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Pacific & Prairie 5-Day Joint Educational

 September 13-18, 2026 @ Gimli, MB

Advance Shop Steward

This course gives experienced stewards an opportunity to assess their strengths and work on the areas they want to improve. Participants review grievance investigation basics and practice face-to-face communications, including meetings with management. Other topics include self-care, strategies for shop floor mobilization and recruiting new stewards, the duty of fair representation, the rights of temporary employees and OCRE’s, and the Short-Term Disability Plan.

Please note participants for this course must have Basic Shop Steward and is focused for more experienced stewards.

Turtle Island the Turtle Island course aims to build meaningful, long-term relationships with and among indigenous peoples inside and outside our workplaces. The course identifies key moments in indigenous peoples’ history in Canada, connects these historical events to the current context, and debunks myths and stereotypes. It concludes with participants identifying ways to act as effective and respectful allies to Indigenous peoples in their struggle for decolonization.

Please note all members that have not taken it are encouraged to apply.

These courses present a unique opportunity for both regions to work collaboratively on the challenges we face daily. By joining forces, we can build a stronger, united front that tackles issues with greater efficacy and innovation. Additionally, participating in these courses allows us to reenergize and gain fresh perspectives, fostering a sense of renewal and commitment to our shared goals.

The deadline for registration is 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026. (NO EXCEPTIONS) Please ensure your applications are in by the date, any application received after the deadline will not be considered.

To be considered, all applications must be signed and submitted by the Local President or their designate. Once the Local signs the applications, the Local must submit all signed and completed applications directly to Regional Office. Applications can be submitted by mail to Unit 109-4238 Lozells Ave, Burnaby BC V5A OC4 OR Fax at (604) 685-4931

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

Vancouver local 846

 

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BY-ELECTION

PPC Shift 2 Executive Steward

Next General Membership Meeting on July 25th ,2026 

6.11     EXECUTIVE STEWARDS  

  1. Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive Committee.
  2. Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.
  3. Shall report and consult with the Second Vice-President regarding Health and Safety matters for their shift or work area.
  4. Shall accompany the President or First Vice-President into management meetings, when requested by the President or First Vice-President.
  5. Shall work in conjunction with the Grievance Officer on the preparation and hearing of grievances at the first level and arbitration, when required.
  6. Shall attend appropriate Shop Steward meetings, and shall make reports to the Shop Steward meetings and the Executive Committee.
  7. All Executive Stewards shall be given the opportunity to assist the Grievance Officer in the preparation and processing of grievances. The Executive Stewards shall be booked off on an equitable and rotating basis.

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JUNE

General Membership Meeting

June 25th, Thursday at 7pm

    Maritimes Labour Centre

1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver

     Agenda for the June GMM:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
  3. Reading of Harassment Policy
  4. Reading of new members
  5. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  6. Financials (Budget)
  7. Business arising out of the minutes
  8. New Business
  9. Nominations and elections:
    1. By Elections Grievance Officer 
  1. Executive Committee Motions
  2. Unfinished business
  3. Correspondence
  4. Executive and Committee Reports
  5. Good and Welfare
  6. Adjournment 

***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President            

 

6.6 THE GRIEVANCE OFFICER

  1. Shall be an elected Full-Time Officer and voting member of the Executive Committee.
  2. Shall prepare, arrange, and oversee the hearing of all grievances at the first level.
  3. Shall maintain an up-to-date grievance filing system.
  4. Shall chair at least six (6) Grievance Committee Meetings per year to deal with matters relating to the grievance procedure.
  5. Shall maintain a liaison between the Local and Regional Grievance Officer.
  6. Shall report to the Executive Committee. 

A FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  3. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  4. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  5. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

        

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Saturday June 20th at 10am

 Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 17th Noon

 *Due to the information needed to be sent to participants, and the time required to authenticate registrations, all participants must register by the deadline above. *Admission to the meeting will close fifteen (15) minutes from the start of the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QbWcUf7BTOKapMaM0P_Bqg  

This meeting is to vote on the resolutions sent by the membership to make changes to the CUPW Constitution.

There will be no other business discussed at this meeting.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

 

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Call for Submissions – Spring 2026 issue of The Postal Worker

The Publications Committee is looking for member submissions for a new issue of The Postal Worker. The spring 2026 issue of The Postal Worker, our Local’s quarterly publication, is scheduled for release in late June 2026.

With the looming threat of a massive rollout of community mailboxes the new issue of the Postal Worker plans to seize on that word ‘Community’ to tell stories about how postal workers are essential to the fabric of communities thanks to the civic-minded hard work we do every day across the Vancouver local. So much is going on with our jobs rights now – the collective agreement vote, proposed transformative depot restructures, continued egregious health and safety violations by management – The Postal Worker is a creative outlet for members to tell their stories about their experiences on the job.

Long form essays, cartoons, artwork, poems, activist reports, photographs – we are looking for submissions of all shapes and sizes. If you have a creative idea for something to include reach out.

Send all submissions to [email protected] for consideration. Even if you have the rough sketch of an idea, reach out to the editors and we will happily guide you through the process to get it to publication.

Please submit by June 5 2026 to be considered for the spring issue.

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Submission Guidelines

❖ All text for consideration must be received before the submission deadline and the editors reserve the right to not publish any text sent after the deadline.

❖ The editors reserve the right to edit any submission for typos, grammar, readability and length. Editors cannot edit text to distort or alter the overall views and ideas expressed by the author

❖ Submissions must keep with the CUPW Harassment Policy.

❖ Submissions must contain nothing which is defamatory, and all statements purporting to be facts should be true. The editors reserve the right to edit any content for accuracy or where there is concern it is libelous.

❖ Any submissions with illustrations or images should be submitted in hi-resolution (300dpi) in a file format suitable for publication.

❖ Any submissions must be the sole work of the author and cannot be the creation of AI writing generators. If you need assistance please let us know.

In Solidarity,

Publication Committee
CUPW Vancouver Local

 

 

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BY-ELECTION GRIEVANCE OFFICER

Next General Membership Meeting   on June 25th,2026

  6.6 THE GRIEVANCE OFFICER

  1. Shall be an elected Full-Time Officer and voting member of the Executive Committee.
  2. Shall prepare, arrange, and oversee the hearing of all grievances at the first level.
  3. Shall maintain an up-to-date grievance filing system.
  4. Shall chair at least six (6) Grievance Committee Meetings per year to deal with matters relating to the grievance procedure.      
  5. Shall maintain a liaison between the Local and Regional Grievance Officer.
  6. Shall report to the Executive Committee. 

A FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  3. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  4. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  5. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

** Note: You must be a member in good standing to vote. **

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President                                                                 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Vancouver Local 846                                                                                                                                                                               lb/CUPE-3338

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LAST MEETING

 UPCOMING RATIFICATION VOTE

 Below is the schedule for the remaining ratification vote.

  ***IMPORTANT NOTE ***

The meeting will take approximately half hour to forty minutes and It is mandatory to listen to the short presentation before casting your vote.

DATE PLACE Time
May 23rd Saturday Hilton Metrotown

 

6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby (Tiffany ballroom)

  

1315hrs

This is YOUR last chance to come out and vote

              ***ASL Interpreters are confirmed***

   In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

Vancouver Local 846, CUPW