**DATES, LOCATIONS, AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

RESULTS OF THE EXECUTIVE ELECTION(S)(FIRST ROUND)

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

First Round Elections commenced February 10, 2020 and concluded February 20, 2026 @ 8:40 p.m. in compliance of Article 8 of Toronto Local By-Laws (Ver. April 15, 2025). Ballot counting occurred from February 19, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. to February 20, 2026.   In addition to the Election Committee and independent third party, the counting of the ballots was witnessed by approximately twenty-one (21) scrutineers. Results are as follows:

First Round Summary                                                                             

Valid ballots received:                           2503

Total rejected ballots:                                14

Total ballots cast:                               2517

Total First Round Polling Station Hours:  320

PRESIDENT:   

PRESIDENT:                                                                                                                                                                      

Zach Avdelopoulos ……..    568           Run-off                                                

Robby Jouhal  ……………..     723           Run-off                                       

Mark Lubinski        ………..      417                                                                

Qaiser (Kaiser) Maroof ..       296

Stephen Myers ……………        115

Gerard van Deelen ……..        261

1^ST VICE-   PRESIDENT:                                                                

Stacey Pritchard ……….   1,628 Elected

Amit Verma ……………..             532

2^ND VICE –PRESIDENT:

Reno Borg  …………………   1,228 Elected

Richard LeGendre ……..             890

3^rd VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rob Guglielmelli ……….   1,036       Run-off

Donna Leeder  ………….       521       Run-off

Liz Parry …………………..          373

Inderjit Sidhu …………..          257

5^TH VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rashmi Mehta ……………             527

Bruno Rossi ……………….   1,520    Elected

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TREASURER:

Sandro Petruzzelli ……..    1,363        Elected

Victor Santhiapillai …...             654  

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Baleswaran Kandasamy ..           542

Greg Krisa  ……………………. 1,444     Elected

E.S.S. GATEWAY WEST/INTL./TEO/AMF/NECF/CITYLINKS:      

Furqan Ashraf  ………….          406                                                            

Sherice Douglas ……….        660        Run-off

Muhammad Imran  …..          306

Greg MacDonald  ……..        878       Run-off

E.S.S. S.C.L.P.P.:

Janet Kocur  …………………  1,479       Elected

Rana Siddiqui  ……………..            560

E.S.S. GATEWAY EAST/WPDH:

 Rajiv Joshi  ………………..          625

 Nikky Narewal  ………….        854       Run-off

 Sunny Philipose ………..        632       Run-off

E.S.S. WEST AREA WICKETS:

Celia Bellissimo …………..  1,075        Elected

Nicky Jandu  ……………….           496

Dave Khaper  ……………..           477

E.S.S. WEST TRANSPORTATION:

Neil Bolen  ………………..    1,268        Elected

Shaka Thomas ………….              911

Congratulations to those elected and thanks to all participants.  Second Round voting is scheduled to commence March 2, 2026.

In Solidarity,

Abdi Hagi-Yusuf,

Secretary Treasurer, CUPW Toronto Local 626 

February 23, 2026

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The Struggle Continues

**DATES, LOCATIONS, AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

**AMENDED**

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

As per Toronto Local, please find below the eligible candidates in the upcoming 2026 – 2029 Toronto Local Executive Elections.

PRESIDENT:

Zach Avdelopoulos

Robby Jouhal

Mark Lubinski

Qaiser (Kaiser) Maroof

Stephen Myers

Gerard van Deelen

1^ST VICE-PRESIDENT:

Stacey Pritchard

Amit Verma

2^ND VICE –PRESIDENT:

Reno Borg

Richard LeGendre

3^rd VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rob Guglielmelli

Donna Leeder

Liz Parry

Inderjit Sidhu

5^TH VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rashmi Mehta

Bruno Rossi

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TREASURER:

Sandro Petruzzelli

Victor Santhiapillai

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Baleswaran Kandasamy

Greg Krisa

E.S.S. GATEWAY WEST/INTL./TEO/AMF/NECF/CITYLINKS:

Furqan Ashraf

Sherice Douglas

Muhammad Imran

Greg MacDonald

E.S.S. S.C.L.P.P.:

Janet Kocur

Rana Siddiqui

E.S.S. GATEWAY EAST/WPDH:

Rajiv Joshi

Nikky Narewal

Sunny Philipose

E.S.S. WEST AREA WICKETS:

Celia Bellissimo

Nicky Jandu

Dave Khaper

E.S.S. WEST TRANSPORTATION:

Neil Bolen

Shaka Thomas

Only Members who are listed as Members in good standing shall be eligible to vote. The Elections committee asks that all Members confirm that you have already signed and submitted your Membership application, or immediately contact our Union Office in order to correct and update your Member status.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Toronto Local Elections committee by email:

[email protected] or call the Elections Committee at (416) 249-6502. More information about our election process to follow.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all the candidates luck in this upcoming election. In Solidarity,

Neeka Morris – Chairperson, [email protected] 2026 CUPW Toronto Local Executive Elections Committee

January 28, 2026

Her Worship Olivia Chow                                                                                                                        

Mayor, City of Toronto                                                                                                                                   

100 Queen Street W                                                                                                                             

Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Dear Mayor Chow:

As President of the Toronto Local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, I am writing to urge you to publicly oppose the federal government’s decision to eliminate door-to-door delivery by Canada Post in Toronto, and to ask that you use the authority of your office to advocate for the protection of this essential public service. This decision would undermine accessibility, public safety, and the effective use of urban space in Canada’s largest city.

