The Federal Government Amends the Canada Labour Code to Include Paid Sick Leave
The Federal Government has passed BILL C-3, an Act to amend the Canada Labour Code. It received Royal Assent and became law on December 17, 2021. This amendment is not…
Arbitrator: Per-Piece Payment for Weekend PCIs to Continue
In December, Arbitrator Flynn ruled on CUPW’s application over whether Personal Contact Items (PCI) that RSMCs deliver on the weekend season are pensionable and included in the pay equity agreement.…
Member-To-Member Connection (Winter 2021)
Mathis was eleven… …October of 2021. When he was born, he was very sick. the fact that he was born prematurely certainly didn’t help. When he was barely two months…
Working in Extreme Cold
Once again this year, as winter has only just begun, the extreme cold weather has been felt earlier, especially in Western Canada during the holiday season. With the onset of…
Homelessness is a Tragedy! Give People Back Their Dignity
The winter holiday period has just passed and typically, people in this country contribute to a number of food drives to help people living in poverty. Some CUPW locals organize…
January is Tamil Heritage Month
This year’s Tamil Heritage Month theme is “Our histories. Our legacies. Our homelands.” This month is an opportunity to recognize the tremendous contribution of Tamil Canadians to our nation’s social,…