In response to a meeting with Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, CUPW offered to end the rotating strike and continue negotiations if Canada Post would reinstate the expired collective agreement. The collective agreement that allowed Canada Post to maintain and even increase its profitability during the 4 years it was in effect. Canada Post responded with the following news release: “Canada Post believes nothing will be gained by reverting back to the previous collective agreement.” CUPW believes that restoring regular mail delivery would be a gain for all Canadians.
Instead of resuming normal operations, Canada Post chose to lock out postal workers and cut back delivery to 3 days a week. CUPW postal workers are ready, willing and very able to deliver the mail that is now backing up at postal installations right accross Canada. If you have been told not to report for work tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14, 2011, join us at a rally in front of the Vancouver Mail Processing Plant at 8:AM, where we will tell the Canadian public that “We want to deliver your mail, but Canada Post won’t let us.”