UPCE 2025 Scholarship program
The Union of Postal Communications Employees is pleased to offer the 2025 scholarship for UPCE members and their children. This is in addition to any existing Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) scholarships that may be available.
The $2,000 UPCE Scholarship is available to all UPCE members in good standing at the time of application (and their children), who are enrolled at a post-secondary institution.
Program Guidelines
UPCE will accept submissions by email until September 30, 2025, at 23:59 Eastern Time (ET). The recipient(s) should receive notification of the award no later than October 20, 2025.
A $2,000 scholarship will be available to a member (or a child of a member) enrolled in a full-time program. A member (or their child) enrolled in a part-time program will only be entitled to half of the scholarship ($1,000). In a case like this, the second half of the scholarship ($1,000) will be disbursed to the second-place applicant.
UPCE National Newsletters
Canada Post: Bargaining deferred until 2026
April 8, 2025
PSAC-UPCEs bargaining team have agreed with the employer to defer negotiations until 2026.
To get money in your pockets as soon as possible, your bargaining team has agreed to a retroactive 5% increase as of September 1, 2024, without any concessions on other issues.
Bargaining will resume at the latest in August 2026.
Canada post bargaining update - March 2025
UPCE-PSAC: the fight at the table continues
This week, your bargaining team met with the employer for another several days of negotiations. At the table, non-monetary proposals were discussed. Some agreements have been made on non-critical issues. However, the employer has not addressed any of the monetary proposals that were submitted.
Canada post bargaining update - January 2025
This week, the bargaining team met with the employer for a third time since negotiations began on August 20, 2024.
PSAC is concerned by the number of concessions the employer has tabled. They include leave provisions and a new two-tier benefits plan for our current and retired members. Just a reminder as we review the employer’s proposals in detail: we will not accept any concessions on your existing entitlements and benefits.
Bargaining Update November 2024
At the end of November, your bargaining team met with the employer in Ottawa. During our discussions, the employer tabled new proposals, including changes to the grievance procedure, staffing, case management process, and committee changes.
In turn, your bargaining team tabled many new proposals on the grievance procedure, performance reviews, seniority, shift and weekend premiums, call-back pay, stand-by provisions, vacation leave, the short-term disability program, the union education fund, and a new letter of understanding for the transition payment repayment.
