CUPW PACIFIC REGION

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Pacific & Prairie 5-Day Joint Educational September 13-18, 2026 @ Gimli, MB

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Advanced Shop Steward This course gives experienced stewards an opportunity to assess their strengths and work on the areas they want to improve. Participants review grievance investigation basics and practice face-to-face communications, including meetings with management. Other topics include self-care, strategies for shop floor mobilization and recruiting new stewards, the duty of fair representation, the Read more about Pacific & Prairie 5-Day Joint Educational September 13-18, 2026 @ Gimli, MB[…]

Tribute to Chief Rhonda Larrabee

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Pacific Regional Office Canadian Union of Postal Workers The Pacific Regional Office of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers would like to recognize and honour the passing of Chief Rhonda Larrabee of the Qayqayt First Nation. We are deeply saddened by this loss. Chief Larrabee was a respected and inspiring leader who dedicated her life Read more about Tribute to Chief Rhonda Larrabee[…]

Respectful Communication and Our Struggle

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October 10, 2025 to: All Locals – Pacific Region from: Stephen Gale – Regional Grievance Officer re: Respectful Communication and Our Struggle The past two years have been very difficult and frustrating for all CUPW members. This round of negotiations has been the strangest and longest that I have experienced in my over 26 years Read more about Respectful Communication and Our Struggle[…]

Joel Lightbound – Minister responsible for Canada Post – Announcement September 25, 2025

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Today the Minister responsible for Canada Post held a Press Conference indicating the government would be implementing the recommendations of the Industrial Inquiry Commission Report. You can watch the press conference here, https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/canada-post-set-to-reduce-home-mail-delivery–september-25-2025?id=f74a7ef9-316c-4d18-b0ee-966093a300a1 This was followed by a media scrum. That can be viewed here, https://www.cpac.ca/scrums/episode/changes-to-services-at-canada-post–september-25-2025?id=9cbf9bfd-75a9-4d56-bcfb-72f34066fe03 The Union is outraged by the announcement and the Read more about Joel Lightbound – Minister responsible for Canada Post – Announcement September 25, 2025[…]

Grievance Updates – August 7, 2025

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I would like to acknowledge how challenging the last few months have been for all of us and I would like to thank every one of you that voted on the Canada Post proposals. We had a very good turn out for these votes and our members sent Canada Post a strong message that the Read more about Grievance Updates – August 7, 2025[…]

Victory! Regional Policy Grievance #R04-22-00001

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As you may be aware, in April 2022, the Pacific Region filed a Formal Policy grievance regarding  improper staffing actions for Group 2 Letter Carriers in our Region. Leading up to the filing of the grievance, Canada Post had increasingly and routinely refused to cover all uncovered letter carrier routes on a daily basis. Canada Read more about Victory! Regional Policy Grievance #R04-22-00001[…]

2026 Union Education Program – Cancelled

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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. Designed to develop knowledge and skills for union activists, the UEP’s intensive experiential learning curriculum focuses on current labour and social Read more about 2026 Union Education Program – Cancelled[…]