Quarantine Leave for Members in the High-Risk Category
Since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Canada recommended that individuals who fall into a high-risk category based on age or an underlying medical condition stay…
Short Term Disability Plan and Workers’ Compensation Benefits
With Arbitrator MacPherson coming down with her decision on the Urban and the RSMC contracts, we wanted to explain the changes to the Short Term Disability Plan (STDP) and to…
Bar charts calculations during the COVID-19 outbreak
Several locals have contacted the National Office to let us know that the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) is not taking into account the absences related to COVID-19 in the calculation…
Short Term Disability Plan – Temporary Changes
The Short Term Disability Plan (STDP) is a 30-week program. As per article 20.10 (g) of the Urban Collective Agreement and article 30.10 (f) of the Rural Suburban Mail Carriers…
Special Leave – Family Care
In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government closed schools and daycares. The government has now started to allow daycares and schools to open. Each province and city…
Wage Increases and Retroactivity
Arbitrator MacPherson awarded the Urban and RSMC bargaining units the same wage increases as follows: 2018: 2.0% 2019: 2.0% 2020: 2.5% 2021: 2.9% The RSMC increases are effective January 1st…