Trans-Continental neighbourhood mail Delivery in Montreal and Québec City on Hold

Effective December 19, letter carriers in Montreal and Québec City will no longer have to deliver the Trans-Continental neighbourhood mail in its current form. Canada Post has paused the delivery of the product after mounting pressure from the Union. The delivery of the Trans-Continental neighbourhood mail began in Montréal the week of October 17, 2022, and in Québec City around December 13, 2022. The Québec City local was not consulted prior to start of the delivery.

When Canada Post introduced the delivery of the Trans-Continental neighbourhood mail, it did so without ensuring that proper measures were first put in place to protect the health and safety of our members and prevent overburdening. In addition to our health and safety concerns, we also conveyed our misgivings about the financial, structural, and environmental impacts of delivering this neighbourhood mail.

Representatives from the Montreal Local and Region, as well as the National Office, worked tirelessly to draw attention to this issue, closely monitoring the situation and giving support to our affected members as well as demanding answers from Canada Post. We are pleased that CPC understood the health and safety issues involved and that the parties were able to come to a resolution. Now that the Trans-Continental neighbourhood mail delivery is on hold, the parties will discuss the possibility of developing long term solutions that protect postal workers and the postal service.

In Solidarity,