June General Membership Meeting

Thursday June 24 at 7pm
Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting. Registration Deadline: Wednesday June 23rd @ 7 pm.

*Due to the information needed to be sent to participants, and the time required to authenticate registrations, all participants must register by the deadline above. *Admission to the meeting will close fifteen (15) minutes from the start of the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldumgqjsrEtL8x3_mQf_Q3WXHK68NGeix

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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*REMINDER* Personal Day Carry Over

Personal Day Carry Over

June 1 ,2021

Under Article 20 of the Urban Collective agreement and Article 36 of the RSMC Collective agreement, you can carry over up to five {5} personal days to a maximum total allotment of 12 days, but this does not happen automatically.
You can do this with the employee self-serve tool at mysite.canadapost.ca under the “Employee Self Serve” tab, the “Time Management” heading, and the “Personal Days Carry-Over Tool” which will be available from July 1, 2021 until July 14, 2021.

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Every Child Matters to CUPW

As the Canadian colonial project continues to unfold, horrors like the mass grave at the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation continue to emerge. But to uncover and face the truth is part of the way forward, and we hear and join the call from many Indigenous leaders to find and document the gravesites of the many more children who were stolen from their families, denied their language, denied health supports and respect, abused and then buried without dignity, all by our colonial system. All children deserve love and respect, as do all survivors of the residential school system. #everychildmatters
CUPW sends condolences and stands with the bereaved families and communities, and all those who are still dealing with the system’s violence and its effects. Genocide is Canada’s shame that we have a duty to confront. Untold pain and loss remains to be addressed, and terrible injustices continue. Not enough has been done to pursue better relations between nations and to support healing of the long-term and intergenerational traumas.
We ask our members, and everyone, to read and implement the TRC recommendations  and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and its resources for the survivors and their families, and support the call to uncover and address the effects of the genocide at the foundations of Canada.
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* ALERT* Basic Shop Steward Course

June 24,25,26

8 A.M. – 4 P.M. (Thursday, Friday & Saturday)

**This course is offered for a second time and is completely separate from the June 10, 11,12 course****

Days & duration of the course are subject to change and are dependent on the availability of the online course material and interest

Held via online through ZOOM

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*ALERT* UPCOMING COURSE

VANCOUVER LOCAL BASIC SHOP STEWARD COURSE 2021

June    10,11,12

8 A.M. – 4 P.M. (Thursday, Friday & Saturday)

Days & duration subject to change pending the availability of online course material

Held via online through ZOOM

This 3-day course is for Vancouver Local Members who are either interested in becoming Shop Stewards or want to learn more about their rights under the Collective Agreement. You do not have to become a Shop Steward to take this course, but you must have taken a Basic Shop Steward Course to be eligible to run as a Shop Steward in the Vancouver Local. (As per Vancouver Local Bylaws)

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Do you know what a Social Steward does?

May 20, 2021

As we continue to hear about all the amazing work being done by CUPW members to ensure that the postal service continues. However, this pandemic has been affecting our social life, as well as our physical, psychological and even economic well-being.

As frontline workers, we have a responsibility to take care of each other at work and at home.

The current crisis can be a source of stress, even anxiety for many people, including postal workers.  The role of our Social Stewards is more important now more than ever and Social Stewards continue to play a crucial role in helping CUPW members get the assistance they need. CUPW has supported the use Social Stewards for a number of years.  Where Canada Post’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) doesn’t meet your needs, our Social Stewards can lend a helping hand.

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