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CUPW Announces Strike Locations
Sunday, October 21, 2018
If last-minute deals cannot be reached this evening, rotating strikes will begin in four locations Monday morning
For Immediate Release
Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will begin rotating strikes at 12:01 am tomorrow in Victoria (British Columbia), Edmonton (Alberta), Windsor (Ontario), and 1:01 am in Halifax (Nova Scotia). All times listed in local time. The strikes will last for 24 hours with locations striking daily.
CUPW ISSUES 72-HOUR STRIKE NOTICES – October 16, 2018 Bulletin # 048
Today, your National Executive Board issued what is known as a “72-hour strike notice” to Canada Post for both the RSMC and Urban units. The National Executive Board has decided that the strike will begin on Monday morning, October 22, 2018, at 00:01 should we not have reached negotiated settlements.
The National Executive Board has opted for rotating strikes. Their locations and intensity will depend on Canada Post’s actions at the bargaining table in the days to come.
Unresolved Issues
After over 10 months of negotiations and despite our efforts to resolve key issues, the parties are still far apart on many of your demands.
The following are some of the key demands that have not been resolved:
Wage increases above the rate of inflation
Improvements to Group 1 Staffing
Job Security
Reduce overburdening for letter carriers
One-bundle delivery
RSMC Pay for all hours worked and minimum guaranteed hours
Elimination of 2013 wage charts
End obligation of RSMCs to find a replacement for their own absences
Improvements to the STDP
Protection of bargaining unit work
Post-retirement benefits for RSMCs
RSMCs to be paid directly by Canada Post when on work-related accidents
When and What Action May Occur
Details of the locations which will be on strike will be communicated to the locals with enough notice to prepare for the actions.
Communications
Stay informed, watch your bulletin boards, email, follow CUPW on twitter at @cupw, at facebook.com/cupwsttp and sign up for CUPW’s e-Digest http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest.
Support Your Demands – You Deserve Better!
In Solidarity,
Nancy Beauchamp Sylvain Lapointe
Chief Negotiator, RSMC unit Chief Negotiator, urban unit
Do Black T-shirt days, collective coffee breaks etc., make a difference?
Recently, several members, including new members at the PPC, have asked me if wearing black T-shirts, etc. makes a difference in our bargaining. The answer is YES.
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CUPW Pension Course Sunday November 18, 2018 from 9 AM – 4 PM
Held at the CUPW Vancouver Local, #130-111 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, B.C.(Second floor of the Maritime Labour Centre)
Applications can be downloaded here or found on the Vancouver local website www.cupw-vancouver.org (Go to the “Resources” tab and select “Forms”), found at the Local office, or on the Union Information board nearest your work area. Continue reading “CUPW Pension Course Sunday November 18, 2018 from 9 AM – 4 PM”
Basic Shop Steward Course November 16 & 17, 2018 8AM – 4PM (Friday and Saturday)
Are you interested in being a Shop Steward, or do you want to know more about the collective agreement and your rights on the work floor? This two day course offers a variety of tools and skills in navigating the work floor as a Shop Steward.
You must have attended at least one General Membership Meeting in the last 12 months to qualify for this course. *priority will be given to newly elected Shop Stewards Continue reading “Basic Shop Steward Course November 16 & 17, 2018 8AM – 4PM (Friday and Saturday)”