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Shop Steward Elections

Nominations for Shop Stewards are now open. The deadline for nominations to be returned to the Union Hall is Friday January 11, 2019.

Any Member in Good Standing is entitled to run for the position of Shop Steward. Nominators must also be Members in Good Standing.

Stewards who were elected in January 2017 need to run for re-election, as their two (2) year term is coming to an end.

Stewards who were elected in the February 2018 Steward elections do not have to run in this election because they are only one (1) year into their two (2) year term.

Any Stewards who were appointed by the Local Executive Committee since the last annual election must also run for election this January in order to maintain their position.

Elections will take place in every installation during the annual elections to be held in January 2019.The Balloting Committee will issue a bulletin with the balloting schedule in the near future.

Nomination and acceptance forms are available from the Union Hall. These may be faxed to this office at 604-685-4931.

In Solidarity,

Jennifer Savage
President

The following shop stewards were elected in February 2018 and DO NOT need to run for election.

PPC #1: PPC #2:
Arico-Pucovsky, Maria Calamos, Jacklyn
Azzuolo, Wesley Chan, Sai
Dela Rosa, Ana Marie Chen, Maureen
Etuk, Edem Dosanjh, Sukhjinder
Eugenio, Allan Jaromamay, Andrew
Garcia, Zenaida  Jiminez, Marion
Henderson McCance, Joseph Murugiah, Sanchika
Jones, Gladys Parmar-Urie, Anju
 Singh, Daljit
McKenzie, Murray  Singh Srow, Varinderjit
Michalski, Paul Tweed, John
Nagrani, Narinder Wong, Wilson
Pagtakhan, Andrew Wu, Alvin
Ron, Jesus Barone, Val 
Sandhu, Baltej Sharma, Yogesh
Sandhu, Randy  
 Santiago, Agnes  
Siu, Terrence LCD 1 and 2
Tarce, Grace Aubichon, Nick
Tee, Maria Frymire, Ed
 Waraich, Navreet McGowan, Felix
Palesch, Kris
NVDD CDC
 Ocol, Jerry Baur, Werner
 Vaillencourt, Arlene
   
NFDC:  
McCurrach, Jim  
PPC #3: PPC MSCs:
Alcantara, Angelo Barran, Steve
Murugiah, Sanchika Dobbs, Allan
Dhillon, Kamaljit Eberhardt, Doug
Heer, Karamjit Seney, Michael
Karki, Pawitra Tesar, Ernie
Ng, Paul Christian  
Ragabinia, Afshin TECH SERVICES
Rathod, Chirag Schuck, Bryan
 Salvo, Stephen Sidhu, Parvinder
Sarmiento, Rolando PIF 
Horan, Bonnie  
Sidhu, Surinder MacLennan, Cristina  
 Trocio II, Galileo
Vimalendiran, Vim
Jiminez, Marion RETAIL
GLEN DRIVE
 
NBDC: SVDC:
Irons, Gina Papamichael, Chris
Mayo, Trevor Ramos, Joevani 
Zerr, Dale RDC:
Gorsuch, Sean
   
ANNEX Stn. F 
Darabna, Maharuk Jacobs, Sharon
Jacinto, Diana Nichols, Gordon
 Kao, Jeremy  Quattrocchi, Lisa
Reyes, Jonathan  
Sangha, Damanpreet  


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GET YOUR EYE GLASSES BY DECEMBER 31, 2018.

If you or any of your eligible dependents (your spouse, or your children under 18, or 18-25 year of age, full time at post secondary education) need glasses, get them now. This is because the current four year period for our vision plan ends on December 31, 2018.   If you have not used your entitlement for this current four year period it will evaporate. Continue reading “GET YOUR EYE GLASSES BY DECEMBER 31, 2018.”

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A NATIONAL OVERTIME BAN IS STILL IN EFFECT

This is a reminder that there is still a National Overtime ban in effect. This is a legal strike action. National CUPW expects all members to follow this direction. Canada Post cannot discipline you for participating in a legal strike action. Canada Post cannot force you to do overtime.

This means,

  • Work to a maximum of eight hours in a day, forty hours in a week.
  • Letter Carriers are to return to the depot and drop off their mail after eight hours’ work, regardless of whether they have completed their routes. – Please report to your supervisor any mail that you bring back.
  • Part time and temporary workers are permitted to extend, to a maximum of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week.

Please share this information with your co-workers. We need all members to be aware of this legal strike action.

If you are made aware of members performing overtime please inform one of the Local Officers right away, but do not engage the member(s) on your own.

This is a time to stand together in solidarity against the boss, not to fight amongst ourselves.

Please treat each other with respect during this difficult time. The Union stands against bullying and intimidation in any form. If you encounter bullying and/or intimidation on the work floor as a result of this ban, please report it to one of the Local Officers right away. We will be reporting to the National Executive Board.

Let’s work together towards a collective agreement that benefits all postal workers.

 

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The Gong Show – SSD at NFDC

On August 20th Separate Sort and Delivery (A.K.A. Systemic Service Destruction) went live at North Fraser Delivery Centre. Prior to the restructure we knew issues were in store for us when manager Kal Gil and superintendent Rod Morrison went to Laval, QC to see how the SSD system was working there. Upon their return it was announced that NFDC would be the second station in Canada to restructure as Separate Sort from Delivery. Canada Post higher ups had figured delivery values in the lower mainland were similar to those of Laval (pop. 420,000). The floor was told Laval carriers loved SSD and had adjusted to the new system well.  REALLY?  The Laval depot was partially converted to CMBs prior to the Trudeau government halting future CMB installations. SSD is less strenuous on carrier routes with CMBs and Apartment Panels. However, the North Fraser Depot delivers door to door in mainly residential areas. These routes are long with steep slopes and numerous stairs. At 7 pm at the end of the first day a carrier on wave 1 was heard to say in a deflated voice: Continue reading “The Gong Show – SSD at NFDC”

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Pacific Processing Centre Plant Rules

Pacific Processing Centre Plant Rules

Recently I was approached by the Western Region Health & Safety officer Patrick McGraw along with Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) Manager Wendy Lund and HRBP Hilda Vega, regarding the plant rules. I was asked by Mr McGraw if I knew what the plant rules were. I responded, “Yes I know and that’s why I am wearing steel toed shoes and a safety vest”. Mr. McGraw then asked me if I knew the rules around jewellery and hair. I said, “yes and I am also aware of the agreement between both parties to conduct risk assessments if any issues arise”. Continue reading “Pacific Processing Centre Plant Rules”

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Notice of Motion and By-Election for the position of Part-Time Secretary-Treasurer

Notice of Motion**

  • Whereas a vacancy currently exists for the Part-Time Secretary Treasurer and;
  • Whereas the by-election could take place the earliest at the September 23, 2018 GMM and;
  • Whereas this date falls 3 days before we could potentially be locked out or on Strike and;
  • Whereas we need someone with experience in the role to get us through this time period;

 

Therefore be it resolved that,

The Local Executive Committee recommends that the Local Executive Committee appoints someone from the Local Executive Committee to the position of the Part-Time Secretary-Treasurer until the Annual Election in January 2019.

 

**This notice will be dealt with prior to the By-election. Should 2/3 of the membership at the GMM support the Notice of Motion the By-Election will not be held.** Continue reading “Notice of Motion and By-Election for the position of Part-Time Secretary-Treasurer”