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Anonymous website advocates union members vote 'No' on tentative agreement with Canada Post
A website called “ CUPW Vote No” is advocating for postal workers to vote against the current tentative agreement with Canada Post.
The site says it is run by “a group of postal workers to promote the ‘NO’ campaign.” However, none of the organizers are identified. Meanwhile, the site says that it’s not affiliated with any political organization or group inside the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).
The union is neither claiming, nor denying a connection with the site. In a statement emailed from CUPW to National Post, it said: “The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is a democratic organization. Members can vote yes or no – but we encourage everyone to make their voices heard during the ratification votes which we will be scheduling soon.”
The site organizers say the new deal is worse than the contract rejected last year. Moreover, they allege only a “slim majority” of the union’s executive board voted in favour of accepting and putting it before the workers.
“These agreements address none of our major demands for either bargaining unit, and contain many of the same rollbacks members rejected during the July 2025 forced vote — the same forced vote the National Executive Board unanimously recommended we vote no to.”
Some of the site’s criticisms of the tentative agreement are: the final three years of the deal include wage hikes which match but don’t exceed inflation, the creation of three new part-time job categories, and lowering the number of post offices protected from closure down to 393 from 493.
“With the lifting of the moratorium on rural post office closures by the government and Canada Post’s clear messaging that they need to close these offices, this change doesn’t just allow the closure of these offices, it guarantees it.”
In late September, the federal government gave the green light for a broad restructuring of Canada Post , including elimination of home delivery, increased use of community mailboxes and shuttering of some rural post offices.
On Nov. 7, the Crown corporation gave the federal government its r estructuring implementation plan but said it wouldn’t make details public until the plan is finalized and approved. The union has said the restructuring would lead to service cutbacks and job losses.
CUPW represents about 55,000 postal workers and has been seeking significant wage increases over four years, improved benefits, and protection around technological change and workloads. Meanwhile, Canada Post has posted multi‑billion-dollar losses since 2018 and argues it needs major changes to stay financially viable, including more flexibility in staffing and operations.
After months of labour unrest, Canada Post and CUPW went back to the bargaining table at the of Octobe r to try and move negotiations forward with the help of federal mediators.
They finalized tentative agreements for both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier) bargaining units in late January. Now, CUPW is organizing and managing ratification votes, with its national executive board recommending that members accept the deal.
The agreements run for five years , retroactive to February 1, 2024, and expiring January 31, 2029. They include higher wage increases (front‑loaded in year one), enhanced health and disability benefits, maintained job security and defined‑benefit pensions, and a new weekend parcel delivery model supported by additional part‑time positions.
While ratification votes are underway, both Canada Post and CUPW have committed not to undertake any strike or lockout activity.
For customers, that means mail and parcel services should operate without labour‑disruption‑related interruptions unless members vote down the agreement and bargaining breaks down again afterward.
National Post asked the website organizers and Canada Post for comments but has not yet received responses.
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