This is the page that will be used to share the most recent updates we have regarding our potential strike/lockout situation.
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February 23rd at 8:30 pm:
We have received an update about the upcoming contract votes.
- Voting will take place from April 20th to May 30th.
- To participate in the contract vote, you must be a Member in Good Standing (MIGS) – which means you’ve signed the membership application, paid $5, and are not in arrears with your union dues. If you are unsure about your status, please contact the Local office.
- In order to vote, you must attend an information meeting. The vote happens after the meeting.
- There will also be another strike vote happening during this session in case a contract is rejected.
- Drafts of the collective agreements will be posted on the National CUPW website once they are available.
To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
The Local office will make a schedule for both RSMC and Urban bargaining units and it will be posted on the Local website (www.cupw730.ca) as soon as its finalized.
November 21st at 6:30 pm:
Agreements in principles have been reached for both the Urban and RSMC bargaining units. This means our union and the Corporation have agreed on the main points, but the details of the contractual language that will make up the collective agreements that we will vote on still need to be worked out.
As it currently stands upon reaching these agreements in principles:
Current collective agreements continue to remain in effect
Our union has agreed to suspend its strike action.
The Corporation agrees to suspend its right to lock us out.
Both parties will regain these rights if an agreement on the language for the collective agreements can’t be reached.
More information will be coming. To read the full bulletin from our National office, click HERE.
October 10th at 6:45 pm:
Our National Executive has announced that as of Saturday, October 11th at 6:00 am (local time) we are shifting from a full-strike to rotating strikes.
As far as we are aware, no other bans are currently in place. Updates will be provided when we receive them.
To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:20 pm:
Last updated: October 3rd, 2025 at 9:55 pm
Picket Lines
There are some changes for next week. The Gateway location is moving to the Whitemud South depot (99th Street and 34th Ave). The Calmar line will also not be up next week, but there will be a line in Devon.
For the most up-to-date picket line information, click HERE. If you are aware of a picket line that is not listed, please send the time and location to Communications730@gmail.com.
Strike Pay
The daily rate for strike pay is $63.42, to a maximum of 5 days in a seven day period. The period for week one started on Thursday, September 25th and runs until midnight on Wednesday, October 1st. Each week thereafter follows the same pattern.
If you did not stay on the picket line and/or you didn’t sign out, you will not be credited for that time. We are relying on your honesty and the record keeping from picket captains.
Strike cheques will be available on Monday, October 6th, at the location you picketed at first unless other arrangements have been made by the Sunday before distribution.
If you would like to make other arrangements for cheque pickup or if there are any concerns with your strike pay, please email sectreas730@gmail.com with the exact issue, dates, times, and location that you were picketing at and we will try to address the issue.
This email address is specific to strike pay issues and will be the only way that strike pay issues can be addressed.
September 28th, 2025 at 8:37 pm:
Picket Information for Tuesday
There have been lots of questions about picketing on Tuesday, September 30th, which is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The information that we received from National is that picketing will continue but members are being asked to wear orange, do land acknowledgements (for the Edmonton Local’s Land Acknowledgement for Treaty 6, click HERE), and invite an Indigenous speaker to speak on the line.
Within the City of Edmonton, the only picket line operating that day will be one at the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant (12135 149 St). There will be a BBQ from 1 pm until 3 pm.
Outside of the city, we are encouraging you to proceed how you wish. If that means shutting down the picket line for the day, that is fine. If you have any questions or concerns about that, please reach out to our Secretary-Treasurer at SecTreas730@gmail.com.
If you would like to find an event to attend in the Edmonton area to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, click HERE.
September 25th, 2025 at 2:35 pm:
Last Updated: September 30th at 4:31 pm
Effectively immediately, we are on strike until further notice.
As of September 26th, 2025 at 11 am EST, the Corporation is maintaining our benefits and conditions of employment. Renew your prescriptions as soon as possible as we cannot guarantee that the Corporation won’t change its position.
This strike is in response to Minister Lightbound’s announcement today to implement the Kaplan Report in full. To read the bulletin, click HERE.
Picket shifts will be paid for four hours and a maximum of 5-times per week at $59.01 per day. Sign in and out with a picket captain in order to make sure the details are correct. To be eligible for strike pay, you must be a member in good standing.
For the most up-to-date picket schedule, click HERE.
If you would like to setup another picket line outside of Edmonton, please contact the Local office and make arrangements to pickup a picket kit.
More updates to come.
September 14th, 2025 at 10:50 am:
As of Monday morning at 12:01 am, there will be two changes to our strike action.
– Over-time ban is ending
– Flyer/householder/Neighbourhood Mail ban will be in effect
This is a legal job action and you cannot be punished for participating. If you have further questions, please contact the Local office at 780-423-9000 or union@cupwedm.net.
To read the bulletin from our National office, click HERE. For descriptions of how this might impact your particular job, please keep reading.
EMPP
Do not unload flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail or its waste/recycling from any delivery vehicle, big rig, trailer, or any delivery vehicle. If you are required to move flyers in order to get to the rest of your work, offload them to a safe area chosen by the supervisor.
