Holiday Season and Overburdening
The holiday season is upon us once again. This is the busiest time of the year in terms of workload, as parcel and Admail volumes are at an all-time high…
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News & Announcements
Thirty years later, we must be better
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…
Collection and Delivery Projects Working Groups – Appendix “AA”
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…
Appendix “T” – New Schedule Structure Pilot Project
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…
One Year under Bill C-89
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…
Arbitration of Both Collective Agreements
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…
Peak Season
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…
Arbitration Update
We have now completed 35 days of hearings. There are 4 dates scheduled for December; 3rd, 6th, 19th and 20th. Canada Post has used 15 hearing dates so far. When…
Clarifications – Changes for Groups 3 & 4
In our June 28 bulletin (bulletin # 082), we explained that in the current round of negotiations, the parties (CUPW and CPC) agreed to amend some provisions and classifications related…
Arbitration Update
After hearings on October 23 and 30, we have now completed 34 days of arbitration. Canada Post appears to be in no hurry to complete its case, since they spent…
A Minority Government Workers can Leverage
CUPW buckled down and made a strong showing in our 2019 federal election campaign. We mobilized workfloors and engaged locals and members with the Delivering Community Power vision. Our coordinators…
Canadian Tire Neighbourhood Mail – RSMC
Following a National Executive Board decision, members of the rural unit will be delivering a Canadian Tire neighbourhood mail item starting on November 12, 2019. Without a memorandum of agreement,…