Tuesday November 27 2018
After 37 days of rotating strikes, unconstitutional legislation has removed the right to strike for postal workers. Legal strike action ends at noon today, but the struggle is not over.
You cannot legislate labour peace. We are now moving to a different phase of the struggle.
We are asking members to return to their regularly scheduled shifts as of 12:00 pm ET and await further instructions.
In the coming days we will be calling on our allies and membership for a campaign of mobilizations, demonstrations and non-violent civil disobedience.
All options remain on the table to achieve negotiated collective agreements that address health and safety, inequitable treatment, fair wages and working conditions, and the democratic right to free collective bargaining.
In Solidarity,
On behalf of the
National Executive Board
In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2019, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) created a poster celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, commemorating all the women who helped Canada’s labour movement come into its own in the early 20th century, and those who continue to fight today. Continue reading “On International Women’s Day, We Celebrate the Women Who Have Fought, Are Fighting and Will Continue to Fight for Equality”
