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JOIN US AS A PICKET CAPTAIN!

Picket Captains are the backbone of our Union during strikes, serving as frontline organizers and the embodiment of solidarity on the picket line. As a Picket Captain, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring our members’ voices are heard and their rights are protected.

Your responsibilities will include maintaining attendance on the picket line to ensure members receive their strike pay, coordinating strike duties fairly, and ensuring the safety of our members. You’ll also be the point of contact for any emergencies or decisions that may affect all members on your line.

Picket activity is closely monitored by Canada Post, including corporate security, supervisors, and the media. With clear anti-scab laws in B.C., Picket Captains may need to report any scab incidents to the Union promptly.

As a Picket Captain, you’ll relay important information between zone coordinators and members, ensuring smooth communication and information flow during the strike. You’ll be a vital link in our Union’s strength and resilience.

Picket Captains are Postal Workers just like you, who have stepped up to take on additional responsibilities. Your commitment and dedication will be crucial in showing our strength in numbers and solidarity.

The Local needs volunteers for Picket Captains, and the more volunteers we have, the stronger our Union will be.  Join us in solidarity as we stand together for our rights and a better future for all.

The Local will be providing a Picket Captain course on October 25, 2024. The deadline to send your name and contact info to the email below is October 17, 2024. Join us in solidarity as we stand together for our rights and a better future for all.

Please send your email:

Anju Parmar President  [email protected]

Michael Seney   Education Director   [email protected]

In Solidarity,

Michael Seney, Education Director           lb/CUPE-3338

 

 

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

A day for reflection, healing, and justice.

 STOP and reflect   

LISTEN to Indigenous voices

LEARN the calls to action

DE-COLONIZE!

 

Original artwork- “Where the Sea Meets the Sky” – Haisla Collins

Free Film Screening: We Were Children

10:30 a.m. + 3:00 p.m. Trout Lake Community Center (3360 Victoria Dr, Vancouver)

Free but please register on the Trout Lake Community Center website

*Warning: This film contains disturbing content and is recommended for audiences 16 years of age or older. Parental discretion, and/or watching this film within a group setting is strongly advised.

Walk from Vancouver Aboriginal Policing Centre :

11am 1719 Franklin St to Grandview Park 1657 Charles St.

Wear Orange Shirts

 Voices of our Children National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Teaching Pow Wow:

Pier Park (430 Front Street, New Westminster)

September 30 from 12pm to 4 pm

Burnaby City Hall Artworks Display:

Burnaby City Hall (4949 Canada Wy, Burnaby)

September 1st-30th

Skookum Surrey Gude Group:

Holland Park (13428 – Old Yale Road)

On September 27 from 3pm-5pm,

In Solidarity,

Vancouver Local Executives                           lb/CUPE-3338

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Team Leaders removing bulletins at PPC

As you may all know I have been posting bulletins regarding some serious incidents we have had on shift 3.  On multiple occasions Canada Post has demanded we take it down.  Canada Post also warned the Union, if we do not stop posting the bulletins on the Union bulletin boards in that case they may end up interviewing/disciplining our members.

Let me make it clear, censoring our right to post something on our bulletin boards and website is a direct violation of the Collective Agreement.  We have the right to post whatever information we feel is important to our members.

36.02      BULLETIN BOARDS

(a)  Bulletin Boards Bulletin boards shall be provided by the Corporation at convenient locations for the use of the Union. These locations shall be determined through consultation.

(b) The contents of notices or other material posted on bulletin boards shall not require the prior approval of the Corporation.

(c) The contents of notices or other material posted on bulletin boards shall not be libellous or defamatory.

As I have mentioned in my previous bulletin that Some of the behaviors in shift 3 need to stop.  Bringing it to our members attention and what to do about it is significantly important to us as a whole.  We need to stand together to protect our members which the corporation is taking away from us, by censoring us on our own boards. They may try to take away our voice, but we will always stand together to protect and guide our members in need.

Do not get discouraged by the actions of your team leaders. Please do not hesitate to report further incidents to the local office or you can email at [email protected]

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar , President                                                                        lb/CUPE-3338

 

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Vancouver Local LEC Recommends a Resounding YES Vote!

