BY-ELECTION RESULTS – July 28, 2013

Elected at the July 28, 2013 General Membership Meeting:

Recording Secretary/By-laws Chair

Aaron Spires

Congratulations to Brother Spires and thank you to the other candidates.

Solidarity.

Meetings with Canada Post – VMPPS Group 1 Staffing

CUPW representatives from the National and Regional offices, along with Vancouver Local Executive and Modern Post committee members, participated in meetings with Canada Post management this week to discuss Postal Transformation (PT). These meetings are being held in accordance with Article 29 of the Collective Agreement, and as such take the form of negotiations as opposed to consultation. The main distinction between the two is that the parties may negotiate changes to the Collective Agreement in order to eliminate any adverse effects upon our members that may be created as a result of Canada Post’s PT initiative. Continue reading “Meetings with Canada Post – VMPPS Group 1 Staffing”