Stand Up For Love!
PHONE LINES RESTORED!
Phone and fax service has been restored!
If you have sent anything by fax on Monday or Tuesday, please re send it.
Thank you for your patience.
In Solidarity,
Jamie McCurrach
Acting President
August General Membership Meeting – August 24th 7PM
AUGUST General Membership Meeting
THURSDAY, August 24th at 7PM
The meeting will be held in person at:
The Maritime Labour Centre
1880 Triumph Street
(Parking available in the rear off Pandora Street)
AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST GMM:
1. Land Acknowledgment
2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
3. Reading of new members
4. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
5. Business arising out of the minutes
6. New Business
7. Nominations and elections:
Education Director
Executive steward (MSC)
Executive Steward (External)
Organization Committee (1)
8. Executive Committee Motions
9. Unfinished business
10. Correspondence
11. Executive and Committee Reports
12. Good and Welfare
13. Adjournment
***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***
In Solidarity,
Jamie McCurrach
Acting President
MOTION TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IN THE BY- LAWS
Whereas the word Chief is outdated and offensive,
Whereas we have a duty to be on the forefront of truth and reconciliation,
Be it resolved that wherever the phrase Chief Shop Steward appears it shall be changed to Executive Shop Steward.
MOTION TO CHANGE SHOP STEWARD MEETINGS FOR GROUP 1,3 AND 4
Whereas we need to be financially responsible,
Whereas communication is much more accessible since the implementation of our bylaws,
Whereas there are many other ways to pass on information than face to face meetings,
Therefore, be it resolved that Article 10.4 (a) be removed from the Vancouver Local Bylaws,
Be it further resolved that Article 10.4 (b) be amended to read “Shop Stewards in Group 1, 2, 3, and 4; will meet once every (3) months for a meeting with the Chief Stewards and Full Time Officers that wish to attend. Other Officers will be invited if approved by the Local executive. Whenever possible, ten (10) days’ notice shall be given of the Shop Stewards Meetings.”
Be it further resolved that 10.4 (c) be removed from the Vancouver Locals bylaws
Be it further resolved that the numbering of the article be adjusted to show the change.
THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR
A) Shall be an elected officer and voting member of the Executive Committee and shall also be the chair of the Education committee.
B) Shall in conjunction with the Education Committee coordinate and prepare educational materials and seminars for the membership.
C) Shall work in conjunction with the Regional and National Education Officers.
D) Shall be the spokesperson for the Publications Committee on the Executive Committee and shall be a member of the Publications Committee.
CHIEF (EXECUTIVE) STEWARDS
A) Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive Committee.
B) Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.
C) Shall report and consult with the Second Vice-President regarding Health and Safety matters for their shift or work area.
D) Shall accompany the President or First Vice-President into management meetings, when requested by the President or First Vice-President.
E) Shall work in conjunction with the Grievance Officer on the preparation and hearing of grievances at the first level and arbitration, when required.
F) Shall attend appropriate Shop Steward meetings, and shall make reports to the Shop Steward meetings and the Executive Committee.
G) All Chief Stewards shall be given the opportunity to assist the Grievance Officer in the preparation and processing of grievances. The Chief Stewards shall be booked off on an equitable and rotating basis.
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CUPW Local Wide BBQ – Sunday August 27th
CUPW Local Wide BBQ
Where: 109 – 4238 Lozells Ave, Burnaby
When: Sunday, August 27, 2023 Noon – 6 PM
Food!
Burgers, Hot dogs, Sausages!
Vegan/Vegetarian options!
Chips and Cold Drinks!
Local Wide 50/50 Draw
Tickets will be available until 5 PM, then the Grand Jackpot Draw will be held.
Cash Carnival Games
Balloon Pop, Ball Toss and
Knock Down The Can!
All kinds of Prizes!
Proceeds go to Seniors 411
Lawn Games
Yardzee, Cornhole, and more!
Learn More about what’s going on in your local!
In Solidarity,
Kat Poch
Organizing Director
THE VANCOUVER LOCAL – SAYS NO TO SSD!
