SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Friday December 30th, 2022 at 6:30pm

1880 Triumph St. Lower Auditorium

(The old Union Hall)

This is an in-person meeting

Special General Membership Meeting Agenda

  1.      Land Acknowledgement
  2.      New Business:
  •     Notice of Motion

3.     Elections:

  • National Convention Delegates (32) (see below)

9.5 ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND DELEGATES

  1. The election of delegates to the National Convention of the Union shall be in accordance with section 3.05 of the National Constitution.
  2. Each local is entitled to be represented by one delegate for the first       one hundred members or less, and by one delegate for each additional one hundred members or majority part thereof.
  3. Each delegate, in order to be elected to National Convention, must have attended the Preconvention Regional Conference. A member may be excused from this requirement by the Local and the National Director only for performing Union Business, sickness, bereavement leave or truly exceptional circumstances.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

**Sign Language Interpreters  are confirmed

VANCOUVER LOCAL CONTEST FOR KIDS UNDER 12YRS OLD

For the first time ever, the Vancouver local is inviting kids under 12yrs old to take part in a letter writing contest. This contest is for the families of postal workers from the Vancouver local.

Contestants will have to submit no less than 500 words.

TOPIC

HOW THE SPIRIT OF GIVING CAN MAKE CHANGES AROUND THE WORLD”

The best 2 letters will receive PRIZES!

  • 1st Prize 50-dollar Gift Card
  • 2nd Prize 25-dollar Gift Card

Deadline to receive letters on December 19th. Any letters received after December 19th will be automatically disqualified.

Please help your kids mail their letters to:

CUPW Letter Writing Contest

#109- 4238 Lozells Ave,

Burnaby, V5A 0C4

In Solidarity,

Katie Poch, Organizing Director

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NOVEMBER General Membership Meeting

Saturday   November 26th at 10 am
Union Hall 1880 Triumph St. Vancouver 

This is an in-person meeting at the Union Hall, Lower Auditorium. Entrance at 1880 Triumph St.

AGENDA FOR THE November 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. Trustee Report
  7. New Business (Notices of motions attached below)
  8. Nominations and elections:

              1)  By Election Chief Shop Steward External Group 2 MSC

               2) MSC Route Measurement (4)

               3) LCRMS (4)

               4) By Laws (3)

               5) Conflict Resolution Committee (2) Alternate (2)

               6) VDLC (9) Alternate (3)

               7)  Regional Conference Delegate (1) Alternate (10)

9) Executive Committee Motions

10) Unfinished business

11) Correspondence

12) Executive and Committee Reports

13) Good and Welfare

14) Adjournment

In Solidarity,

 

 Anju Parmar President

 **Sign Language Interpreters has been confirmed.

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By Election Chief Shop Steward External Group 2 MSC

With the official election of Brother Allan Dobbs to Grievance officer of Vancouver Local 846, we have a vacancy for Chief Shop Steward External, Group 2, MSC.

The position will be offered at the October General Membership Meeting, October 27th , 2022, in a By-election. As two of the three positions are currently held by Letter Carriers, this position will be open to MSC’s who are eligible in accordance with our Local By-Laws.

LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

5.1 The Local Executive Committee shall consist of Table Officers—ten (10), and Chief Stewards—seven

(7).

A The Table Officers shall consist of the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Grievance Officer, Education Director, Health and Safety Director, Recording Secretary/By-laws Chair, and Organization Director/Tyler.

B Chief Stewards shall come from the following areas:

1 PPC Day Shift/Wickets/Group 1 C&D (one representative);

2 PPC Afternoon Shift/Group 1 C&D (one representative);

3 PPC Midnight Shift/Group 1 C&D (one representative);

4 Outside Function (three representatives at least one of which will come from each outside function, L.C. and M.S.C. However, in the event that a position remains vacant after two consecutive postings, it shall be posted as an Outside Function Group 2 vacancy with no restrictions.

5 Groups 3 & 4 and Glen Drive Facility (one representative).

6.11 CHIEF 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.

9.7 BY-ELECTIONS

A) FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  1. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  1. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  1. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

Motion 1

Be it resolved that,

the Vancouver local change the by-laws to read that the Executive position of Secretary-Treasurer revert from a part-time to full-time position.

Motion 2

Executive Motion

Whereas the Vancouver Local 846 of CUPW currently has a Local dues assessment of $4.50 per month,

And whereas the Vancouver Local must vacate its current office by November 30, 2022,

And whereas the Vancouver Local has purchased a property for its new office,

And whereas the monthly mortgage will be in excess of the current rent of 6331.50 to 11,355 per month,

Therefore, be it resolved the monthly local assessment for Union dues be raised by 3.00 per month for a total of 7.50 per month in accordance with articles 9.27 and 9.37 of the National constitution.

