Monday December 20 2021
For many months, nine dedicated coordinators located across the country have worked tirelessly to promote and advocate for Delivering Community Power – our plan to fight climate change and deliver new services to all communities. We’ve built a community of supporters and allies who are calling on Canada Post to reimagine itself and become the post office of the future.
Our Efforts are Paying off, but the Fight isn’t Over
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, which have changed the way we lobby and talk to people, so much has happened. We’ve met with federal deputies and elected officials at every level, municipalities who want the services we are advocating for, and new allies join our cause every day. Members and Locals have also conveyed the Delivering Community Power message. And today, we have confirmation that our fellow citizens also believe Canada Post must reinvent itself.
Public Opinion Swells
New data from Public Square polling finds that there is strong public support to green public infrastructure and expand services at Canada Post to meet our changing needs. The polling confirms what we knew all along: Nearly nine in ten respondents say they care or care strongly about corporations needing to adapt and reduce their carbon footprint, and about other important issues like elder care, affordable internet, affordable food/food delivery, and the local economy – and they’re looking to the public sector to address these issues. The polling results will be available on our webpage in January 2022.
Delivering Community Power offers solutions to the issues that matter most to citizens and aims for a just recovery for all post-COVID-19. Despite the recent pilots for financial services and community hubs by Canada Post, there is still a long way to go. Expanding and diversifying the postal service will help ensure that good paying, quality, union postal jobs will continue into the future, providing added protection to our defined pension plan and other secure benefits postal workers enjoy. As postal workers, we must fight to make sure Canada Post meets or exceeds its mandate to be fully self-sufficient and expand services to meet the changing needs of communities.
Do Your Part
Workers have provided the solution; the Corporation must now act. Delivering Community Power must continue the momentum we’ve built over the last year. Political support is strong, and the survey results confirm our raison d’être. Small gestures and simple actions can make all the difference. It only takes a minute to join the cause and become part of the solution!
Become a supporter of Delivering Community Power and Be Part of the Change.
The Delivering Community Power team