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I Will Never Get Injured on the Job – I Will Never Have to Deal With the WCB

If you believe that, well, good luck to you. We hope you never will. Nobody plans to get hurt at work: to have an accident, stumble while carrying equipment, get exposed to toxic gases or suffer a psychological trauma that scars you for the rest of your life. But if you do have the misfortune to be hurt on the job or develop an occupational disease, you WILL have to deal with the WCB (aka WorkSafeBC although that is their marketing name – they are still legally the Workers’ Compensation Board.)

You could be in for a difficult and miserable time dealing with the WCB, but there are a few steps you can take right now to minimize the grief.

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YEAR 2016 INSTALLATION RUN OFF ELECTION BALLOTING SCHEDULE

YEAR 2016 INSTALLATION
RUN OFF ELECTION
BALLOTING SCHEDULE

Polls open as follows:







February 19 (Friday)

Advance Poll (Union Hall)

06:30 AM –

05:00 PM










Feb 21 (Sunday)

PPC

07:00 AM –

09:00 PM










Feb 22 (Monday)

VMPP Wickets &
Main Office Boxes

08:00 AM –

10:00 AM


Glen Drive

01:00 PM –

01:30 PM


Royal & Bentall Centres

11:45 AM –

12:30 PM


Pacific Centre

12:45 PM –

01:00 PM





Feb 23 (Tuesday)

LCD 1/2

07:00 AM –

12:00 PM










Feb 23 (Tuesday)

Stn F

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM


NBDC

07:30 AM –

03:30 PM


CDC

08:00 AM –

04:00 PM


NVDC (Harbour)

07:30 AM –

03:00 PM


West Van Retail

11:30 AM –

12:00 PM


Depot 32

06:30 AM –

08:00 AM










Feb 24 (Wednesday)

PPC & MSCs

Starts 11:30 PM
Tuesday, Feb 23


Ends 12:30 AM
Thursday, Feb 25





Feb 24 (Wednesday)

Stn D

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM


SVDC

08:00 AM –

04:00 PM


RDC (22, 23 & 24)

07:30 AM –

03:30 PM


Richmond Retail

10:15 AM –

11:15 AM


Stn G

06:30 AM –

08:00 AM





Feb 25 (Thursday)

Stn S

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM


SBDC

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM



LCD 1/2

01:00 PM –

05:00 PM



Annex

02:30 PM –

06:30 PM










Feb 26 (Friday)

Post Poll (Union Hall)

07:45 AM –

04:30 PM





NOTE: To ensure time to vote, give yourself extra time at
the start (all locations) or at the end of your shift (PPC).
Please have your CPC ID ready.






In Solidarity,















Jennifer Savage

President



ck/CUPE-3338


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YEAR 2016 INSTALLATION BALLOTING SCHEDULE

Polls open as follows:

January 15 (Friday)

Advance Poll (Union Hall)

06:30 AM –

05:00 PM

Jan 17 ( Sunday)

PPC

07:00 AM –

09:00 PM

Jan 18 (Monday)

Stn G

06:30 AM –

08:00 AM

VMPP Wickets & Main Office Boxes

08:30 AM –

01:30 PM

Glen Drive

01:00 PM –

01:30 PM

Royal & Bentall Centres

11:45 AM –

12:30 PM

Pacific Centre

12:45 AM –

01:00 PM

Jan 19 (Tuesday)

LCD 1/2

07:00 AM –

12:00 PM

Jan 19 (Tuesday)

Stn F

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM

NBDC

07:30 AM –

03:30 PM

CDC

07:45 AM –

04:00 PM

NVDC (Harbour)

07:30 AM –

03:00 PM

West Van Retail

11:30 AM –

12:00 PM

Depot 32

06:30 AM –

08:00 AM

Jan 20 (Wednesday)

PPC (25.5 hours covered)

Starts 11:30 PM Tuesday, Jan 19

& MSCs

Ends 12:30 AM Thursday, Jan 21

Jan 20 (Wednesday)

Stn D

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM

SVDC

06:00 AM –

01:30 PM

RDC (22, 23 & 24)

07:30 AM –

03:30 PM

Richmond Retail

10:15 AM –

11:15 AM

Jan 21 (Thursday)

Stn S

06:00 AM –

09:30 AM

SBDC

06:30 AM –

09:30 AM


LCD 1/2

12:00 PM –

04:00 PM
Annex 02:30 PM – 06:30 PM

Jan 22 (Friday)

Post Poll (Union Hall)

06:30 AM –

04:30 PM

NOTE: To ensure time to vote, give yourself extra time at the start (all locations) or at the end of your shift (PPC). Please have your CPC ID ready.

In Solidarity,

Jennifer Savage

President

CUPW Vancouver Local

la/CUPE-3338


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Navigating Through the Short Term Disability Plan and Dealing with Great West Life/Morneau Shepell

Since the introduction of the Short Term Disability Plan, our members have had difficulty navigating all the “ins and outs” of the plan. Strict timelines, no access to the grievance procedure, and the two (2) levels of appeal are causing a great deal of confusion for those who try to access the plan.

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