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| big victory for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers |
In a big victory for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Canada
Post has announced it will freeze the implementation of its community
mailbox program. The controversial program was begun by Canada Post
earlier this year in an effort to end door-to-door mail delivery to most
Canadian households. The CUPW has campaigned vigorously against the
cuts in the service, criss-crossing the country in a caravan, mobilising
members against the plans, and building support for their position in
local and provincial governments. The unions succeeded in making the
postal cuts an issue in the recent parliamentary campaigns, and the new
Liberal government had promised to put a halt to the community mailbox
program and issue a study reviewing its impacts.
CUPW President Mike Palacek said in an interview that the union's
members are "ecstatic" about the news. The union has argued that rather
than focus on cuts in service, Canada Post should instead be focusing on
growing in other areas, such as postal banking and financial services.
With the news of the moratoriam on future cuts, the union will now
focus on restoring door-to-door delivery to the one million addresses
that have already been converted to community mailboxes.
Source: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/
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