Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Vancouver local was forced to postpone the 2020 annual election. With no end in sight to restrictions on gatherings and social distancing we need to look at an alternate solution to conduct the 2020 elections. Due to these restrictions we are unable to use any Canada Post facility to carry out our election.
PPC Members Raise Over $5k for Women`s Center!
SISTERS, BROTHERS AND FRIENDS,
PPC Health & Safety committee would like to thank each and every one of you for your contributions. With your help, we have raised $5,960 for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Center. Many thanks to all who stepped up to help us make this possible. Helping one in need is simply out of kindness and it shows who you are. Volunteers at the PPC and LJOSH committee would like to thank all of you for your endless support in these trying times. Working during the COVID-19 Pandemic could be challenging and here are some messages from our members at PPC.
Foodora Canada and Delivery Hero Accused of Union-busting
For immediate Release April 29, 2020
OTTAWA
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers alleges that Foodora Canada and its
parent company Delivery Hero are breaking several sections of Ontario labour law, by closing down in order to defeat a union organizing drive.
APRIL General Membership Meeting CANCELLED
Due to the ongoing safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, the Vancouver local has decided to err on side of caution and will be cancelling the April GMM. More information to follow. We apologize for the inconvenience.
THANK YOU CUPW!
Dear Postal Workers,
For all of your work during this time of uncertainty, a huge thank you from all of us at Lush.
Please enjoy one of our bath bombs for a few moments of self-care. Fill your bathtub with warm water, then drop the bath bomb in and enjoy the show!
*Lush bath bombs are currently being distributed to all wok locations and should be available to CUPW members shortly.
Thank you Lush for the generous gifts, your words of gratitude are encouraging.
**COVID-19 UPDATE**
On March 16 Canada Post directorship at the Pacific Processing Centre (PPC) contacted the Union informing us that a member had reported testing positive for COVID–19. The Employer also informed us that immediate steps were taken to determine where and when the member had last worked and who had been in contact with the member.
*ALERT* Website Change
Due to the amount of information we are receiving regarding the ongoing COVID-19 crisis we have created a dedicated area on the front page titled “COVID- 19 Info”.
For mobile devices; it is located below the current front page posts.
For desktop users; it will be located to the right ledger of your screen.
New information regarding Covid – 19 will be posted on the front page and then will be archived to the COVID – 19 info area. All information will located there for your convenience.
**Please note; in order to facilitate the above, we have temporarily removed the “Negotiations” information area. All negotiations related bulletins can still be found in the “Archived Bulletins” tab.
Thank you for your understanding.