The existence of the pandemic does not change our primary goal of arming enough of our union with the tools to mount a sizable resistance to CPC maneuvers and government repression. As long as we continue to do our part in nurturing a spirit of solidarity and supporting any workfloor organizing efforts in CUPW, in our local and beyond, we will be tangibly building towards revitalizing our union.

GMM Registration Deadline Reminder - Dec 2020 Newsletter - Local C19 Updates - How Kenney's Ideology May Collapse Our Healthcare System

Edition Highlights: President’s Report (The Year of the Wildcat) - Kenney’s Anti-Worker Austerity - Workplace Bullying - Ending Violence Against Women (Remembering Dec 6, 1989)

Next GMM - Mandatory Mask Enforcement - Shift Premiums - RSMC New Hire Package - Ending Violence Against Women 

As per direction given by our National executive, locals will be allowed to hold GMMs via video conference during the pandemic with the only restrictions being that local quorum be reached and all participants be clearly documented. The circumstances of this meeting are far from ideal; we ask for your understanding and support in trying our best to keep our local functioning to help our members.

Local C19 Update - Mask Policies At Work - CPC Quarantine Leave - Kenney Being Kenney - Alberta In Crisis

This documentary examines the 1965 rise of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers through the organizing efforts and strike action of the rank-and-file workers who defied management, the government, and their own leadership to achieve their demands.

The Oct 26 province-wide wildcat by AUPE health workers will be the first of many serious actions against the Kenney government by labour over the next year. To reiterate the statement I made earlier this week: AUPE’s example was not only heroic but deeply instructive of how the labour movement needs to prepare itself if it is truly committed to defeating governments attacking workers.