SAYS NO! TO SSD
NO! to our routes getting longer and longer
NO! to changing Router assignments on a whim
NO! to the erasure of sortation values from the 075 form
NO! to disconnecting carriers from their case strips
NO! to management’s band-aid solutions
Postal Workers say NO! to Separate Sort From Delivery.
It DOES NOT save floor space or money – but it costs us the time values that we have agreed upon for over 50 years. It costs our backs, our knees, our bodies.
In 2018, Canada Post rammed through it’s first SSD restructure on the west coast at North Fraser Depot. At first, there were 10 routers. Now, despite the rapid expansion of Metrotown and The River District, there are now only 9 routers at North Fraser! How many will your station get under SSD? We don’t know. We don’t know because management has never told us what system they use to determine what an 8 hour work day is for routers, nor how they determine what routers will sort what routes. There has NEVER been consultation at the National, Regional or Local level. Management takes the position that routers are Letter Carrier Assistants, therefore their assignments can be changed at any time with no oversight or input from the Union.
VANCOUVER PRIDE 2023
The Vancouver Local is proud to participate in 3 marches this year:
Friday, August 4th: Vancouver Trans, Two Spirit, Genderqueer and Intersex March
Organized by a gender-diverse grass roots collective of volunteers, the 2023 Trans, Two-Spirit, Genderqueer, Intersex March is an opportunity for us to celebrate, proudly express our pride and make our voices heard on the issues that affect our lives including violence, bullying, erasure from social histories, harassment and discrimination by public institutions. This event is operated in a spirit of inclusion with two-spirit people who may or may not also claim identities such as trans, genderqueer and others that feel unwelcome at mainstream pride events.
If you’d like to design your own signs, come at 5:30 PM – Materials will be provided
6:15 PM – March from Clark Park (Commercial and 14th)
6:45 PM – Performances from amazing local trans artists at Victoria park!
More information and updates at:
http://transpridevancouver.wordpress.com
Saturday, August 5th: Vancouver Dyke March & Festival
We’ll begin in McSpadden Park with some pre-March festivities and a community art project to create the new Vancouver Dyke March banner for this year. Then, the March will leave McSpadden Park and we’ll make our way down Commercial Drive to end at the Festival at Grandview Park. The Festival will continue until 5 PM and will include stage performances, community vendors, and food trucks. The Vancouver Dyke March has always been and continues to be a protest organized to celebrate and uplift the voices of folks who are marginalized, particularly on the basis of gender, within the broader pride movement. CUPW Vancouver will also have a booth at this event. If you are interested in volunteering at our booth engaging with the public on issues facing postal workers, email at [email protected]
5 Day Human Rights Initiative – Prairie & Pacific
WHEN: September 25 – 29 2023
WHERE: Lakeview Gimli Resort
Gimli, Manitoba
COURSE: Turtle Island
The Turtle Island course aims to build meaningful, long-term relationships with and among Indigenous peoples inside and outside our workplaces. The course identifies key moments in indigenous peoples’ history in Canada, connects these historical events to the current context, and debunks myths and stereotypes. It concludes with participants identifying ways to act as effective and respectful allies to Indigenous peoples in their struggle for decolonization. This opportunity will also contain a continued emphasis on becoming a facilitator on this material. It should also be noted that ONLY those who identify as Indigenous will be asked to facilitate the Turtle Island course.
Please note that this educational opportunity has been requested by the previous National Human Rights Committee and passed by the outgoing National Executive Board. The intention is to primarily provide this course to those who identify as Indigenous with the hope of building participants up to one day facilitate this life changing course to all CUPW workers. With this is mind, we are strongly encouraging those who identify as Indigenous to apply. Should we not be able to fill the class with those who identify as Indigenous, we will fill it with other applicants – so all are encouraged to apply.
This education program falls under Article 11.06 of the National Constitution and expenses for delegates are paid under Article 7.42, which include meals, transportation and accommodation. Reimbursement for childcare expenses is also available. The Union encourages all members to access this right of membership and learn how to make your own working life and that of your co-workers better.