CUPW to send delegates to World Social Forum – Free Palestine, and to International Colloquium for the Liberation of the Cuban Five and Against Terrorism

The National Executive Board (NEB) has passed a motion sending six delegates to the International Colloquium for the Liberation of the Cuban Five and Against Terrorism. This event will take place in Holguin, Cuba.

The NEB also passed a motion sending six delegates to the World Social Forum – Free Palestine. The forum will be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Both of these delegations will depart November 27th and return December 5th, 2012.  You can read more about these opportunities to participate in international solidarity and download an application (deadline: September 23, 2012) at the following links:

These trips will be fully funded under Appendix R of CUPW-CPC contract.

WHAT IS APPENDIX R? CUPW negotiated an International Postal Fund of $200,000 per year as part of its collective agreement with Canada Post (Appendix R of CUPW-CPC contract) which we ratified in 2007. Every fiscal quarter Canada Post deposits up to $50,000 into the Fund with the balance never allowed to exceed $200,000. The Fund pays for solidarity projects with postal unions and labour organizations in other countries. Unions around the world face many of the same challenges as CUPW in dealing with employers, governments and international trade laws. The Fund allows CUPW to work with these unions to develop innovative solutions to our common problems.