Workplace bullying refers to repeated unreasonable actions from an individual(s) directed towards an employee (or a group of employees), which are intended to intimidate, degrade, humiliate or undermine. Thus, potentially creating a risk to the health and safety of the recipient.
CANCELLED ANNUAL LEAVE SCHEDULED BETWEEN MARCH 22 TO MAY 30, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, some full-time and part-time Urban members chose to cancel their annual leave that was scheduled between March 22 and May 30, 2020. As a result of this, many members now have vacation weeks that are not scheduled in the remaining 2020-2021 Vacation Leave schedule.
URBAN DECISION!
Today we received the long awaited interest arbitration decision from Arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson. Below is a summary of this decision and how it will impact Urban Ops employees.
The Following Has Been Imposed by the Arbitrator
Pride month, pride season, pride forever
Pride events are a beautiful and complex union of celebration and resistance. Over the decades, Pride festivals and parades have done so much for visibility, community organizing, and bringing LGBTQ issues and achievements into the spotlight.
Collective Agreements: The Decisions are In
CUPW has received Arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson’s decision regarding the collective agreements for our two bargaining units at Canada Post: Urban Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers.
CUPW to Provide Non-Medical Masks to the Membership
Whether we are cleaners, postal and delivery workers, medical dispatchers or in other important roles, CUPW members have been on the front lines performing vital services to the public during the COVID-19 crisis.
The National Executive Board has authorized the purchase of non-medical masks for each of our members. CUPW Locals will be receiving shipments of the masks over the coming weeks; however, distribution will take some time given the large volume of the order.
LEARNING FOR A CHANGING WORLD POST-COVID
Are you grappling with how we are going to have to change our society, workplaces, and systems going forward post-pandemic? The Global Labour University is offering a free course, online, on your own time, to think about ways to implement pro-human, pro-planetary change. No previous formal education is required, however you will need a working knowledge of English.
This online course is called “Post-Corona Starts Now”. Its purpose is to support a global debate on policy solutions and strategies in order to undertake far- reaching change in our way of doing things, change that will be centered on protecting workers, and keeping people and the planet safe.