OTTAWA, April 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Postal workers are inviting international guests to discuss postal banking. The 2-day symposium takes place in downtown Ottawa on April 26th and 27th.
Keynote speakers for the live-streamed symposium are financial journalist Linda McQuaig and John Anderson -- author of the 2013 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study Why Canada Needs a Postal Bank.
They will be joined by representatives from the Communications Workers Union in the UK, from postal unions in New Zealand, France and Italy; geographer Rob Fiedler; and members of anti-poverty groups such as ACORN and Making Waves.
"Postal banking is an international success story that Canadians need to know about," said Denis Lemelin, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. "This weekend, we are going to talk about how a postal bank could be the win-win solution to save our public post office."
| What: |
CUPW Financial Services and Postal Banking Symposium |
| Where: |
Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street, 613-238-1122 |
| When: |
April 26-27, 9 am – 5 pm |
CUPW continues to call on Canada Post Corporation (CPC) to share the full details of a recent study on postal banking it conducted from 2009-2013. CPC has refused, opting instead for deep cuts to the postal service that were backed by the federal Conservative government.
Limited seating for media is available at the symposium. Most speakers will be available for interviews. For more information, please contact Kevin Matthews, CUPW Communications, 613-293-0547.
SOURCE: Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Brigitte Klassen, CUPW, 613 236 7230 x 7944, 613 236 7238 x 7944
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