Category: Bulletins

Door-to-door protected for millions, but fight to restore the cuts carries on

Media Release

OTTAWA – This morning, after a year of review and another year of delays, the federal government finally made public its vision for a renewed Canada Post. Some four million households can now rest easy that their door-to-door service will not be cut, but more than 800,000 are still out in the cold. Continue reading “Campaign for Canada Post’s Future Goes to the Bargaining Table”

On December 13, 2018, the Union met with the employer to consult on the 2018 shift bid. At this meeting, the Corporation proposed the movement of a considerable number of assignments from sections such as S/L Manual, VES, PLU and the Annex to the Parcels/Packets section. The Corporation based its reasoning for doing so on the requirement to refocus or reallocate resources due to the increase in parcel business and decrease in letter mail. Continue reading “Shift Bid Consultation 2018”

Nominations have now closed for the following positions on the Local Executive Committee: Continue reading “2018 Annual Elections: Nominations are now closed”

The parties recently signed two memoranda of agreements regarding amounts owed to workers who, as a result of their failure to respect deadlines imposed unilaterally by the Canada Post Corporation, had their STDP application either denied (and deemed withdrawn), or approved with the designation of “disability management (unpaid).” Continue reading “STDP Deadlines: Agreement on Amounts Owed to Employees”

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I’ve been handed a 24 hour notice, now what?

It’s bound to happen at some point in your career: a supervisor hands you a 24 hour notice of interview to discuss something that Canada Post alleges you have done. What you do from that point onwards will have an impact on the outcome. Here’s some simple tips to help you through this difficult process. Continue reading “Vancouver Local UPDATE – November 27, 2017”

Every year the Union requests a shift bid under Article 13.26 of the Collective Agreement. On November 27, 2017, the Union met with the employer to have an initial consultation regarding the 2018 annual shift bid. We will need to meet again and at this point nothing has been completed. Continue reading “Shift Bid Consultation 2018”