LOCAL 846
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Vancouver Local Union Hall – 4530 Dawson St., Burnaby, BC
By Skytrain: 1.5 blocks south of Brentwood Skytrain down the stairs off Willingdon Ave.
By Car: turn right down the ramp (after the shop fronts) on Dawson St. to the back of the building
The fall education seminars for the Pacific Region will be held at the Whistler Conference Centre, 4010 Whistler Way with accommodation at the Aava Whistler Hotel, 4005 Whistler Way, Whistler, B. C. The courses will run Thursday, November 3 (evening) to Sunday, November 6, 2016. The following courses are being offered:
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A lot of injured workers can’t go back to their jobs because of a resulting disability after their injury at work. They need help to get working again. The WCB (aka WorkSafeBC) can offer different kinds of assistance to do that. (The organization is still legally the WCB).
The WCB vocational rehabilitation consultant (VRC) has to go through five steps to figure out what kind of help to offer an injured worker.
The summer is upon us and flyers – now known as neighbourhood mail – are at record highs again this year. Combine this with Postal Transformation (PT) and you now have a recipe for disaster.
Two weeks ago Canada Post issued 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. But management withdrew its lockout notice when it didn’t get the backing of the Liberal government. Jennifer Savage is president of the Vancouver local of CUPW. She explains the issues at the bargaining table. Jennifer Savage speaks with Redeye host Lorraine Chisholm.
On July 6, 2016, Canada Post extended their 72-hour notice that our Collective Agreement is no longer in place. This is not an automatic trigger for a lockout or strike.
Members who do not show up for work may be subject to discipline. The Collective Agreement will no longer be in place and we would fall under the terms and conditions of the Canada Labour Code. Therefore, all members must report to work.
The Union remains committed to negotiating a Collective Agreement that is fair for all postal workers.
If you have any questions, please contact your shop steward or picket captain. Your picket captain is posted on the picket duty roster.
In Solidarity,
Jennifer Savage
President
ck/CUPE-3338
And we just might save our public postal service in the process, despite the actions of Canada Post management.