Canada Post is not being sold to the private sector just yet, but the Crown corporation is in the midst of selling the public on its view of today and its vision for the future. This vision includes some privatization and more post office closures...

For Immediate Release
September 23, 2009

Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) welcomes the recommendation of an independent advisory panel to not deregulate public postal services.

In a report made public last week, a government-appointed advisory panel cat...

Ottawa – "The red flags on rural mailboxes need not go down forever," said Deborah Bourque, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in announcing CUPW's call for a moratorium to keep both rural delivery and safety.

Large international corporations have been salivating at the thought of carving up the public postal pie for years. An obscure bill called C-14 may give them their first slice.

Politics of the Post
by Deborah Bourque

If Canada Post measured its success by its ability to serve the public instead of maximizing profit, postal workers would get gold stars.