LOCAL 846
On Tuesday, July 30th 2013, members from the Depot 74/99 work floor and representatives from the Union met with the employer to discuss ways to resolve the issues arising from the restructure.
Continue reading “Depot 74/99 RESTRUCTURE CONSULTATION UPDATE!”
On July 15, 2013, Canada Post imposed a flawed and contentious restructure on the postal workers stationed at Depot 74/99. Urban Services, the department responsible for all restructuring exercises, decimated routes and deleted positions resulting in widespread service failures, over-burdening, and overtime. Continue reading “Depot 74/99 POST RESTRUCTURE UPDATE!”
Elected at the July 28, 2013 General Membership Meeting:
| Recording Secretary/By-laws Chair |
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Aaron Spires |
Congratulations to Brother Spires and thank you to the other candidates.
Solidarity.
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”
The Union consulted with Canada Post on Thursday, July 18, 2013, to review what was happening since the restructure was implemented in Depot 74. Continue reading “MSC Depot 74/99”
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO OUR MEMBERSHIP
FREE BBQ/PICNIC
Prior to our General Membership Meeting. Sunday, July 28th @ 11:00 a.m., on the grounds of the Bonsor Recreation Centre (near Metrotown in Burnaby)
The Depot 74 restructure has resulted in a loss of 24 full-time positions and 9 part-time positions. With such a reduction in staffing, is it any surprise that there are implementation issues? The reduced staffing has further been exacerbated by other factors, including: Continue reading “THE FRONT LINE OF CANADA POST!”