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EMPLOYEES REQUIRING ACCOMMODATION MAY NOT BE DENIED 48 HOURS’ NOTICE OF A SHIFT CHANGE!

altWhen Canada Post seeks to change shift hours and/or days of work for employees in Group 1 (postal clerks, despatchers & mail handlers) and Group 2 (Letter Carriers & Mail Service Couriers), it must first ”meaningfully” consult with representatives of the Union and provide no less than 48 hours’ advance notice to the affected employees.

Should Canada Post fail to provide the required notice, the Collective Agreement requires that it pay the affected employees at the rate of time and one-half for all hours worked on the first scheduled shift following the change:

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Postal Transformation (PT) News: CPC’s Path to Its Own Annihilation?

CPC’s Path to Its Own Annihilation?

As Canada Post transitions from our current business model – one of great historical relevance and prosperity, to one that erodes service standards and deprives Canadians of a service to which they deserve and are entitled – The Five Point Plan; the future landscape for all remains unclear.

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33rd Annual Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women

The Pacific Region Women’s Committee
Invites You to Submit Your Application to Attend the

33rd Annual Western Regional
Summer Institute for Union Women
University Of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
July 8, 2014 through to July 13, 2014

The Summer Institute for Union Women is an educational event that will be hosted by the British Columbia Federation of Labour. This year’s theme is “Together Women Win”. Registration will begin on the afternoon of July 8, 2014 after 3:00 pm at the Residence Office on the campus of the University of Victoria. This year’s program includes over 20 trainings and workshops, labor actions, and much much more, designed around inspiring future women leaders in labor.

Selected applicants will stay on the University of Victoria and attend workshops, core trainings and events. Any Sisters wishing to attend must have support from the local to pay half of the costs. If the Local has limited resources they can request additional funding.

As space is limited, the Pacific Region will be sending six delegates and there will be a selection process after the application deadline on May 16, 2014. The members who are selected will be notified by phone on or after May 23, 2014.

Please Submit Your Application by May 16, 2014
Download the registration package HERE.

We Encourage Sisters from all Locals to Apply
For further information, please e-mail us at:
[email protected]
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The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work

Article 33.13 of the Collective Agreement provides us with the right to refuse unsafe work. If a member honestly believes that their safety is at risk, or that the work they are doing may endanger someone else’s safety, they may exercise this right by stating to their supervisor, “I am exercising my right to refuse this work under Article 33.13 of the Collective Agreement”. A supervisor may not issue a direct order to perform unsafe work.

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Burkett issues supplementary award on the 2 bundle delivery method

The supplementary award, dated February 24th, 2014 can be downloaded HERE.

“I hereby confirm that the continued use of the two bundle method constitutes a breach of the Employer’s statutory and contractual obligation to take all reasonable measures to protect the health and safety of its employees and direct that the two bundle delivery method be discontinued”