Following the election for Union Representative Pacific Region for Jennifer Savage, the above position is now open for election. (The duties of the Health and Safety Director are listed below.)

Candidates must be a member in good standing and must have attended at least three (3) General Membership Meetings in the twelve (12) months prior to and inclusive of the close of nominations as per Article 9.1 D of our by-laws.

Interim election procedures apply. Nominations in writing, with written acceptance, may be sent to the Union Hall prior to the June GMM. Nominations may also be made and accepted at the Thursday, June 27, 2019, GMM.

The election will be held:

Thursday June 27, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
Maritime Labour Centre

This election will take place as part of the normal order of business during the June Membership Meeting as per Article 9.7 A of our by-laws, and will cover till the annual election in January 2020.

*Please note that you must be a member in good standing to vote.*

6.7     THE HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR:

• Shall be an elected officer and voting member of the Executive Committee and shall be the Chairperson of the Health and Safety Committee.
• Shall coordinate the activities of the Health and Safety Committee.

Shall report to the Executive Committee

May 22, 2019                                                                            Bulletin # 078

On April 29, 2019 Arbitrator Elizabeth McPherson wrote to the Minister of Labour Patti Hajdu, requesting an extension of her appointment until December 31, 2019.

CONTINUE READING

April 4, 2019

Bulletin # 074

ARBITRATION DAY 8

Testimony

Day 8 of the arbitration started with the cross examination of letter carrier and negotiating committee member, Stephen Gale.

The next witness was Roland Dandy, a letter carrier from Hamilton, ON. Roland testified about having to work overtime on his route almost every day. He attributed this to heavy volumes of parcels and the preparation and delivery of neighbourhood mail. There will be testimony from two experts on one bundle delivery and percentage of coverage.

Roland was followed by Director of Research and member of the negotiating committee, Geoff Bickerton who testified on the history of the RSMC organizing, the first collective agreement and the three reopeners.

Timelines

On April 10 and 23 the arbitration will continue with some of the RSMC issues.

We estimate that it will take at least 10 more hearing days to present all the Union’s evidence on the matters in dispute. This does not take into account the Corporation’s cross examination of our witnesses.

After that, Canada Post will present its evidence and then there will be final arguments. Minister Hajdu granted Arbitrator MacPherson’s first request to extend her appointment.

Your Actions Are Needed

We need to send messages to Canada Post’s new President and CEO Doug Ettinger to get him to tell his negotiator’s to get back to the table and negotiate. Send letters, make phone calls, send emails and be heard.

Canada Post – There is Still Time to Negotiate!

March 22, 2019

Bulletin # 073

DAY 7 

On March 19, the day started out with a visit to the Kanata Depot with Arbitrator MacPherson. The purpose of the visit was to show not only the work environment of Letter Carriers, RSMC’s and PO4’s, but to also to allow the Arbitrator to see an actual facility with all the mail products and how it is processed for delivery. 

Tuesday’s Testimony

After the visit to the Kanata depot, the hearing continued with the testimony of Sharon Mackey, a PO4 (postal clerk) from St. John’s, NF. Sharon told her story about giving up her letter carrier job, which she loved, to take a PO4 position, working night shift, in the St. John’s mail processing plant so to avoid being harassed for not completing her route within 8 hours.

In the afternoon, Stephen Gale (letter carrier and member of the negotiating committee) testified to the Union demands for solutions to the Health and Safety issues overburdening has caused to letter carriers.

What’s Next 

The next hearing date is on April 2 and the day will begin with the Corporation’s cross-examination of Stephen Gale. After that we present evidence from Brother Roland Dandy, a Hamilton, ON letter carrier, about forced overtime on his route.

Also on April 2, we will begin our evidence on RSMC compensation, pay for all hours worked (including overtime), route restructures, workload and coverage of all absences. We still have many issues to present and we will continue to prepare evidence and witnesses for the upcoming dates.

Send CPC A Message – NEGOTIATE NOW!

National President Mike Palecek was in Vancouver Monday. He stopped by the North Fraser Delivery Depot to talk to the members about SSD.