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Union Education Program - 2026 Edition CUPW is gearing up for its flagship education initiative, the Union Education Program (UEP), which will take place over four weeks in 2026. The Program is intended to build leadership capacity in our ...

Union Education Program - 2026 Edition
Deadline: April 1, 2026

https://www.cupw.ca/en/union-education-program-2026-edition

Campaign Coordinator for the Mandate Review of Canada Post – Atlantic Region As part of our ongoing campaign to keep our public postal service a strong dynamic entity in our communities, CUPW is appointing coordinators for our campaign around the potential Mandate Review of Ca...

Campaign Coordinator for the Mandate Review of Canada Post – Atlantic Region

https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign-coordinator-mandate-review-canada-post-%E2%80%93-atlantic-region

International Women’s Day 2026: Making Care Visible If we want families to have access to affordable, quality child care when they need it and where they need it – the child care workforce must be strengthened. The lack of qualified early childhood ed...

International Women’s Day 2026: Making Care Visible

https://www.cupw.ca/en/international-women%E2%80%99s-day-2026-making-care-visible

The Rose Magazine - Winter 2026 For the last five years, CUPW’s National Women’s Committee has proudly released a new Rose magazine in March to coincide with International Women’s Day. The National Women’s Committee was formally cre...

The Rose Magazine - Winter 2026

https://www.cupw.ca/en/rose-magazine-winter-2026

International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls

International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls

https://www.cupw.ca/en/international-women%E2%80%99s-day-2026-rights-justice-action-all-women-and-girls

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #March8

Campaign Coordinator for the Mandate Review of Canada Post – Atlantic Region As part of our ongoing campaign to keep our public postal service a strong dynamic entity in our communities, CUPW is appointing coordinators for our campaign around the potential Mandate Review of Ca...

Campaign Coordinator for the Mandate Review of Canada Post – Atlantic Region

https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign-coordinator-mandate-review-canada-post-%E2%80%93-atlantic-region

The Rose Magazine - Winter 2026 For the last five years, CUPW’s National Women’s Committee has proudly released a new Rose magazine in March to coincide with International Women’s Day. The National Women’s Committee was formally cre...

The Rose Magazine - Winter 2026

https://www.cupw.ca/en/rose-magazine-winter-2026

RSMC Tentative Agreement: Protections for the New Workload Measurement System Under the tentative agreement, we have secured several new protections against overburdening. These changes will apply in offices that have transitioned to the hourly rate of pay and new work content ...

RSMC Tentative Agreement: Protections for the New Workload Measurement System

https://www.cupw.ca/en/rsmc-tentative-agreement-protections-new-workload-measurement-system

CUPW National Women’s Conference 2026 - June 4-7, 2026 Application Deadline – April 17, 2026 CUPW is now inviting applications to the 2026 National Women’s Conference to be held June 4-7, 2026, at the DEV Centre Hotel and Conference Centre in Cornwall, On...

CUPW National Women’s Conference 2026 - June 4-7, 2026

Application Deadline – April 17, 2026


https://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-national-women%E2%80%99s-conference-2026-june-4-7-2026

Tentative Agreements: Changes to the Extended Health Care Plan The tentative agreements we’ve negotiated include many positive updates to our Extended Health Care Plan (EHCP), with no change to the cost sharing of contributions. The table below lays out changes i...

Tentative Agreements: Changes to the Extended Health Care Plan

https://www.cupw.ca/en/tentative-agreements-changes-extended-health-care-plan

Labour College Applications Deadline to apply: March 2, 2026 - Labour College, the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) flagship trade union leadership development program, is a unique learning opportunity for union leaders and activ...

Labour College Applications

Deadline to apply: March 2, 2026

https://www.cupw.ca/en/labour-college-applications-6

Clean Air is a Human Right

Black workers deserve safe communities, good jobs, and climate justice.
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re calling for action to end environmental racism in Canada. ✊🏾🌱
Let government know it’s time to put an end to it now: https://canadianlabour.ca/campaigns/bhm-send-a-letter/

International Women’s Day 2026: Making Care Visible If we want families to have access to affordable, quality child care when they need it and where they need it – the child care workforce must be strengthened. The lack of qualified early childhood ed...

