Canada Post has notified the Union that they are changing the work methods for RSMCs. In regard to Personal Contact Items (PCIs), CPC has decided that there will no longer be a 0.5 KM rule. CUPW had agreed to this as a temporary measure during the COVID-19 crisis as long as this is voluntary. It is their position that they do not need agreement from the Union.
0.5 KM RULE FOR PERSONAL CONTACT ITEMS (PCIS)
For decades, if an RSMC had a PCI or a parcel that would not fit in a delivery receptacle, the RSMC had to attempt delivery to the door if the point of call was within 0.5 KM of the line of travel.
CPC now demands that RSMCs attempt delivery of these parcels, regardless of the travel distance and the time delivering the parcel will take.