On Saturday May 3, Donald Lafleur spoke with RankandFile.ca’s Samantha Ponting. Donald is running for executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress. He is a long-time activist with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and currently serves as CUPW’s National Vice-President. His campaign site can be found on Facebook and Twitter. [audio: https://www.rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/interviewwithdonaldlafleurfinal.mp3] Download the Continue readingInterview: Donald Lafleur, CLC Exec VP candidate
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The following video is an interview done after the two day postal banking symposium put on by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Ottawa on April 26 -27. Greg Macdougall interviewed two experts on postal banking: -George Collins is a Logistics Organiser with EPMU in New Zealand. -John Anderson, author of CCPA report on postal Continue readingWeekend Video: Postal Banking at Canada Post?
By David Bush In the first two parts of the voices of Labor Notes series I interviewed activists involved in a diverse range of struggles and sectors. In Part 3 I am focusing on the battle brewing over the Unites States Postal Service (USPS). The USPS is facing an unprecedented attack from the right wing Continue readingVoices From Labor Notes – Part 3
by Mike Palecek National Union Representative, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) In 2012, CUPW ratified a collective agreement (under duress) that contained massive and historic concessions. The contract passed with only 56 percent of the vote. There was a large range of views and a heated debate about the best way to move forward. Continue readingAgainst careerism: A postal worker speaks out
By Toni MacAfee Saturday, March 29, 2014 — CUPW Atlantic region held a regional day of action to oppose the attacks on our public postal service. Locals from all 4 provinces participated by hitting the streets to collect signatures on petitions and spent the day discussing with the public the misinformation around Canada Post’s five point Continue readingCUPW (Atlantic) Regional Day of Action
By Toni MacAfee With the recent announcement by Canada Post of its five-year business plan, many people have been left wondering what is going on at the post office. For years Canada Post has been successful, making profits in each of the last 17 out of 18 years; with the exception of 2011 – the Continue readingLetter From A Postal Worker
BC teachers win big court victory for education services Roger Annis, Rankandfile.ca January 29, 2014 Ontario raises minimum wage to $11/hour CBC January 30, 2014 CN, union to talk after contract rejected Toronto Star January 31, 2014 Mount Allison strikers get national show of support CBC January 31, 2014 Interview: Kathleen Wynne and Ontario’s minimum Continue readingLabour News Update – February 3 2014
Mike Palecek is a National Union Representative with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. On January 24, Mike was invited to speak about the fight at Canada Post at a town hall organized by the Toronto Young New Democrats. Afterwards he spoke to rankandfile.ca about the purposed cuts and the fight to save Canada Post. Continue readingPostal Workers Fight Back – A Rank and File Podcast With Mike Palecek
Cutting back service dramatically and the elimination of home mail delivery, at the same time as a huge increase in postage rates, is not the way to go to improve the postal service in Canada. Scare stories, reported in the media, about financial losses, declining letter mail and employee pension difficulties are used as justification Continue readingHamilton postie: Canada Post’s Invented Crisis
“All I would have to say is we’re coming for Stephen Harper and he better be ready for postal workers because Mulroney sure wasn’t.” That was Arlyn Doran’s concluding comment in a wide-ranging interview with Rankandfile.ca. From the local campaign in Winnipeg to save Canada Post from cuts, layoffs and privatization, to management and media Continue readingWinnipeg postal worker: We’re coming for Stephen Harper
In this week’s update: the campaign to save Canada Post Ten months: the strike at Labatt’s in St. John’s Public service showdown with Tories in 2014 Concessions at Boeing CUPE National squashes drive in Ottawa Cambodian garment workers murdered by police New dangers for foreign workers in Canada Top CEOs rake in average salary in Continue readingLabour News Update – 6 January 2014
By Mike Palecek I remember my first day at Canada Post. I stepped into an elevator with an elderly letter carrier who proudly proclaimed that he had the highest seniority in the country. I have no idea if it was true. I told him it was my first day. He laughed and said, “Don’t worry. Continue readingOn Work And Struggle At Canada Post – A View From A Postie