minacs company, including the services provided by the National Philatelic Centre in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
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Open Letter to the New President of Canada Post
Submitted by annelies on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 17:29Mr. Chopra,
On behalf of the 56,000 members of CUPW and PSAC working at Canada Post, we write to welcome you to your new position, and to outline the concerns of our members regarding our public postal service.
