LOCAL 846
To the Members of CUPW Vancouver Local
Please note that the Strike Pay Fund Account with Community Savings will remain open, please disregard earlier communications as to the Account closing on the 10th.
Sincerest Apologizes for any miscommunications on the Matter.
Kevin Biggs, Secretary Treasurer
Vancouver Local 846
JANUARY 18TH, 10AM
109-4238 Lozells ave, Burnaby
Join us for the Local Organizing Committee Meeting at the union hall on Saturday , January 18th, at 10:00 AM. This meeting is open to all members in good standing who want to participate in shaping organizing strategies, sharing ideas, and strengthening our union’s collective power.
Bring your thoughts, questions, and enthusiasm! Your involvement makes a difference.
We look forward to seeing you there!
In Solidarity,
Kat Poch
Organizing Director
Nominations Deadline: February 15, 2025 by 12:00 P.M.
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the Local Executive Committee:
Full-Time Officer
President
2nd Vice President
Grievance Officer
Table Officers
Education Director
Recording Secretary/By-Laws Chair
Executive Shop Stewards*
PPC/PIF Internal Shift 1
GLT (Groups 3 & 4)
Group 2 Transportation (1 Executive Steward)
Group 2 Letter Carrier (2 Executive Stewards)
The duties of these positions are described in the Vancouver Local By-laws, and are available at the Union Hall or at any General Membership Meeting.
Written and signed nominations with acceptances must be submitted to the Union Hall, Unit 109-4238 lozells Avenue, Burnaby, by 12:00 P.M. (noon) on Saturday, February 15th, 2025. You can also fax your nomination and acceptance at (604) 685-4931. No late nominations will be accepted. Candidates and their nominators must be members in good standing. In addition, candidates and the nominators must have attended at least three (3) General Membership Meetings in the previous twelve (12) months. Please send your nominations to Kevin Biggs local Sec Treasurer.
The exact dates for the election to be announced by the Balloting Committee. The schedule for the 2025 plant-gate election will be presented in a bulletin after nominations close.
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
The deadline for nominations to be returned to the Union Hall is 12:00pm February 28th, 2024.
Pursuant to Article 9.4(g) of the Vancouver Local By-Laws: To be elected as a Shop Steward a nominee must have completed a basic shop steward course, as well as be a Member in Good Standing. Nominators must also be Members in Good Standing.
Stewards who were elected in 2023 need to run for re-election, as their two (2) year term.
Stewards who were elected in the January 2024 Steward elections do not have to run in this election.
Any Stewards who were appointed by the Local Executive Committee since the last annual election must also run for election this March in order to maintain their position.
The Balloting Committee will issue a bulletin with the balloting schedule in the near future.
These may be mailed or dropped off: 109-4238 Lozells Ave, Burnaby BC, or faxed, to this office at 604-685-4931 if you choose. We do not accept nominations by email.
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
General Membership Meeting
Saturday, January 25th at 10AM
Maritimes Labour Centre
1880 Triumph Street
Vancouver
Agenda for the January GMM:
***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
We would like to thank everyone for all of your hard work this year and wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season!
In Solidarity,
The Vancouver Local Executive
I am a retired postal worker who wants to thank all of you for the courage, determination and solidarity you showed in the November and December 2024 strike.
The first strike I participated in was in 1975 and the last strike I participated in was 2011. During this period, me and my coworkers were ordered back to work in 1978, 1987, 1991,1997, and 2011. CUPW was also ordered back to work in 2018 and 2024.
Initially the back to work rulings depressed and demoralized me. All I was doing was striking to improve my working conditions and to better the postal service and the government of Canada responded by attacking my basic rights to free collective bargaining and the right to strike.
But, I realized that being demoralized was just what Canada Post and the government wanted. They wanted to stop all of us from our proper and just fights to have safe work, decent staffing, fair wages, and a postal service that meets people’s needs. So, even though it was hard and at times frustrating and maddening I kept on fighting.
As a retired postal worker, I also need to thank all of you for striking to stop the erosion of the gains me and my coworkers made through strikes, and other struggles. This is so important and it is also heartwarming and wonderful.
As someone who is dependent on her Canada Post Defined Benefit Pension to live, I also want to thank and congratulate you for saying no to Canada Post’s pension rollbacks. You not only protected my pension, you safeguarded your own pensions, and the pensions of future workers. I am immensely grateful for this.
When I went to your picket lines or read about picket activity on social media I was so impressed. You took care of each other, you had fun, you were determined, and you continually sent Canada Post a strong message that you wanted fairness and justice.
So please accept my thanks and admiration and remember that “The Struggle Continues”
In Solidarity,
Marion Pollack