Postal service disruptions
As you may be aware the BC General Employees’ Union and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are both on strike as of this week. Currently no mail is being delivered or processed. This affects the delivery of mailed Teachers’ Pension Plan documents. Your plan is monitoring the situation closely and has processes in place to ensure essential services, including the electronic delivery of pension payments, continue without interruption.
If you receive your pension information by mail, like your annual benefit statement, pension payments or Pension Life, you will experience delays. Your plan continues to serve you online during this disruption. You can set up direct deposit through My Account, read Pension Life and access pension-related information on the plan’s website. Service updates can also be found on the plan’s website.
If you have questions about your pension, you can use Message Centre via My Account to send and receive communications securely or visit tpp.pensionsbc.ca.
– Pensions BC
BCRTA Services
While CUPW strike action is ongoing, BCRTA services involving postal distribution may be delayed or disrupted. Affected services include:
- Membership cards and letters.
- Mail-in payments.
- PostScript Magazine Distribution
Members who have not recieved their Fall PostScript can still view the online issue at https://bcrta.ca/publications.
References
- CUPW. (2025, October 9). Strike Action Update: Shift to rotating strikes. https://www.cupw.ca/en/strike-action-update-shift-rotating-strikes
- Von Stackelberg, M. (2025, October 9). Mail delivery to resume as Canada Post union moving to rotating strikes Saturday. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-post-cupw-moves-rotating-strike-9.6934289