Our Union has been at the bargaining table since November 2023, facing an employer who refuses to negotiate in good faith. This is a clear message: they do not respect our work, our rights, or our collective power. We cannot afford to wait any longer. It’s time to take action. Together, we must send a strong STRIKE mandate to our negotiation committee to protect what we’ve fought so hard to achieve.

What’s at Stake?

Canada Post’s proposals threaten to undermine our working conditions, our rights, and our future. Here’s what they’re trying to push through:

  • New Part-Time Classification: Up to 30% of a station could be filled with part-time letter carriers working flexible hours, weakening our full-time positions and increasing job insecurity.
  • Eliminating Protections for Retail Workers: Increasing the use of part-time workers and stripping away job security.
  • Cutting Our Wash-Up Time: An attack on our basic rights and dignity at work.
  • Reducing Overtime Pay: No more double time after the 3rd hour of overtime, meaning less compensation for our hard work.
  • Ending Marriage Leave: Removing a vital benefit that supports our families.
  • Cutting Vacation Time for New Hires: New hires will lose the 7th week of vacation, creating a two-tier system.
  • Eliminating Night Workers’ Leave: More pressure on those working the toughest hours.
  • Increasing Costs for Benefits: Flexible benefits with higher costs, especially for those who need them most. Retirees could face paying 100% of their benefits, up from 35%, tripling the cost.
  • Undermining Our Pension: Attacks on our pension contributions threaten the security of our retirement and the livelihood of those already retired.
  • Stripping Route Ownership from Letter Carriers: No more fixed delivery routes, your route changes every day “based on volumes” with no input from a Union Observer. Management wants to remove Union involvement in LCRMS and MSCWSS changes.
  • Introducing a New Classification (POL6): This includes Station PO4’s, LCAs, and day & night routers, further eroding our existing roles and rights.

Canada Post is giving us nothing in this round of bargaining. They refuse to discuss wages, and the Union has already filed a complaint with the Labour Minister and CIRB.

What Do We Do Next?

The power of our Union lies in our unity. Now, more than ever, we must stand together and vote YES it job action. By doing so, we send a clear message: We will not accept these rollbacks. We will protect our rights, our benefits, and our future.

Your Local Executive Committee strongly recommends a YES vote and urges every member to participate. Check the bulletin boards and our website for the Strike Vote schedule. Now is the time to make our voices heard. Together, we will fight the good fight and win.

In Solidarity

Anju Parmar, President & Local Executive Committee

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2024 Pacific Regional Fall Education

November 21-24, 2024 @ Harrison Hot Springs

Fight Back

Fighting Back is designed to develop the capacity of members to lead and organize struggles in the workplace and more broadly in society. It calls on participants to shed the mindset of victimization and powerlessness and develop power through organizing.

* This course is recommended for local executive members.

Basic Steward Course (2 classes)

Stewards are the backbone of the union. The aim of this course is to provide new stewards with knowledge and confidence. Topics include: the roles of the steward, how to investigate and file a grievance, communication skills, shop steward rights, the steward as organizer/mobilizer, and key provisions of the collective agreement.

*Note this course is for new stewards

Grievance-Handling

The aim of this course is to reinforce participants’ grievance knowledge, as well as their investigation and advocacy skills. Topics include shop steward rights, distinguishing between fact and opinion, active listening and duty of fair representation. participants have opportunities to work on being assertive, and to practice preparing and arguing grievances.

*This course is suited to stewards with some experience.

All applications must be signed and submitted by the Local President or their designate. The deadline for registration is 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024. Please ensure your applications are in by that date, any application received after the deadline will not be considered. Applications can be submitted by mail to Vancouver local office unit 109-4238 lozells Avenue Burnaby V5L4C4 or faxed to (604) 685-4931.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

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Join Us for the Metro Vancouver Labour Day Celebration! Volunteers Needed!

We are thrilled to announce that, we are attending the Metro Vancouver Labour Day Celebration with co-hosted by the New Westminster & District Labour Council!

Event Details:

  • Date: Monday, September 2, 2024
  • Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Location: Edmonds Park, 7433 Humphries Ave., Burnaby, BC

Join us in Edmonds Park for a free, fun, and family-friendly celebration! The event will feature:

  • Exciting speakers (starting at 11:00 AM)
  • Bouncy castles, games, and entertainment for kids
  • Live music
  • Food
  • Union and community organization booths
  • And much more!

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