OTTAWA, Nov. 13 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers will
be at the Conservative policy convention in Winnipeg today to raise concerns
about a largely unknown government review that will determine the future of
universal public postal service in our country.
CUPW members will talk to Tories from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. and encourage
them to get answers about this review of Canada Post.
The Conservative government is questioning the core values of the Crown
Corporation, including its monopoly to deliver letters which pays for
universal service.
"It's safe to say that our 56,000 workers are stakeholders in our public
post office. We have a physical presence in every community and our vision of
the future of a public post office is shared by many Canadians, especially in
rural and remote communities where maintaining service is vital," said CUPW
1st National Vice-President Gayle Bossenberry. "In fact, a recent national
Ipsos-Reid poll found that our concerns about postal deregulation are shared
by a majority of people in both rural and urban parts of our country."
The union wants to know if there will be a chance to fact check the
submissions that individuals and groups sent to the strategic review of Canada
Post and correct any inaccurate information.
"Why are they even considering postal deregulation?" asked Ms.
Bossenberry. "We have very rigorous and enlightened research that shows that
full scale-deregulation hasn't really worked in other countries that now have
less service, fewer jobs and higher postal rates for people and small
businesses.
For further information: Richard McGrath, (CUPW), (613) 236-7238 ext.
7914
