Are you a striking Canada Post worker? Get in touch with the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee to let us know what issues you’re fighting for and what you think the way forward is in your struggle. Email canadapostworkersrfc@gmail.com or fill out the form at the end of this article. Some …
Read More »Attend Canada Post Worker Rank-and-File Committee’s first public meeting this Sunday!
Are you a postal worker? Register here to attend the first public meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File committee (Canada) on November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. On Sunday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) is hosting its first online public …
Read More »“The urgent need to develop rank-and-file committees in every workplace and across national boundaries has never been clearer”
The following remarks were delivered at a Zoom meeting of Royal Mail workers on Sunday as a message of solidarity from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee at Canada Post. The meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK) was held to discuss a fightback against the collusion of the Communication …
Read More »“It’s almost like the letter carriers have been to war. They have shell shock and PTSD”: Canada Post worker speaks out on dangerous working conditions
The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) from Montreal about his experiences in the workplace at Canada Post. The PWRFC was recently established by postal workers with the aim of the rank and file seizing control of their contract struggle from …
Read More »For a political struggle against Canada Post and the Trudeau Liberal government! Stop CUPW’s sellout of our contract struggle!
The following statement was discussed and adopted at a recent meeting of Canada Post workers. It follows extensive discussions with several dozen postal workers who have contacted the World Socialist Web Site over recent months, including an April meeting at which a resolution calling for the establishment of a rank-and-file …
Read More »Canada Post letter carrier speaks out against management harassment
Some 50,000 postal workers at Canada Post are currently working without a contract. Around 42,000 members of the urban postal operators (UPO) bargaining unit and 8,000 rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC) are being blocked from waging a genuine struggle against Canada Post’s sweeping concessions demands by the Canadian Union …
Read More »Canada Post workers denounce working conditions and CUPW complicity with management
Comments from postal workers exposing the unbearable working conditions at Canada Post and the complicity of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) with management in enforcing them have continued to pour in to the World Socialist Web Site. Contract talks are ongoing for some 50,000 workers between CUPW and …
Read More »Canada Post demands sweeping concessions in contract talks as postal union keeps workers demobilized
The Canada Post Corporation (CPC), a Crown corporation wholly owned by the federal government, is demanding massive concessions from around 50,000 postal workers in ongoing contract talks. The company has been in closed-door bargaining with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) since late last year over the contracts for …
Read More »New King Charles III stamp unveiled by Canada Post
Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp featuring King Charles III, marking the first time the freshly crowned sovereign has appeared on a Canadian stamp. The stamp, which features a black-and-white portrait of the King, was issued starting Monday, following the monarch’s coronation Saturday. It also comes as the federal …
Read More »Canadian postal worker voices support for UK Royal Mail workers’ fight against concessions-filled contract
115,000 postal workers in Britain are currently being balloted on a sellout agreement reached between Royal Mail management and the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The deal includes the market-based restructuring of Royal Mail, massive attacks on pay and conditions, and plans for up to 10,000 job cuts. Postal workers delivered …
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