A targeted “hit” on a Vancouver Letter Carrier has been overturned at arbitration. On February 19, 2010, Aaron Spires, Letter Carrier and CUPW Shop Steward, was discharged by Canada Post on the basis of allegations that he had fraudulently claimed one hour of overtime and several hours of sick leave to which he was not entitled. Those incidents allegedly took place on February 9 & 11, 2010. According to former Sea-to-Sky Manager Steven Sapinsky (son-in-law of former Canada Post manager Al Miller), Spires had displayed a “pattern” of claiming payment to which he was not entitled.

 

In his February 19, 2010 letter of discharge, Sapinsky claimed that Spires had not been targeted. In reality, Sapinsky had placed Spires’ name on a “hit list” shortly after Spires was assigned to the Capilano Delivery Center (CDC) in late December of 2009. Spires’ name was placed on the hit list because he had incurred overtime on several occasions while covering two of CDC’s least desirable routes. Sapinsky’s hit list was circulated amongst supervisory staff at the CDC and Spires immediately became a “person of interest”. Despite a discipline-free work history, Spires was discharged six weeks after being targeted.

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July 28, 2011  –  15:30

Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) / Bulletin

Negotiations Bulletin no. 82

CUPW has filed a National Policy grievance alleging Canada Post violated the Urban Operations Collective Agreement between May 30 and June 27, 2011.

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In Memory of Sandra Nichols

 

Members of the CUPW Vancouver Local:

The Union was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Sister Sandra Nichols on July 23.  Sister Nichols’ passing was tragic in so many ways, and especially painful as it was as the result of a workplace accident that took place at the Vancouver Mail Processing Plant weeks earlier, on July 4.

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