SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Saturday June 20th at 10am

 Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 17th Noon

 *Due to the information needed to be sent to participants, and the time required to authenticate registrations, all participants must register by the deadline above. *Admission to the meeting will close fifteen (15) minutes from the start of the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QbWcUf7BTOKapMaM0P_Bqg  

This meeting is to vote on the resolutions sent by the membership to make changes to the CUPW Constitution.

There will be no other business discussed at this meeting.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

 

Call for Submissions – Spring 2026 issue of The Postal Worker

The Publications Committee is looking for member submissions for a new issue of The Postal Worker. The spring 2026 issue of The Postal Worker, our Local’s quarterly publication, is scheduled for release in late June 2026.

With the looming threat of a massive rollout of community mailboxes the new issue of the Postal Worker plans to seize on that word ‘Community’ to tell stories about how postal workers are essential to the fabric of communities thanks to the civic-minded hard work we do every day across the Vancouver local. So much is going on with our jobs rights now – the collective agreement vote, proposed transformative depot restructures, continued egregious health and safety violations by management – The Postal Worker is a creative outlet for members to tell their stories about their experiences on the job.

Long form essays, cartoons, artwork, poems, activist reports, photographs – we are looking for submissions of all shapes and sizes. If you have a creative idea for something to include reach out.

Send all submissions to [email protected] for consideration. Even if you have the rough sketch of an idea, reach out to the editors and we will happily guide you through the process to get it to publication.

Please submit by June 5 2026 to be considered for the spring issue.

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Submission Guidelines

❖ All text for consideration must be received before the submission deadline and the editors reserve the right to not publish any text sent after the deadline.

❖ The editors reserve the right to edit any submission for typos, grammar, readability and length. Editors cannot edit text to distort or alter the overall views and ideas expressed by the author

❖ Submissions must keep with the CUPW Harassment Policy.

❖ Submissions must contain nothing which is defamatory, and all statements purporting to be facts should be true. The editors reserve the right to edit any content for accuracy or where there is concern it is libelous.

❖ Any submissions with illustrations or images should be submitted in hi-resolution (300dpi) in a file format suitable for publication.

❖ Any submissions must be the sole work of the author and cannot be the creation of AI writing generators. If you need assistance please let us know.

In Solidarity,

Publication Committee
CUPW Vancouver Local

 

 

BY-ELECTION GRIEVANCE OFFICER

Next General Membership Meeting   on June 25th,2026

  6.6 THE GRIEVANCE OFFICER

  1. Shall be an elected Full-Time Officer and voting member of the Executive Committee.
  2. Shall prepare, arrange, and oversee the hearing of all grievances at the first level.
  3. Shall maintain an up-to-date grievance filing system.
  4. Shall chair at least six (6) Grievance Committee Meetings per year to deal with matters relating to the grievance procedure.      
  5. Shall maintain a liaison between the Local and Regional Grievance Officer.
  6. Shall report to the Executive Committee. 

A FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  3. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  4. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  5. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

** Note: You must be a member in good standing to vote. **

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President                                                                 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Vancouver Local 846                                                                                                                                                                               lb/CUPE-3338

LAST MEETING

 UPCOMING RATIFICATION VOTE

 Below is the schedule for the remaining ratification vote.

  ***IMPORTANT NOTE ***

The meeting will take approximately half hour to forty minutes and It is mandatory to listen to the short presentation before casting your vote.

DATE PLACE Time
May 23rd Saturday Hilton Metrotown

 

6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby (Tiffany ballroom)

 

1315hrs

This is YOUR last chance to come out and vote

              ***ASL Interpreters are confirmed***

   In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

Vancouver Local 846, CUPW

 

UPCOMING RATIFICATION VOTE

Below is the schedule for the upcoming remaining ratifications votes.

***IMPORTANT NOTE ***

The meeting will take approximately half hour to forty minutes and It is mandatory to listen to the short presentation before casting your vote.

DATE PLACE Time
 May 9th

Saturday

Hilton Metrotown

 

6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby (Tiffany B&C)

9 15 am
May 13th Wednesday Delbrook Community Recreation Centre

 

851 West Queens Rd, North Vancouver (Arbutus room)

6pm
May 23rd Saturday Hilton Metrotown

 

6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby (Tiffany ballroom)

 

1315hrs

                                                          *** COME OUT AND VOTE***

                                               *** ASL Interpreters are confirmed ***

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

Vancouver Local 846, CUPW

MAY

General Membership Meeting

 May 23rd, Saturday 10am

  Hilton Hotel Metrotown

  6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby

  Agenda for the May GMM:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
  3. Reading of Harassment Policy
  4. Reading of new members
  5. Dues waiver
  6. Financials (Trustees report)
  7. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  8. Business arising out of the minutes
  9. New Business (Motion attached)
  10. Nominations and elections:
    1. By Elections 3rd VP
    2. Balloting Committee (2)
    3. Education Committee (2)
    4. Trustees Committee (1) Alternate (1)
    5. Regional Delegate Alternate (5) 
  1. Executive Committee Motions
  2. Unfinished business
  3. Correspondence
  4. Executive and Committee Reports
  5. Good and Welfare
  6. Adjournment 

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

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President          

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Motion

WHEREAS our member base does not have much opportunity to know candidates who are running for election unless they are already involved in union processes; and

WHEREAS SSD structured depots have letter carriers spending little time inside before leaving for delivery; and

WHEREAS letter carriers do not return to their depots at a structured time; and

WHEREAS PPC is open 24/7 and candidates need to change their personal schedules to attempt to meet members of all three shifts; and

WHEREAS candidates must campaign on their own personal time, giving more opportunity to those with higher seniority who receive more vacation time; and

WHEREAS a more informed member base can vote on the merits of each candidates’ expertise rather than the name they recognize most or whoever they have spoken to;

BE IT RESOLVED that the following be added to article 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 of the Vancouver By-Laws:

  • Candidates that are not acclaimed will be expected to express why they are running for election and answer questions relative to the oversight of the position directly from membership in person at the February General Membership Meeting, and online during a Special Meeting on the following week on whichever day and time the alternating General Membership Meeting did not fall on for February.

 

 

  

Extension to Voting Today at River Rock

Good Afternoon Members,

We will be extending the time at River Rock Casino today for voting. The added time for the extra meeting will be at 6:00pm in the Whistler Room. Parking is available at the West Parkade. Thank you for coming out to vote!

In Solidarity,

Kevin Biggs

Local Secretary Treasurer