Canada Post, CUPW agree to extend mediation again, by 24 hours
OTTAWA – Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have once again agreed to extend mediation another 24 hours. Both parties will continue to negotiate with the assistance of the special mediator into Tuesday, August 30. The current collective agreements will continue to apply for the next …
PUDO launches PUDOfuse: A proprietary application for e-commerce retailers through the Shopify App Store
PUDOfuse brings cost savings and convenience to parcel delivery TORONTO –– PUDO Inc., which is building North America’s only “carrier-neutral” and fully-staffed parcel pick-up/drop-off network, today announced a launch for its proprietary technology – PUDOfuse. PUDOfuse allows e-commerce companies, retailers and other PUDO partners to integrate, automate and customize product delivery – with significant logistical …
Drone Delivery Canada announces collaboration with Canadian retailer on development of last mile solution by Drone
TORONTO –– Drone Delivery Canada, FLT – CSE, (DDC or the Company) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with a Canadian retailer, unnamed at this time, whereby the two organizations will explore a collaboration to introduce drone delivery services within the retailer’s logistics model. “We are excited …
NCIX partners with InPost to offer its customers 24/7 locker delivery
TORONTO — NCIX, Canada’s largest computer component retailer has partnered with InPost to offer its customers the option to conveniently pick up their online orders from any one of over 160 InPost 24/7 lockers in Ontario. The service provides e-commerce shoppers the option to ship online purchases directly to one of …
Retailers now have an alternative delivery network for B2C shipments within Canada
Farrow, Delivery Net and InPost 24/7 Lockers provide exciting new alternative delivery network TORONTO – Farrow has announced a new partnership with InPost and Delivery Net to expand the delivery options available to customers using a national parcel locker network solution. Under terms of the partnership, Farrow will be able to …
CPC, CUPW continue to meet
Negotiations are continuing in an effort to achieve new collective agreements for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units. The parties are working long hours to achieve this goal. We remain committed to negotiating fair collective agreements, as we have since the beginning of this process. We’re encouraged that Canada …
Postal service will not be interrupted while talks continue
OTTAWA – Earlier today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, MaryAnn Mihychuk, encouraged both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to continue their discussions beyond the lockout notice. Accordingly the Corporation has withdrawn its 72-hour notice. As a result, there will not be a lockout, …
Postal workers call for one-month cooling-off period, “intensive negotiations”
OTTAWA – Postal workers are proposing a 30-day cooling off period to Canada Post management to address concerns about “uncertainty” in the mail system and give negotiations a chance to succeed. “Our members, their families and all Canadians do not deserve to have this threat of a lockout ‘looming’ over …
Canada Post agrees to 30-day extension followed by binding arbitration
OTTAWA – Canada Post has informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that what our employees and our customers need is long-term certainty in the postal system. Therefore, we are fully prepared to negotiate intensively for the next 30 days under an extended “cooling off period” to reach negotiated …
Canada Post prepared to submit to binding arbitration to resolve impasse at negotiations with CUPW
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, MaryAnn Mihychuk, asked both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW-Urban and CUPW-RSMC) to submit to binding arbitration to resolve the current impasse at negotiations. Canada Post agreed to voluntarily submit to …