Any flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail in the facility are to be moved to a safe storage location. Your supervisor will decide where.
If there is no work in your section (such as Pubs & Ads and RVU), the Corporation is required to pay you for your shift. This is the position and hours of work that you used your seniority to bid into. You cannot be made to go home for the day or use vacation time, personal time, or days in lieu.
MSCs
Do not load or transport flyer/householder/Neighbourhood Mail waste or recycling to or from the facilities. If there are any flyers in transport, unload to a safe location as provided by your supervisor.
DAs/P04s in Letter Carrier/RSMC Facilities
Do not receive flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail at the depot. Do not load/unload them from a vehicle. Any of this product that is currently at the depot should be moved to a safe place as chosen by your supervisor, but it is not to be processed or distributed for delivery.
Letter Carriers and RSMCs
If there are flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail present, do not scan them for delivery – when you do this, you commit to deliver them. Do not prepare or delivery any flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail.
RSMCs in CPAA Offices
It is possible, depending on what the Corporation chooses to do, that CPAA members will continue to process flyers/householders/Neighbourhood Mail as normal. If this is the case, do not scan, prepare, or deliver.
August 1st, 2025 at 9:30 pm:
The forced vote on the Corporation’s offers ended at 5 pm EST today and the results are in: 69.4% of the RSMC and 68.5% of Urban bargaining units voted to reject the Corporation’s global offers.
Our negotiators are ready to get back to work to get us negotiated contracts.
For now, the overtime ban remains in effect.
To read the full bulletin from our National office, click HERE.
July 17th, 2025 at 10:30 am:
The CIRB has announced the dates for the forced vote on the Corporation’s offer.
The vote will begin on Monday, July 21st at 7 am EST and will end on Friday, August 1st at 5 pm EST.
About the voting process:
Eligible voters who provided the Corporation with their email address will receive an email from Simply Voting outlining how to vote and providing a PIN. Voters should receive this email by 7 am EST on July 21st, 2025. If you have not received the email after voting has started, contact Simply Voting at 888-507-9875 (Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST).
Eligible voters who have not provided the Corporation with their email address will be able to obtain a PIN by contacting 888-507-9875 starting at 7 am EST on July 21st, 2025 (Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST). If you need to take this route, you will have to validate your identity in order to receive the PIN and voting instructions.
If you lose or misplace your PIN, contact Simply Voting at 888-507-9875 (Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST).
For reasons why you should vote NO, click HERE.
Once the voting period starts, go to https://cirb-ccri.simplyvoting.com/ or call 877-271-9530 and follow the instructions. You may vote anytime during this period, but please note the hours of the Simply Voting help desk if you are having problems.
July 10th, 2025 at 1:20 pm:
Our National office is hosting a webinar, “Voting on Canada Post’s Offers: What You Need to Know.” This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the Corporation’s offers and our union’s positions on the proposals.
At the end of the registration form, there is a box to enter any questions you might have.
To participate, you must register in advance. Please note all times are in Eastern Standard Time.
Date: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Time: 8 pm to 10 pm EST
Register: https://fs10.formsite.com/f6zI98/s7gbcsskvo/index
Deadline to Register: Tuesday, July 15th at 3 pm EST
June 28th, 2025 at 2:00 pm:
In order to participate in the forced vote on the Corporation’s offers, you must make sure the Canadian Industrial Relations Board has your most up-to-date email address.
The deadline to do this is July 7th, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.
In order to do that, use the following link: https://vote.information-cpggpc.ca/
On that page, there are instructions at the bottom and there is a help icon in the top right.
However, there have been a number of problems and our National office is in the process of addressing these issues and concerns with the CIRB. To read that bulletin, click HERE.
The National Executive Board recommends that all members vote NO on this contract. The Edmonton Local Executive also endorses voting NO. For more information on why you should vote NO, click HERE.
The overtime ban remains in effect.
May 22nd, 2025 at 7:00 pm:
Our National office has instituted an overtime ban as of 12:00 am MST on Friday, May 23rd.
What this looks like is that members are to work their scheduled hours and nothing beyond. Working more than 8-hours will be considered as crossing the picket line.
Letter Carriers: work 8-hours and return to the depot with undelivered mail, no working 15.08 (own route) or 17.04 overtime (other routes).
Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers: work hours as per your Schedule A up to 8-hours and return to depot with undelivered mail.
Part-Time and Temporary Employees: permitted to extend hours up to 8-hours per day.
To read the bulletin from National, click HERE.
If you are on annual leave, please contact staffing and ask if they expect you to return.
Note: You cannot be disciplined for participating in a legal strike action.
May 22nd, 2025 at 12:45 pm:
This is a test of the CUPW Local 730 text messaging system. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the National website at www.cupw.ca. You can also find the most recent updates from the Edmonton Local on this website as well as on social media through TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube, and Facebook.
The most recent bulletin from National about the Global Offers we’ve received from the Corporation and how they fall short can be found HERE.