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At a time of global conflict, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is united in our commitment to the principles of peace, solidarity, and justice. It is our collective duty to address the issues affecting our world today, and in doing so, promote a better, brighter future.

Our constitution speaks to our support for the rights of the Palestinian people and our pursuit of peace. The Israel/Palestine conflict continues to cause suffering to innocent people on both sides, especially children. As supporters of justice, we call for an immediate cease-fire, recognizing it as the first step toward achieving the peace that all people deserve. We ask all sides to ensure the safety and well-being of those living in this conflict-torn region and engage in talks for a peaceful resolution.

The global stage presents another difficult scenario: the Russia/Ukraine crisis. The tension in this region has led to great hardships for the Ukrainian people and threatens global stability. It is important that we stand in solidarity with Ukraine and work for a peaceful resolution. Let us remember that peace is a universal goal and goes beyond all borders, boundaries and beliefs.

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Recently our membership has been subjected to an onslaught of discipline regarding plant safety rules.

We all are concerned about our health and safety and strive every day to work in a way that is sustainable and not detrimental to our safety. However, when we see the Corporation disregarding our rotation of duties on a daily basis, when Canada Post constantly operates without a full compliment of employees thereby overburdening people, when we see daily demands being placed on our bodies that will lead to injury, we obviously will feel that the Corporation does not truly care about our health and safety.

• We want to work in an environment that fits what the stated goals of Canada Post are, a workplace that shows respect for our health, safety and physical well-being.
• We want to work on a work floor where we respect each other as colleagues and treat each other as we would like to be treated.
• We want to be involved in processes that build on these shared values and stated goals. What we don’t want is to be harassed and bullied into doing things that we feel are damaging to our health and safety.
• We do not want to be treated without due respect and understanding of our struggles.
• We do not want to be subjected to unnecessary discipline with the subsequent loss of income as well as loss of working people on the floor which in turn will lead to more overburdening.
• We want to work without fear of being singled out for discipline when others are respectfully coached.
• We want to work where no one is above the law, where everyone is treated equally. To this end we are encouraging all of our membership to make sure to follow the words of the Canada Post Code of Conduct regarding supervisors, superintendents, managers and directors breaching plant safety rules.

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At a time of global conflict, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is united in our commitment to the principles of peace, solidarity, and justice. It is our collective duty to address the issues affecting our world today, and in doing so, promote a better, brighter future.

Our constitution speaks to our support for the rights of the Palestinian people and our pursuit of peace. The Israel/Palestine conflict continues to cause suffering to innocent people on both sides, especially children. As supporters of justice, we call for an immediate cease-fire, recognizing it as the first step toward achieving the peace that all people deserve. We ask all sides to ensure the safety and well-being of those living in this conflict-torn region and engage in talks for a peaceful resolution.

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In the recent weeks we all have read and heard about the tensions between Canada and India. Due to the current diplomatic strains between the countries at present, the Indian government has halted visa processing for Canadian nationals in response to escalating tensions between the two countries.  This crisis literally hits home for our members who have immigrated from India, especially those who still have their friends and families back home.

At present the situation is unsafe to say the least. We would like to remind members to think seriously if any plans to visit their loved ones for now until the situation gets better.

In case you need to visit your family in any emergency, remember to take the health emergency phone numbers with you. Since our extended health plan specifically excludes riots and acts of insurrection however it is defined, postal workers who go to India will need to be careful and vigilant if they choose to travel to India at this time.

I will also recommend to get an additional insurance even though our extended plan for postal workers travelling out of province (40 days or less) which covers insured postal workers, spouses and dependents up to a maximum of $250,000 (two hundred fifty thousand) per person. Also, before you travel, I will recommend to find out detailed information on which insurance that will cover first in case needed.

If you need more information please contact your Local President at [email protected] or call (604) 685-6581 Extension 2.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President                                                 lb/CUPE-3338