CUPW members from Tecumseh talk about the negative impact of “Postal Transformation”. For more info, see OVERLOAD: A study on the impact of Postal Transformation on the work-life balance of CUPW members
Windsor Santa Claus Parade, Local 630 Christmas Party…there’s no shortage of opportunities to connect and celebrate! Let’s spread our Local Love by supporting less fortunate community members. This year we’re accepting donations on behalf of Hiatus House, a social service agency dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Click here for a list of donation ideas.
The best way to honour the victims is to end gender-based violence On December 6, 1989, a man entered a mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique armed with a semi-automatic weapon. After separating the women from the men, he opened fire on the women. When he was finished, fourteen young women were dead, and…
During the negotiation, currently before Arbitrator McPherson, CUPW and the employer had an agreement in principle to test flexible dynamic routing delivery models and to develop a pilot project to address the overburdening associated with the evaluation of relay boxes and “park and loop” delivery. Arbitrator McPherson will determine whether a study of the percentage…
The National Executive Board has agreed to participate in an Appendix “T” pilot project regarding schedule structures in order to deal with the increase in the Amazon Depot Direct Induction volumes (DDI) above the present daily cap. The location of the pilot is in selected depots in the Greater Vancouver area, in Port Coquitlam, Maple…
Bill C-89, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services was passed by the federal Liberal majority in the House of Commons on November 24, 2018 and took effect at noon on November 27. One year has passed. Though the legislators who passed the bill may have thought it would resolve…
Update Many members felt anger and frustration at the news that the arbitrator responsible for determining our collective agreements, and our future, had requested an extension of the arbitration process until next June. Was there an agreement to extend? It is important to specify that there was no agreement to extend the process. The arbitrator…
At National Consultation held on October 11, 2019, Canada Post Corporation (CPC) presented their 2019 Operational and Staffing Peak Season Plan for the Urban bargaining unit. CPC informed CUPW that they are expecting a 31% increase in parcels/packets for the 2019 Peak Season. In addition, CPC stated that in order to accommodate the increase of…
