LOCAL 846
The Union Hall is receiving a lot of questions about the waiting period and top up credits when using the Short Term Disability Plan (STDP).
The STDP is the plan that replaced our sick leave in this Collective Agreement and although CUPW disagreed with it, this is the plan we now use when we are sick or suffer an injury at home.
Continue reading “Qualifying Period for Short Term Disability Plan”
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Due to the rainfall forecast for this Sunday, we have decided to cancel the pre-GMM BBQ. |
Please join us for our
(indoor) General Membership
Meeting which will begin at
1:00 PM as scheduled.
On September 10, 2013, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued its long-awaited ruling on the status of the Collective Agreement that was negotiated between Dynamex Kelowna and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. On April 4, 2012, the parties signed off on the terms of a collective agreement. The tentative agreement was subsequently ratified by the members of the Dynamex bargaining unit on July 13, 2012. Following the ratification of the collective agreement, a dispute arose regarding the Letter of Understanding that was intended to provide remuneration as a resolution to pending complaints relating to vacation and holiday pay, as defined by the Canada Labour Code, Employment Insurance Act and Canada Pension Act. The dispute arose because the Letter of Understanding, as drafted by Dynamex, went well outside the scope of what was agreed to during the process of negotiations and actually contemplated the potential future offloading of Employer liabilities to the members of the Dynamex bargaining unit.
OTTAWA, Aug. 28, 2013 /CNW/ – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) once again calls for an open discussion about the financial future of the postal service. The Canada Post Group of Companies has posted a loss before tax of $104 million for the second quarter of 2013, including a loss of $72 million from postal operations. The report forecasts a cash shortfall for Canada Post Corporation (CPC), possibly as soon as 2014. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE: September 4, 2013”
In a postal transformation that would not be out of place in a George Orwell novel, Canada Post has announced that the new Pacific Processing Center (PPC) will be outfitted with 511 security cameras.
This disturbing announcement took place at a union-management consultation held on August 28, 2013.
Options Available to Avert Canada Post Cash Crisis
CUPW responds to Canada Post Corporation Q2 Report
Media Release – August 28, 2013
OTTAWA–The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) once again calls for an open discussion about the financial future of the postal service. The Canada Post Group of Companies has posted a loss before tax of $104 million for the second quarter of 2013, including a loss of $72 million from postal operations. The report forecasts a cash shortfall for Canada Post Corporation (CPC), possibly as soon as 2014. Continue reading “Options Available to Avert Canada Post Cash Crisis”
C.D. Howe Institute Ignores Needs of Canada Post Users
OTTAWA, Aug. 9, 2013 /CNW/ – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is dismayed the C.D. Howe Institute’s e-brief on postal reform offers only tired ideas for Canada Post that would result in service cutbacks. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE: August 9, 2013 11:07”