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Our Contract has expired on January 31^st, 2024. While CUPW is attempting to negotiate a new one and hoping the employer will come to the table in a good faith, there are never any guarantees. We all know this round of negotiations will not be easy and we all need to take part in one way or other. While our experienced negotiation committee will be working hard on the behalf of the membership, members should be looking at their savings in preparation of possible strike.

There are some other things that can be done to help ensure that we get decent Collective Agreement:

-Let management know that you want this round settled with a fair contract negotiated in good faith.

-Take an interest in the progress of negotiations. You can see the latest information on both the National and Local websites.

-Come to the meetings and stay informed.

-Volunteer for one of the multitude of tasks that has to be done to prepare for a possible strike.

-Plan a black T Shirt day.

-Plan a potluck in your section or station and have a conversation among members about strike preparation while enjoying the meal.

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Thursday February 22^nd at 7pm

Italian Cultural Centre

3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver BC

AGENDA FOR THE February GMM:

1. Land Acknowledgment
2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
3. Reading of new members
4. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
5. Business arising out of the minutes
6. Financials
7. New Business
8. Nominations and elections:
   1. Balloting committee (1)
   2. Regional delegates Alternates (10)
9. Executive Committee Motions
10. Unfinished business
11. Correspondence
12. Executive and Committee Reports
13. Good and Welfare
14. Adjournment 

***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***

In Solidarity 

Anju Parmar, President

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“What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.”               -Valery Legasov

Much like my favorite soap operas, Canada Posts seems to recycle the same story lines over and over again.   Instead of having a surprise twin sister, like in my stories, Canada Post is back to “the union agreed to this”.  I can definitively say, in my 14 years with the Corps this has happened less times than I have fingers.  There is not a lot that we agree on.  An example would be the infamous breaks on shift 3.  Except for the dark days of COVID 19, when it was health and safety related, the Local has NEVER agreed to split breaks.  In fact, we have been trying to fight them from day 1 of the conception of the PPC.  We have also NEVER agreed to the 21:00 break in ground.  We have filed numerous grievances and will continue to, unless Canada Post can produce the “binding arbitration” ruling they claim to have.

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It seems that, although CPC has mistaken CUPW members as traditional vampires, it looks like CPC management are Energy Vampires!  Energy Vampires are the most dangerous of all vampires.  They thrive on sucking the energy out anyone around them, regardless the cost. They also derive pleasure and sustenance from creating conflict around them.

Incidents we have seen of these are supervisors calling out our members on the floor for not “pulling their weight”.  In one case we had the Energy draining supervisors telling some members on the floor that other members thought they were lazy.  Of course, this is a ploy Energy Vampires use to help divide us and gain power through our conflict.

We also see these Energy Vampires on the Collections and Delivery side.  Separate Sort from Delivery is a prime example! We often hear management telling us that those who have converted to SSD love it.  This is done to divide us and push through their agenda.  We all know SSD has a negative effect on all of us, and to try to sell it as anything other brings a rise out of us for them to feed off of. If carriers love SSD so much, wouldn’t they be transferring in to SSD depots instead of out?

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The Deerfoot MOA was a lie!

The Deerfoot MOA – An alternative to SSD?

In Deerfoot, Alberta, a Separate Sort from Delivery restructure was announced using Canada Post’s favourite excuse – the lack of floor space. Workers put their collective minds together and came up with a solution to the floor space issue that enabled 4 workers to use one sortation case. Under the Deerfoot Model, 2 carriers on each wave share the case. One carrier sorts their manual mail in the morning for that day’s delivery, the other sorts their manual mail in the afternoon for the next day’s delivery, similar to the SSD model but still using the sortation case with all its benefits such as red dots, redirection cards and the ability to keep case strips updated with the route.

The MOA became part of the 2022 contract!

In 2022, the Corporation agreed – in writing – to examine the Deerfoot model before implementing any future SSD restructures. But not once, not anywhere else in Canada has the Deerfoot model even been considered! It appears that this, along with other empty promises such as financial services at postal outlets, was nothing more than window dressing to get us to agree to a contract at a time where other Unions were beginning to demand their fair share for working through an unprecedented global pandemic while watching inflation eat away at their purchasing power.

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Saturday February 3^rd at 12 pm
Zoom Video/Phone Conference

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlduigqzIoGNcsxTuAoaKxGNjwRyWWTX8m

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 Registration will close on February 2^nd Friday at 12pm

The Vancouver Local is having a Human Rights Committee Meeting

Agenda for the meeting

• Electing Chair of the committee.
• Report from the National Human Rights Committee members.

If you have any specific agenda items to discuss at the committee meeting, please send it via     email at [email protected] .

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

on behalf of Local Human Rights committee

Sign language interpreter has been confirmed.

 

 

Saturday February 3^rd 1330hrs
Zoom Video/Phone Conference

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpfuCqqjkqHN1drXHphSxgJ8hrMUwzG0iP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Registration will close at 1330hrs on Friday February 2^nd.

If you are a member of the Health and Safety committee or just interested in sharing concerns about your work floor or have ideas to share, please join us via Zoom Or If you have any specific agenda items to discuss at the committee meeting, please send it via email @ [email protected]  or [email protected]

In Solidarity,

John Tweed                                            Raylene Marshall

Health & Safety Director                 2nd Vice President

Sign Language Interpreters has been confirmed