LOCAL 846
Today, CUPW officially served notice to bargain to the Canada Post Corporation for both the Urban Operations and RSMC units.
Next Steps: Meetings Planned
We have scheduled our first meetings with the employer for November 15 and 16, with more dates to follow in the coming weeks.
At our first meeting, the Union will officially present our program of demands for both the Urban and RSMC units. With the referendum votes counted, a merger of the two bargaining units will now be one of our demands
Demands have been ratified and sent to our bargaining committee – what’s next?
Now that our demands have been ratified, they will go with our Bargaining Committee in Ottawa to be presented to the employer as negotiations begin. This process may take months as each demand is presented individually and discussed. Canada Post will respond to the demands and will likely present their own counter-offer for changes and concessions. Once a full offer is presented to the bargaining committee, they determine if it contains enough of what we are asking for to present to the National Executive Board and the membership in the form of a ratification vote.
What if CUPW and Canada Post can’t come to a tentative agreement?
Similar to 2018, if the offers presented do not adequately meet our demands, the National Executive Board could start the process to move the Union into a strike position. Only after meeting all the requirements under the Canada Labour Code can the Union call for a strike vote. If the membership votes in favour of strike action, the Union would then be able to issue 72-hour strike notice at any time if negotiations are stalled.
The Vancouver Local will hold demands ratification meetings from October 25th to November 1st.
We will be voting on our program of demands for our next round of bargaining, and we will be also voting on a referendum on merging Urban and Rural (RSMC) into one.
| Date | Place | Times |
| Wednesday, October 25th | North Vancouver – Delbrook Community Center 851 Queens Road (Meeting is in Fir Room) | 5 PM and 7 PM |
| Thursday, October 26th | Burnaby – Hilton Metro Town
6083 McKay Avenue |
5 PM
GMM TO FOLLOW AT 7 PM |
| Monday, October 30th | Richmond – Richmond Olympic Oval
6111 River Road |
9 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM,
5 PM and 7 PM |
| Wednesday,
November 1st |
Vancouver – Maritime Labour Center
1880 Triumph Street |
3 PM, 5 PM and 7 PM
|
COME VOTE AND FLEX OUR MUSCLES TO THE EMPLOYER!!
TOGETHER WE CAN UNITE, STAND UP, FIGHT BACK AND WIN!!
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
The National Executive Board has selected Lana Smidt as Lead Negotiator of the Urban Negotiating Committee.
It’s time to call for applications from members who are interested in serving on the negotiating committees for our two biggest bargaining units – Urban Postal Operations (UPO) and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC).
Our current UPO collective agreement expires on January 31, 2024. Preparations for negotiations are underway. Members have proposed demands at membership meetings, and regional councils are currently discussing and forwarding the demands they recommend. The National Executive Board (NEB) expects to put together our program of demands in August for the membership to ratify.
Meanwhile, we will assemble the Committee. As set out in Article 6.11 of the CUPW constitution, the UPO committee will include at least one woman, one francophone and one anglophone.
It’s one of the most important jobs at the core of our Union’s work; please consider it carefully.