cross-country caravan tour to STOP THE POSTAL CUTS arrives in London!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday September 4


The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) caravan, on a cross-Canada tour to stop the cuts to postal service, will be in London Friday September 4 through Sunday September 6. Join us to celebrate how communities are resisting Canada Post cuts to service and imposition of self-serve mailboxes in our neighbourhoods.

Schedule of Events (times subject to change)

Saturday September 5: different locations around London, call for details.

Sunday September 6

10:00 am- 11:00 meet at Under the Volcano (30 Wharncliffe Rd, N)

11:00 am- 1:30 pm Community activities, garden tours, lobbying. (route provided on site)

1:45 Meet at City Hall, 

2:00 practice HARPERMAN song! “Harperman, it's time for you to go!” at City Hall, 

2:30 gather outside Canada Post Collection and Delivery Plant, 951 Highbury Ave.,

to meet with CUPW workers and share information.

3:30 Resume community tour.

4:00 "BLOCK THE BOX PARTY"~ Block Party at the home of the longest mailbox site 'occupation' in London ! Talavera Court.

See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1478347379133253/

This caravan has been touring across Canada, meeting people on their doorsteps, at their workplaces and in their communities. They are hearing OVERWHELMINGLY that people want Harper's Conservatives to STOP THE CUTS!

For more information contact 

Patti Dalton             519 494 3901

Wendy Goldsmith   519 281 3978

David Heap             519 859 3579

Time for a moratorium on Canada Post's self-serve mailboxes in London

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Once again Canada Post will deny our community face to face consultation as it announces that they will not send a representative at the upcoming London Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on August 31 at City Hall, where this item is on the 4:00pm agenda. This arrogant pattern is becoming familiar as we see the Conservative Party also adopting the same duck-and-hide tactics, while avoiding meaningful consultation with communities. "Canada Post claims it is 'following its process' in London, but their process doesn't seem to include any public discussion, answering community questions and concerns, or even showing up to meeting as they promised in March they would do before beginning any new mailbox installations." comments Wendy Goldsmith.

Disappointed by Canada Post's blatant lack of real engagement, Londoners for Door to Door intend to bring strong community voices to the discussion on Monday. Members of Londoners4Door2Door have asked to speak at the upcoming Monday council committee meeting. We will urge City Council to demand a moratorium of the installation of super mailboxes until after the October federal election, and broad, meaningful community consultations. We urge City Council to  make a statement to Canada Post that London City Council opposes the cuts to door to door mail delivery service. We urge London City Council to support efforts being taken by Hamilton and Montreal to defend in court their communities' rights against Canada Post. "This second no-show by Canada Post is a deliberate slap in the face to our City Council." adds David Heap. "The question is, will our Mayor and Councillors just take this corporate disrespect quietly, or will they take action to protect our communities?" 

Contacts:
Wendy Goldsmith  wendygoldsmith21@gmail.com  519 281 3978
David Heap            david.heap@gmail.com              519 859 3579

Take action to help save Door-to-Door mail in London!

Dear supporter of Door-to-Door mail delivery, Thank you for signing a petition, a letter, or a contact list in support of continuing Door-to-Door mail service. And thank you for opposing the imposition of super-mailboxes in our neighbourhoods. Londoners for Door-to-Door is a volunteer community group that recently delivered almost 2900 signatures of support to London's City Hall , and we hope to count on your support again to make sure your message is heard: The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meets at City Hall on Monday August 31, 4:00pm. Canada Post is once again refusing to send a representative to meet our city councillors, but we want to ensure that our community viewpoints are heard. Here is what you can do to help: Contact your city councillor and the Mayor (find their contact info here). Ask them to: STOP THE INSTALLATIONS! - support a moratorium on the installation of super-mailboxes until after the October election and proper community consultation. Make a statement to Canada Post that London's City Council opposes the cuts to door to door mail service. Support efforts being taken by Hamilton and Montreal to defend their communities' rights against Canada Post in court. Join us at City Hall on Monday August 31, from 4pm in the Gallery, 3rd floor. Facebook users can join, share & re-post this event page. The more presence we have, the better! Visit the new website, Friends of Public Services. Sign their petition, share the website, and spread the Facebook page far and wide! This new grass-roots organization is setting its sights on saving Door-to-Door as its first campaign! Save the date Sept. 6, when the Canadian Union of Postal Workers'cross-Canada save Door-to-Door Caravan rolls into London! We will have a day full of activities and actions to welcome our guests, ending with a street party on Talavera Crescent, the site of our ongoing community presence against self-serve mailboxes! And remember: there is still time to request changes in proposed locations of self-serve mailboxes in your area. See contact and other information here. Londoners for Door to Door http://4door2door.nationbuilder.com/ For Door to Door · Canada You can also keep up with Londoners for Door to Door on Twitter.

Londoners for Door to Door delivers 2867 support signatures to City Council

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August 11, 2015. 11 am. London City Hall.

Londoners for Door to Door delivers 2867 support signatures to City Council

Canada Post has been pushing ahead with installation of Self Serve Mail Boxes in several London neighbourhoods, despite a unanimous request from London City Council last month, to stop work until the Crown Corporation comes back to report on community consultations, as they promised to do in March.

Today, City Council hears from constituents about the importance of continuing this valuable and profitable public service. After months of door-to-door canvassing and signature collecting at community events, Londoners For Door to Door delivered petitions and letters to the City Clerk, signed by the many London residents who want this service to be maintained, not just for themselves but for their parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends.
 

"We have heard loudly and clearly from community members that nobody wants Canada Post to impose these Self Serve Mailboxes in our neighbourhoods.  Instead, we want to protect jobs and maintain a public service that makes money for Canadians and provides door-to-door mail delivery.” says Wendy Goldsmith.  “It is unprecedented for a G8 country to propose this kind of mail service cut, all thanks to the Harper Conservatives and their drive for austerity."

Londoners For Door To Door continues to be deeply concerned about the lack of community consultation and the lies that appear to flow freely from the mouths of Canada Post spokespeople.  We strongly believe that this is not a done deal, and that municipalities have an important role to play in regulating what a Crown Corporation can do in our neighbourhoods. "Londoners have not got clear answers from Canada Post on this issue" adds David Heap  "but they do have a clear choice in October's federal election: we can oppose the Harper government's imposition of these service cuts, and support the official opposition which is calling for service to be restored and even extended."

Ward 10 Councillor Virginia Ridley was also present when the petitions were received by the City Clerk's office. The issue is due to come up at the next Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on August 31. 

Londoners can still request changes to proposed mailbox locations, see contact information posted here.

We encourage all London residents to call and email their city councillors to urge Canada Post to cease and desist with these actions which clearly violate the public will.   

For more information contact:

David Heap 519 859 3579

Wendy Goldsmith 519 281 3978