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Rally Jan 21, 2011

RALLY AT THE VANCOUVER MAIL PROCESSING PLANT

** OUR CONTRACT EXPIRES IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS! **

When: Friday, January 21, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Where: Meet out front of the VMPP at 349 West Georgia, Vancouver
Who: CUPW members, retirees, families, friends and allies
There will be music – TBA
There will be noise – You
There will be speakers – Members of Parliment
– BC Federation of Labour
– Regional and Local Union Rep’s
There will be more noise – You again

Come out and send a message to Canada Post that we want a fair contract!

RESPECT – EQUALITY – SHARE THE BENEFITS

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Assignments, Positions, Bids: The Basics

Assignments, Positions, Bids: The Basics

What is the difference between a position and an assignment?

All regular employees have both a position and an assignment. Your position is your classification and the post office you are working in. It could be, for example, FT PO-4 in the Edmonton Post Office, PT PO-4 in the VMPP Post Office, FT PO-5 in the VPDC Post Office, FT Letter Carrier in the Winnipeg Post Office, etc. Your assignment is your work area or route. For example, a FT PO-4’s assignment could be Oversize Section, Shift #3 and a Letter Carrier’s assignment could be Depot 74, Walk 45.

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