June 11, 2011 – 16:35
Strike / Negotiations Alert
Red Deer CUPW members remain on strike. Reports indicate good public support.
Meetings Continue
Last night and today, meetings continued with the participation of both chief negotiators and the mediator. Issues discussed included Group 2 work methods and the methodology used in costing the wage proposals.
CPC Continues to Reject CUPW’s Offer to Suspend Strike, Provided Contract in Effect
CPC has refused to comply with the Labour Minister’s request to provide five-day delivery and has rejected CUPW’s offer to suspend our strike, provided the collective agreement is put back into force.
CPC Moving Backwards Quickly
Last night, CPC issued a statement claiming that the Union wanted to “start over” negotiations. The recent record shows clearly it is CPC management who is trying to start over from the beginning. In the past few days, CPC has withdrawn the following proposals they had previously tabled:
- Calculation of bar charts
- Heavy duty truck mechanics
- Mechanism to convert group 1 part-time hours into full-time positions
(900 hours averaged over 30 weeks) - Time values for admail
- Joint study of banking and financial services
NEB Planning Strategy
The National Executive Board is in Ottawa and will be meeting to plan our strategy.
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