Since the beginning of July 2020, workers with a medical condition deemed high risk and who had to stay home following the COVID-19 outbreak have been given a form prepared by Canada Life. This form was to be completed by a physician and was intended to determine if you should remain on leave or if you were fit to return to work. If you received this form, here’s what you need to know.
2020 SHOP STEWARD LIST
2020 SHOP STEWARD LIST
Disability and Life Insurance Adjustments and Retroactivity and Pension Adjustments For Retirees
On June 11, 2020, Arbitrator MacPherson imposed wage increases for the four (4) years of both urban and RSMC collective agreements of 2%, 2%, 2.5% and 2.9%.
Retirees who worked at CPC after February 1st, 2018 for Urban and after January 1st, 2018 for RSMCs are also entitled to retroactivity on all the time paid after these dates as the case may be.
2020 ELECTIONS TO RESUME
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Vancouver local was forced to postpone the 2020 annual election. With no end in sight to restrictions on gatherings and social distancing we need to look at an alternate solution to conduct the 2020 elections. Due to these restrictions we are unable to use any Canada Post facility to carry out our election.
Statement on Defunding the Police
In the wake of a number of murders committed by police in the United States and Canada, CUPW joins an ever-important number of voices that are calling to DEFUND THE POLICE.
JULY general membership meeting
July 2nd, 2020
July General Membership Meeting
Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 10 a.m.
Zoom Video/Phone Conference
You must register in advance for this meeting. Registration Deadline is Thursday July 23 @10a.m:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoc-ihrTwqGtCzfbUbbsk9awrOpDWXFmNT
*Due to the number of items on the agenda, information needed to be sent to participants, and the time required to authenticate registrations, all participants must register by the deadline above.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
AGENDA FOR THE JULY GMM:
- Land Acknowledgment
- Reading of new members
- Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
- Business arising out of the minutes
- Financials
- New Business
- Nominations and elections:
- BY-ELECTION – Education Director (description on reverse)
- BY-ELECTION – Organizing Director (description on reverse)
- Balloting Committee (5)
- Health & Safety Committee (minimum 9)
- Education Committee (8)
- Organization Committee (8)
- Publications Committee (8)
- Trustees Alternate (1)
- Executive Committee Motions
- Unfinished business
- Correspondence
- Executive and Committee Reports
- Good and Welfare
- Adjournment
In Solidarity,
Chris Zukowsky
President
**Sign Language Interpreters have not been confirmed.
“New” high risk leave of absence form has been uploaded to Canada Post’s Website
The New forms can accessed by logging into Intrapost, clicking on:
- “Resources” then;
- “Forms” and then scrolling down to find ;
- “Leave Request” and then clicking;
- “High Risk Leave of Absence form” link.
If you have any further questions or require assistance, please speak with your shop steward.
In Solidarity,
Chris Zukowsky, President