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Postal workers will fight closure despite agreement
(April 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Media Releases)

For immediate release Ottawa, March 31st, 2006 – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has signed an agreement with Canada Post that protects the individual rights of postal workers in Quebec City while maintaining the union's campaign to keep the mail processing plant open. There is even a clause in the preamble of the agreement committing that the union will continue to fight the closure. The union’s national president says members think the shut-down is bad for...
Arbitrator Orders Canada Post to Postpone Closure of Quebec City Processing Plant
(February 6, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Media Releases)

For Immediate Release Ottawa, Febuary 2, 2006—In a landmark decision, Arbitrator Guy Dulude has ordered the “suspension and postponement” of any further action toward the closure of the mail processing plant in Quebec City. Dulude, one of Canada's most respected arbitrators, ruled that Canada Post had violated postal workers’ collective agreement by not releasing adequate information or consulting with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) about the...
Canada Post Profits amid Service Cuts and Job Losses
(October 16, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Media Releases)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, Oct. 16, 2005-The Canadian Union of Postal Workers protested outside Canada Post headquarters Sunday at noon as the corporation celebrated its 24th anniversary with job losses and closures. Postal workers responded to Canada Post's "let them eat cake" attitude by cutting a cake with a special anniversary message: People Before Profits. "We want Canada Post to say no to closures, yes to first-rate service, and yes to employees who need well-paying...
Union Campaign Against the Closure of the Canada Post Sortation Centre in Quebec City and the Loss of 300 Jobs
(August 15, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Media Releases)

Quebec City, August 15, 2005 - 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"...
Record Profits Lead to Record Job Losses: Canada Post Cuts 302 Jobs
(August 5, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Media Releases)

Ottawa-The "New Era" in Canada Post has struck with a vengeance. On August 3, 2005 the new Canada Post management team informed employees, the public and the union that it will close the Saint-Paul Street Letter Processing Plant in Quebec City, eliminating more than 300 jobs. The work currently done in Quebec City will be transferred to Montreal. Canada Post has told the union that all mechanized plants across Canada are under review. These cuts to jobs and service come despite the...