CUPW Nelson #790

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. The union has approximately 54,000 members and has a long history originating in 1965 when the union was formed out of the old Canadian Postal Employees Association. It is best known to Canadians for having conducted a series of high profile strikes which had an especially strong impact in the days before email, fax machines courier companies. The union is also noted for supporting causes outside labor. It helps on issues such as child care, Cuba, abortion, Colombia, anti-Racism, anti-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), anti-global capitalism, marijuana decriminalization, campaigns for women's equality and human rights. CUPW has also protested the Vietnam War, supported the disarmament movement, opposed South Africa’s apartheid regime and opposed the bombing of Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.

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