Press Conference Against Quebec City Closure

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Quebec Federation of Labour held a press conference declaring they would fight the Quebec City mail processing plant closure. Excerpts from the press release follow:

"At a press conference today, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the FTQ (the Quebec Workers' Federation) announced their plan to campaign against Canada Post's decision to eliminate some 300 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, in Quebec City.

CUPW views Canada Post's decision to dismantle the Quebec City sortation plant as a "declaration of war" against its unionized members. Deborah Bourque, CUPW's National President, stated she was "outraged" by the employer's decision. "The announcement of the closure was ruthlessly done, and right in the middle of summer holidays! Even some Federal Government ministers weren't aware!" She stressed that abolishing these jobs would inevitably lead to a deterioration in postal services, for both the region's businesses and the public."