Important Notice For Grievance
We’re Moving
THE UNION HALL WILL BE MOVING ON JULY 13, 2017!
Our new address will be:
130-111 Victoria Drive Vancouver BC V5L 4C4
The phone and fax numbers will remain the same.
Phone 604 685 6581
Fax 604 685 4931
Access to the office is from the back parking lot off of Pandora Street!
During the transition between offices, we may not have any phone service or e-mail access from July 13 till July 17, 2017. If your matter is urgent, please contact your shop steward.
la/CUPE-3338
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day
First Nations, Métis and Inuit members are represented on the Aboriginal working group of CUPW’s National Human Rights Committee. Each year, the working group directs the creation of a poster for June 21, to express traditional teachings or symbolism from the animals of turtle island.
This year’s poster carries the dragonfly. Click HERE to view the poster.
Indigenous peoples of the Northwest coast observe the dragonfly to be a creature of the wind and also of the water. The dragonfly represents a symbol of change in the view of self-understanding. This kind of change is rooted in mental and emotional maturity and insight on the deeper meaning of life. Continue reading “June 21 is National Aboriginal Day”
Agreement with CPC on Personal Days Allows Maximum Allotment of 12 Days
Friday June 16 2017
We have worked out an agreement with Canada Post Corporation (CPC) on the carry-over of personal days. This will ensure that members can be entitled to the full allotment of personal days, even during the transition to the July 1 personal days cycle.
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Vancouver Local UPDATE – May 2017
”We have come too far, struggled too long, sacrificed too much, and have too much left to do, to allow what we have achieved for the good of all to be swept away without a fight. And we have not forgotten how to fight.”
Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO.
Canada Post Continues to Profit
Canada Post made $81 million in net profit in 2016 in spite of Management threats to lock out postal workers last summer, which scared away 100 million dollars in business. In fact Canada post has been profitable for 20 of the last 22 years. CUPW wants to see a plan that ensures the future viability of our postal service as well as expand services such as broadband, postal banking, services at the door for seniors and electric charging stations. Rural areas, where accessing services like banking and internet are an issue, will greatly benefit from these increased services.
ELECTION DAY IS MAY 9, 2017!
The Provincial Election has been scheduled for May 9, 2017. The Union wants to ensure that all employees are given time to exercise their right to vote.
The BC Elections Act requires that, “An employee who is entitled to vote in an election or who, on registration, will be entitled to vote in the election is entitled to have 4 consecutive hours free from employment during voting hours for general voting.”
The information below is reproduced from Elections BC: