LOCAL 846
The National Executive Board decided that we would not accept CPC’s proposal but would consider pursuing discussions if CPC agreed to:
Sisters, Brothers:
This year, the heatwaves have come much earlier in some areas of the country. This is certainly welcomed with great optimism following the dark period we went through last winter with the virus and its more contagious variants. But while much of our attention is focused on COVID-19, we still have to face various other challenging conditions, including heatwaves looming on the horizon.
For the second summer in a row, we will have to deal with the heat while also wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to counter the virus, at least as long as the Public Health Agency of Canada requires it.
Take the necessary precautions with the heat and the virus, and encourage your coworkers to do the same.
June 22,2021
The National Executive Board would like to thank and congratulate all members who participated in the pre-negotiation regional conferences held during recent weeks. In all regions the discussion and debates at both the Urban and RSMC meetings was conducted in the spirit of solidarity and mutual respect.
Canada Post Approaches CUPW
While the regional conferences were occurring senior Canada Post management approached the National Executive Board with a proposal to renew the current collective agreements for a two-year period. Their initial proposal was only a wage increase of 2% in each year and the remainder of the collective agreement would be status quo. They expressed concerns about introducing financial services during an uncertain period. In support of their proposal management stated that they believed the uncertainty of mail volumes and CPC’s financial situation which was increased due to COVID related expenses in the immediate post-pandemic period would make negotiations difficult.
June 21st,2021
Starting this week, Volunteers will be handing out Orange Ribbons to stand in Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, against the atrocities of the Canadian Colonial System.
We encourage our members to donate when receiving a ribbon, and to wear it during the ongoing process of these unfortunate times.
All proceeds will go to the Indian Residential School Society Survivors, located in North Vancouver. The IRSSS provides essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational trauma. These impacts affect every community across B.C. and Canada.
In Solidarity,
Kevin Biggs, Organizing director
We would like to thank everyone for helping with the United Way’s Period Promise Campaign for the month of May.
With your help from all the facilities in the CUPW Vancouver Local, we were able to collect over 3,000 products to donate to those in need. Helping bring the estimated total of the product donations of 558,765 to help fight Period Poverty.
June 18,2021
Tânisi nitotem,
As I put words to paper my heart is heavy and my stomach cannot settle. The past few weeks the news about the bodies of indigenous children found buried on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have troubled me as well as many in this country. This school is located on the unseeded traditional territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc peoples. Society has been heart broken and horrified to hear of this discovery. Sadly, this discovery does not come as a surprise. Survivors of residential schools have shared their stories for decades and to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) about their siblings and cousins who went missing at the residential school and were never seen again. These schools were designed by the State to eliminate the indigeneity from the Indigenous peoples of this country. The church acting as the agents of the State would be given the contracts to operate, and to force the assimilation of Indigenous children to a white European culture: the TRC called this cultural genocide.
Period Promise Campaign 50/50 draw will be drawn at the local Union office on Thursday June 10that 3pm.
The winner will be informed via phone.
Good luck and thank you everyone for taking part in it.
In Solidarity
Anju Parmar, President