JUNE 21 IS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
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Indigenous people urged for decades for a national solidarity day with Indigenous peoples. It is astonishing that it took until the 21st century to see this symbolic gesture.
URBAN UNIT WAGE SCALE FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
JUNE 17, 2020
URBAN UNIT: WAGE SCALE FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
In her June 11, 2020 decision, Arbitrator MacPherson rejected the Union’s proposal to reduce the number of pay increment levels and raise minimum wage levels for employees hired on or after February 1st, 2013. continue reading here
Workplace Bullying
Workplace bullying refers to repeated unreasonable actions from an individual(s) directed towards an employee (or a group of employees), which are intended to intimidate, degrade, humiliate or undermine. Thus, potentially creating a risk to the health and safety of the recipient.
CANCELLED ANNUAL LEAVE SCHEDULED BETWEEN MARCH 22 TO MAY 30, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, some full-time and part-time Urban members chose to cancel their annual leave that was scheduled between March 22 and May 30, 2020. As a result of this, many members now have vacation weeks that are not scheduled in the remaining 2020-2021 Vacation Leave schedule.
URBAN DECISION!
Today we received the long awaited interest arbitration decision from Arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson. Below is a summary of this decision and how it will impact Urban Ops employees.
The Following Has Been Imposed by the Arbitrator
Pride month, pride season, pride forever
Pride events are a beautiful and complex union of celebration and resistance. Over the decades, Pride festivals and parades have done so much for visibility, community organizing, and bringing LGBTQ issues and achievements into the spotlight.
Collective Agreements: The Decisions are In
CUPW has received Arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson’s decision regarding the collective agreements for our two bargaining units at Canada Post: Urban Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers.