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Chronology of Events - Blog

One thousand municipalities take stand on closures and transparency
(May 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Over 800 municipalities have passed resolutions opposing the Quebec City plant closure and other closures, which they have forwarded to the minister responsible for Canada Post. In response to our recent request, about 200 municipalities so far have sent letters to the minister demanding information on the corporation’s plans for the postal network and postal service. ...
Meetings with party leaders
(May 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

CUPW representatives met with Gilles Duceppe, Leader of the Bloc québécois and Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic Party on April 19th. Duceppe supported the call for a moratorium on the plant closure in Quebec City pending a debate on Canada Post and Conservative government plans for our public post office. He has discussed the moratorium with the Andrée Boucher, the Mayor of Quebec City, and she has agreed to support it as well. Layton also supported the call for a...
Meeting with Postal Critics
(May 3, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

CUPW representatives recently met with Paul Dewar, postal critic for the New Democratic Party, Mario Laframboise, postal critic for the Bloc québécois and Chris White, chief of staff to Liberal postal critic Belinda Stronach. At these meetings, the union requested that party representatives ask Lawrence Cannon, the new Minister Responsible to: 1. Review the decision to close the Quebec City mail sorting plant, as the Conservatives promised. In the fall of 2005, the Conservative...
Federal Government Stalling on Promise to Review Plant Closure
(May 1, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

CUPW has not been able to get a meeting with Lawrence Cannon, the Minister Responsible for Canada Post, or obtain any information on the government's position on the Quebec City plant closure. A letter from Minister Cannon's office dated April 12, 2006 said that "due to his busy schedule, he will be unable to meet...in the foreseeable future." As well, national representatives of CUPW have not been able to get a meeting with Josée Verner, the member of Parliament who has the...
Québec City and across the country
(March 17, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Members all across the country dressed in green and signed letters to Moya Greene, calling for her to reveal the Canada Post plans. With the use of green garbage bags, members of the Québec City Local sent a strong, public message to Canada Post that workers should not be disposed of like garbage. A highlight of the demonstration was the appearance of a union brother who braved the cold weather in his kilt. ...
Workfloor visit by national officers
(March 17, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

National officers Deborah Bourque, Denis Lemelin and George Floresco visited with hundreds of members at the Québec City mail sorting plant and the bulk mail facility. ...
Surprise Demonstration in Quebec City
(March 10, 2006 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Harper pressed about the Quebec Mail Processing Plant Wednesday, March 8, 2006 — A surprise demonstration awaited Prime Minister Stephen Harper today in Quebec City. Demonstrators reminded him of the commitment made by his team to review Canada Post’s decision to close the city’s mail processing plant. Some 70 Quebec Local members mobilized in less than 24 hours, and marched from the plant to the location of the meeting between Mr. Harper and Quebec Premier Jean Charest. With...
Special membership meeting
(December 4, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

National President, Deborah Bourque, attends a special membership meeting for the Québec City Local. ...
First phase of the planned closure
(December 2, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Canada Post transfers the processing of the final "J" and flats mail from Québec City to Montréal. This is the first phase of the planned closure. Six postal clerk (PO4) person-years will be affected. ...
CPC asks for injunction
(November 10, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

While Canada Post did not have the "sérénité nécessaire" to consult with the Union, they did have enough "sérénité nécessaire" to consult with their lawyers and apply to the Québec Superior Court for an injunction on November 8. The application was heard on November 10. The judge took into consideration the union's commitment to not picket or demonstrate at Canada Post management's homes throughout the province...
CPC "disrespectful behaviour" in Quebec
(November 8, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

In response to the November 7 demonstration, Canada Post cancelled the November 8 national consultation meeting, which was to discuss the proposed closure of the Québec City Plant. Canada Post said they did not possess the "sérénité nécessaire" to have constructive consultation. CUPW representatives from the National Office and Montréal had traveled to Québec City to discuss the impacts of the closure on both Québec City and Montréal. Canada...
Plant Closures Affect our Personal Lives
(November 7, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Members of the Québec local held a demonstration outside the residence of a Canada Post director, but were respectful to remain on public property. The director toasted the demonstrators with a glass of wine from his living room. When he noticed the demonstrators leafleting his neighbours, he came out of his house and asked to speak with one of them. Four police cars arrived and essentially told the director that he should get back inside and close the drapes. Despite Canada Post's...
Tories would Reconsider Decision to Close
(November 3, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Brian Pallister, post office critic for the Conservative Party, informed fellow members of Parliament in the House of Commons that " a Conservative Party government would review Canada Post's decision to close the Quebec City sorting centre." Pallister told the House, "It is unthinkable to us that the Montreal centre alone can provide consistent service quality across the province. The people of eastern Quebec deserve quality postal service, equivalent to that provided in the rest...
Solid Bloc support
(October 17, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

On October 17th Bloc Quebecois members of Parliament (MPs) started presenting some of the 130,000 signatures collected on the petition to stop the Quebec City plant closure. Petitions have been presented by Richard Marceau, Odina Desrochers, Bernard Cleary, Christian Simard, Michel Guimond, Roger Clavet, Guy Côté, and Christiane Gagnon. In addition, Christian Gagnon has been raising problems associated with the Quebec City plant closure in the House of Commons regularly. So far, the...
Canada Post Profits: Workers Eat Cake
(October 16, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers protested outside Canada Post headquarters 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. To see event photos, select link below: [ http://www.cupw-sttp.org/photos/photos_oct16_2005.php ] ...
Demonstration to protest the closure of Quebec City's mail processing plant
(October 2, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

Yesterday, in Quebec City, more than 800 people took part in a demonstration to protest the closure of the city's sortation plant at 300, Saint-Paul Street. The demonstration was a clear show of solidarity. Many politicians were there, including Christiane Gagnon, Christian Simard and Roger Clavet from the Bloc Québécois. Claude Larose, Marc Bellemare and Michel Bouchard, all mayoral candidates, represented the municipal government. Bloc MP Christiane Gagnon reaffirmed her determination...
NDP Support Campaign
(September 29, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

The NDP issued a press release today in support of our campaign to stop the Quebec City plant closure. Bill Blaikie, NDP postal critic, also denounced the closure of rural post offices, despite a so-called moratorium by the Liberal government. Exerpts of the statement follow: NDP MP Bill Blaikie has denounced Canada Post's decision to close the Quebec City Sorting Station. This decision will lead to the loss of 302 jobs and will take $16 million from the local economy. As postal critic, Blaikie...
Local Development Centres Support Campaign
(September 23, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

The Local Development Centres have written a letter in opposition to the Quebec City plant closures to the Honourable John McCallum, Minister responsible for Canada Post. Excerpts of the letter follow: [Translation] It should be noted that government corporations have an obligation to ensure a regional presence, not only to provide quality postal services but also to contribute to regional economic development. The Quebec City LDC questions the wisdom of such a move by a Crown Corporation. What...
Press Conference Against Quebec City Closure
(August 15, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

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...
Union President Writes Moya Greene
(August 10, 2005 / Campaign Against Quebec City Plant Closure / Blog Entries)

CUPW President, Deborah Bourque, wrote Moya Greene a letter denouncing Canada Post's decision to close the Quebec City mail processing plant. Excerpts of the letter follow: "I am writing on behalf of the CUPW National Executive Board to express our complete opposition to Canada Post's plans to close the Quebec City postal plant and our determination that Canada Post must reverse this hasty and unwise decision." "It is incomprehensible that such an important decision, affecting...