Door-to-door delivery works in Toronto. Compact neighbourhoods and strong volumes of personalized mail, flyers, and parcels make it efficient and well suited to the city’s urban form. Maintaining door-to-door delivery is the right model for a modern, dense and walkable city.

Door-to-door delivery is, in every meaningful sense, a by-Canadians, for-Canadians public service. Toronto is Canada Post’s strongest revenue-generating market. Eliminating door-to-door delivery is a deliberate policy choice to redirect parcel and flyer revenue to private companies while weakening Canada Post as a viable public service. This choice reflects a failure of leadership.

This federal decision goes far beyond letter mail. It would force unwanted community mailboxes into Toronto neighbourhoods, despite longstanding opposition from residents.

Community mailboxes are incompatible with a dense, walkable city like Toronto. They clutter sidewalks, are regularly vandalized, obstruct pedestrian clearways, and create real barriers for seniors, people with disabilities, and residents with mobility challenges. These impacts fall directly on the City and on Torontonians, despite being driven by federal decisions made without community input.

The public safety costs of retreating from a regulated public delivery service are already visible on Toronto streets and will multiply as Canada Post no longer delivers to the door. Multiple unmarked delivery vans crowd the same blocks, routinely park illegally on sidewalks and in bike lanes, and force pedestrians into traffic. When Canada Post steps back, private couriers step in taking work and revenue that should be sustaining a publicly owned service. Once door-to-door delivery is eliminated, it will not return.

Community outreach by the Toronto Local and its allies has shown that once residents understand what is being taken away, opposition is immediate and widespread. I urge you to publicly stand with Toronto residents and Postal Workers, in opposing this decision, and to demand that the federal government halt the elimination of door-to-door delivery in Toronto.

I would welcome the opportunity to host you at a Toronto Letter Carrier Facility, where you could meet Postal Workers and see firsthand the service residents rely on every day. Toronto deserves a delivery system that strengthens public service, protects public space, and puts people before privatization.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.                                          

Regards, 

Mark Lubinski                                                                                                                                      

President, Toronto Local,

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

[email protected];

office: 416 241 2385

2026-2029 Toronto Local Executive Candidates

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

As per Toronto Local, please find below the eligible candidates in the upcoming 2026 - 2029 Toronto Local Executive Elections.

Only Members who are listed as Members in good standing shall be eligible to vote. The Elections committee asks that all Members confirm that you have already signed and submitted your Membership application, or immediately contact our Union Office in order to correct and update your Member status.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Toronto Local Elections committee by email: [email protected] or call the Elections Committee at (416) 249-6502. More information about our election process to follow.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all the candidates luck in this upcoming election.

In Solidarity,

Neeka Morris - Chairperson, [email protected]

2026 CUPW Toronto Local Executive Elections Committee

December 22^nd, 2025 

JANUARY 17, 2026

9:00 A.M.

UNION HALL

47 DENSLEY AVENUE

AGENDA

1. Roll Call of Officers 
2. Acceptance of Members in Good Standing
3. Reading and Adoption of Minutes
4. Reading of Correspondence
5. Bills and Accounts
6. Reports of Officers and Committees
7. Nominations and Elections
8. Notice of Motion
9. Unfinished Business
10. New Business
11. Adjournment

In Solidarity,

Abdi Hagi Yusuf

Secretary-Treasurer

CUPW Toronto Local

December 18, 2025

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Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,

Canada Post on December 12^th, 2025 has again started to issue 44.11(a) termination letters to temporary workers. If you receive one, it is critical that you act immediately.

WHAT TO DO RIGHT AWAY:

1. File a grievance without delay.
2. Contact your Shop Steward at onceor call the Toronto Local Grievance Officer to arrange an in-person meeting at the Union Hall.
3. Gather any documentationthat explains the reasons for your unavailability.
4. Do not resign and do not accept termination.

Temporary workers are not disposable. You are essential, you are union, and you deserve fair treatment. Your rights are protected under the collective agreement—use them.

The Toronto Local is defending your rights.

CUPW is filing grievances, challenging violations, and pushing back against unfair treatment.

Solidarity means every worker counts.

We will not allow Canada Post to divide us.  We will not remain silent while temporary workers are used, mistreated, or pushed aside.

An injury to one is an injury to all—and the Toronto Local will fight for every single member.

In Solidarity and In Strength

Mark Lubinski 

President 

Toronto Local CUPW

Sisters, Brothers and Siblings:

With Christmas right around the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you and your families a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year.

The resilience and strength in the face of challenges we have faced truly inspired all Postal Workers and our National Negotiators.  

As we spend this Christmas and New Year holiday with loved ones, take a moment to reflect on gratitude and unity.

Mark Lubinski,

President,

CUPW Toronto Local

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December 23, 2024

Sisters, Brothers and Siblings:

It is hard to believe that the violence that happened at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal happened 36 years ago, 14 Women were murdered on this day in Montreal because they were Women.  It was a horrific event that we will never forget.

This date is also a time for us to reaffirm our commitment to fight against hatred and misogyny that led to this terrible tragedy.

On this day and every day we must support our Women and learn from our past, listening to survivors and speaking out against harmful behaviour.

Our Union is committed to Women’s issues and have created committee’s and harassment Policies in our National Constitution and Local Bylaws.  We take this seriously and read the policy before the start of every meeting. 

In Solidarity,

Mark Lubinski,

President,

CUPW Toronto Local.