International Women’s Day 2026: Making Care Visible

https://www.cupw.ca/en/international-women%E2%80%99s-day-2026-making-care-visible

Black History Month - Honouring Resistance and Resilience During Black History Month, CUPW honours the lives, resistance, and contributions of Black people whose struggles and achievements continue to shape our collective fight for justice, dignity, and equa...

Black History Month - Honouring Resistance and Resilience

https://www.cupw.ca/en/black-history-month-honouring-resistance-and-resilience

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

February 25, 2026: Stand Together against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day For nearly 20 years, workers across Canada have participated in Pink Shirt Day to stand in solidarity with those experiencing bullying and to send a message that bullying will not be tolerated.

February 25, 2026: Stand Together against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day

https://www.cupw.ca/en/february-25-2026-stand-together-against-bullying-pink-shirt-day

#PinkShirtDay

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

Draft version of the collective agreement for Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

Draft version of the collective agreement for Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

https://www.cupw.ca/en/draft-version-collective-agreement-rural-and-suburban-mail-carriers-between-canadian-union-postal-0

Draft version of the collective agreement for Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

Draft version of the collective agreement for Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

https://www.cupw.ca/en/draft-version-collective-agreement-rural-and-suburban-mail-carriers-between-canadian-union-postal-0

Draft version of the collective agreement for Urban Postal Operations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

Draft version of the collective agreement for Urban Postal Operations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Canada Post Corporation (December 2025)

https://www.cupw.ca/en/draft-version-collective-agreement-urban-postal-operations-between-canadian-union-postal-workers-a-0

Urban and RSMC Draft Collective Agreements Now Online Now that we have completed full drafts of the proposed Urban and RSMC collective agreements, we have made them available as PDFs for members to review at the following links: Urban: cupw.ca/urban-draf...

Urban and RSMC Draft Collective Agreements Now Online

https://www.cupw.ca/en/urban-and-rsmc-draft-collective-agreements-now-online

#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour

Ratification Vote Process: Democracy In Action Now that the Negotiating Committees have completed the draft collective agreements, the National Executive Board (NEB) has set dates for the ratification vote. Voting will take place from April 20 to ...

Ratification Vote Process: Democracy In Action

Voting will take place from April 20 to May 30.

https://www.cupw.ca/en/ratification-vote-process-democracy-action

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

Have You Signed Your CUPW Application for Membership?

Have You Signed Your CUPW Application for Membership?
Union membership entitles you to:
• Attend and vote at General and Special meetings of the Union;
• Vote on referenda;

https://www.cupw.ca/en/have-you-signed-your-cupw-application-membership-2

End Environmental Racism

This #BlackHistoryMonth, Canada’s unions are calling for an end to environmental racism. Black communities face high exposure to pollution and climate change is making it worse. Add your voice and sign the letter. Climate justice is racial justice. https://bit.ly/4sQO2ui

Changes To the Canada Revenue Agency Automobile Allowance Rates The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has updated the Automobile Allowance Rates for 2026. Accordingly, Canada Post is updating the Vehicle Expense Kilometre Reimbursement Rates for RSMCs to the maximum per...

Changes To the Canada Revenue Agency Automobile Allowance Rates

https://www.cupw.ca/en/changes-canada-revenue-agency-automobile-allowance-rates

SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. It’s a violation of our collective bargaining rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Sign the petition here:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979

RSMC Tentative Agreement: Explaining the New Hourly Rate System In RSMC’s longstanding fight for equality, one of our core demands has been to develop a new work measurement system. We have long sought a system similar to the letter carrier route measurement syste...

RSMC Tentative Agreement: Explaining the New Hourly Rate System

https://www.cupw.ca/en/rsmc-tentative-agreement-explaining-new-hourly-rate-system

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

👚 STAND TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING - Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday, February 25

Black History Month 2026

This #BlackHistoryMonth, Canada’s unions are calling for an end to environmental racism. Black communities face high exposure to pollution and climate change is making it worse. Add your voice and sign the letter. Climate justice is racial justice. https://bit.ly/4sQO2ui

February 25, 2026: Stand Together against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day For nearly 20 years, workers across Canada have participated in Pink Shirt Day to stand in solidarity with those experiencing bullying and to send a message that bullying will not be tolerated.

February 25, 2026: Stand Together against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day

https://www.cupw.ca/en/february-25-2026-stand-together-against-bullying-pink-shirt-day

#PinkShirtDay