Marion Pollack & Micki McCune Interview: Equal Rights at Canada Post
Marion Pollack and Micki McCune both started working for Canada Post as mail sorters in the 1970s. While both were initially impressed with the union wages they were earning, they soon became union activists, given the working conditions at Canada Post.
This interview was conducted by Al Cornes on May 3, 2023 in Burnaby, BC. It is part of our Oral History Collection.
Marion Pollack and Micki McCune both started working for Canada Post as mail sorters in the 1970s. While both were initially impressed with the union wages they were earning, they soon became union activists, given the working conditions at Canada Post. These included sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, sexism, racism, and arbitrary and unfair management. As feminists, they advocated for the formation of women’s committees in unions and engaged in many campaigns to advance the rights of women in the workplace, including paid maternity leave, reproductive rights, and pay equity. In this interview, they also discuss technological change at Canada Post, CUPW strikes, efforts by CUPW to organize rural and suburban mail carriers and gig workers, and international solidarity.