Be it further resolved article 4.1 (c) of the Vancouver Local bylaws be changed to read “The Local monthly dues assessment shall be $7.50.”

Motion 3

Whereas the membership has made it clear that there is a demand for virtual meeting and, Whereas the Vancouver local was the first local to put forward clear bylaws for virtual general membership meeting,

Therefore be it resolved that article 10.1(b) be amended as follows:

10.1(b) – Whenever possible, general membership meetings shall be held alternately on the 4th Thursday at 7PM and the 4’th Saturday at 10am of every month.

Every third meeting shall be held virtually in the months of February, May, August and November.

All other meetings shall be held in person unless restricted by public health orders or other unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the local.

These virtual meetings shalt be held in accordance with article 10.6 of the local bylaws.

 

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CANADA LABOUR CODE 10 PAID SICK DAYS

The Canada Post Corporation (CPC) and The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) had a first consultation on October 27, 2022, to discuss CPC’s interpretation and implementation of the 10 paid sick days as per the Canada Labour Code (CLC).

The 10 paid sick days as per the CLC comes into effect December 2022, with the ability to access the first 3 days as of January 1, 2023. The final regulations for the 10 paid sick days as per the CLC have not yet been released by the federal government.

This bulletin is for information purposes only as it portrays CPC’s position and CUPW has reserved their right to challenge CPCs interpretation after we have had an opportunity to review and analyze CPCs implementation plan in its entirety. To that effect, CPC has indicated they intend to publish a scenario-based interpretation in a document similar to a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ). This document has not yet been provided to CUPW.

CPC indicated that they intend to follow the CLC guidelines and to comply with those guidelines. It is CPCs position that by adding six (6) personal days to the seven (7) personal days we currently receive as per the Urban and RSMC collective agreements, they will be compliance with the CLC requirements.

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

 Wednesday November 9th at 6:30pm via            

Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, November 8th at 6:30 pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcO6rpj4uHNAJyj1KJxUMF0nvf_HiFrrb

*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.

Special General Membership Meeting Agenda:

  • Land Acknowledgement
  • New Business

    Notices of Motion

  • Regional Conference Delegates (5) Regional Conference Alternate (7)
  • Adjourn

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

**Sign Language Interpreters not confirmed**

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OCTOBER General Membership Meeting

Thursday October 27th at 7pm
Union Hall 1880 Triumph St. Vancouver 

This is an in-person meeting at the Union Hall, Lower Auditorium. Entrance at 1880 Triumph St. 

AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER 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. Trustees report
  7. New Business
  8. Nominations and elections:

By Election Chief Shop Steward External Group 2 MSC

               2) MSC Route Measurement (4)

               3) LCRMS (4)

               4) By Laws (3)

               5) Conflict Resolution Committee (2) Alternate (2)

               6) VDLC (9) Alternate (3)

               7)  Regional Conference Delegate (5) Alternate (7)

 

9. Executive Committee Motions

10. Unfinished business

11. Correspondence

12. Executive and Committee Reports

13. Good and Welfare

14. Adjournment

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

**Sign Language Interpreters have NOT been confirmed.

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September 30th – COMMEMORATE, ACKNOWLEDGE and REFLECT

The second National Truth and Reconciliation Day will take place September 30. As one of the 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the purpose of this day is to commemorate and honour the lives of Indigenous people killed by the State and the Church.

The Canadian State continues its colonial practices. Over and above the discovery of children’s remains on Residential School grounds, is the fact that Prime Minister Trudeau has promised change for Indigenous people and has yet to make good on these promises.  Whether it be clean drinking water, confronting the unjust proportion of Indigenous people who are incarcerated, the ongoing and unaccounted for abuse of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit folk, the brash imposition of pipelines on Indigenous territory, the ongoing theft of land and police brutality, the bulldozing of Indigenous rights remains complete.

Apologies like the one given by Pope Francis during his visit to Canada this summer are clearly insufficient. The Government and the Church were complicit in the genocidal practice of “to kill the Indian in the child.” Moreover, it was not only the Catholic Church but other denominations which took part in these unfathomable practices.

Thousands of children were stolen from their families to be murdered by the Government and the Church. Indigenous people, including some CUPW members, continue to suffer from the appalling treatment inflicted on generations of their people. For victims, and the children of those taken by the Church and State, the intergenerational trauma remains.

It is our collective responsibility to reflect on the legacy of colonialism and act to make the changes necessary to bring justice to Indigenous peoples.

Here are some things you can do on this Truth and Reconciliation Day:

In Solidarity,

Jan Simpson, National President