SHOP STEWARD ELECTIONS
Nominations for Shop Stewards are now open. The deadline for nominations to be returned to the Union Hall is Friday, December 28, 2012.
Vancouver Local Executive Committee Recommends No vote to Tentative Agreement
At a special Vancouver Local Executive Committee (LEC) meeting held on October 23, 2012 a motion was passed by a 11 to 1 vote recommending “No” to the Urban Tentative Agreement (please see below for the complete motion).
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Ratification Vote Meetings Scheduled
***AMENDED***
The following dates and times have been set up for the purpose of voting to accept or reject the current tentative collective agreement.
| Mon., Nov. 26 | The Firefighters’ Hall 6515 Bonsor Ave. Burnaby |
19:00 |
| Tues., Nov. 27 | Library Square 350 W. Georgia Vancouver |
08:15, 12:15, 14:15 & 16:15 |
| Wed., Nov. 28 | Abercorn Inn 9260 Bridgeport Richmond |
08:15, 12:15, 14:15, 16:15 & 18:15 |
| Thur., Nov. 29 | Holiday Inn 700 Old Lillooet Rd. North Vancouver |
15:30 |
***MEETING ADDED*** |
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| Sun., Dec. 16 |
The Banquet Room (at the Union Hall) 4530 Dawson St. Burnaby |
13:00 |
PLEASE NOTE: The meetings will follow an agenda as per guidelines issued by the National Executive Board.
- The vote will be preceded by a “membership information meeting” lasting approximately 45 minutes.
- Only members in good standing of the local are entitled to attend the information meeting and vote on the ratification of the collective agreement.
- The doors will be tiled (locked) 15 minutes into this meeting.
- Ballot boxes will be made available to collect votes immediately after the “membership information meeting”.
- Questions, answers and discussion can take place while members vote.
This vote will determine our future. It is very important that every member votes. It is even more important that it is an educated vote. All of the changes made to our current collective agreement by this tentative agreement are available for download HERE. Hard copies will soon be distributed on the work floors. Watch our web site and your bulletin boards for information.
In Solidarity,
Andy Henderson
Secretary-Treasurer
CUPW Vancouver
Section 6.18 of the National Constitution: “The ratification of collective agreements shall be achieved by secret ballot and must be immediately preceded by a membership information meeting. A settlement of a negotiating struggle shall be achieved when it is ratified by a majority of the members voting, the votes being tabulated for the country as a whole. No Local or member of a Local shall release at the local level the results of any votes until such time as the national results have been released As provided for by the National Executive Board, Locals shall send all ballots used to an independent auditor, once the results have been released by the National Executive Board. No Local shall take any independent votes.”
ASL interpreters will be at each meeting.
Union Sisters
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Tentative Agreement: Draft Version, CHANGES ONLY
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CLICK HERE 24.6 MB download |
The Settlement versus CPC’s July 19th Position
October 12, 2012 – 16:00
Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) / Bulletin
Negotiations Bulletin no. 112
The terms of the current settlement include several negative changes.
So why is the National Executive Board recommending that the members vote yes? It’s plain: we believe the settlement is vastly superior to what we could expect to come out of the Final Offer Selection arbitration process. We believe Canada Post’s final offer would resemble what they proposed on July 19, 2011 — or worse. Let’s compare them:
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