Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
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The Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association or CPAA represents rural postal workers for the Canada Post Corporation
. The trade union belongs to the Canadian Labour Congress
as the federation's smallest National Union.
The organization publishes The Canadian Postmaster and hosts a Triennial Convention.
. From there, the trade union spread out through rural areas of Canada. In 2002, Canada issued a commemorative stamp for the organization's 100th anniversary.
In recent years, the organization has struggled with closures of rural post offices designed to cut costs at Canada Post. Even among rural post offices that remain open, many face cuts in hours and staff.
The CPAA represents the following classifications:
In contrast, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
represents a larger majority of Canada Post's employees: 54,000 out of 72,000. The rest belong the Association of Postal Officials of Canada (3,400 supervisors), the Union of Postal Communications Employees (2,600 technical workers) and the CPAA (12,000 rural workers).
The CUPW put forward several merger proposals but, to date, the Canadian Postmasters have rebuffed them.
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...
. The trade union belongs to the Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.- Formation :...
as the federation's smallest National Union.
The organization publishes The Canadian Postmaster and hosts a Triennial Convention.
History
The organization began in 1902 in Stonewall, ManitobaStonewall, Manitoba
Stonewall is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba with a population of 4,376 as of the 2006 census. The town is situated approximately north of Winnipeg on PTH 67. It is known for its limestone quarries. The local festival is the Quarry Days which is usually held over three days in August...
. From there, the trade union spread out through rural areas of Canada. In 2002, Canada issued a commemorative stamp for the organization's 100th anniversary.
In recent years, the organization has struggled with closures of rural post offices designed to cut costs at Canada Post. Even among rural post offices that remain open, many face cuts in hours and staff.
Jurisdiction
The Association represents Canada Post employees who work in rural post offices. There are approximately 6,462 full and part-time permanent staff who are members of CPAA. In addition, there are approximately 5,209 term or temporary employees.The CPAA represents the following classifications:
- Semi-Staff Postmasters
- Group Postmasters
- Senior Assistants
- Full-Time Assistants
- Part-Time Assistants
In contrast, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers or CUPW is a public sector trade union representing postal workers employed at Canada Post as well as private sector workers outside Canada Post.-Activities:...
represents a larger majority of Canada Post's employees: 54,000 out of 72,000. The rest belong the Association of Postal Officials of Canada (3,400 supervisors), the Union of Postal Communications Employees (2,600 technical workers) and the CPAA (12,000 rural workers).
The CUPW put forward several merger proposals but, to date, the Canadian Postmasters have rebuffed them.