The following poem was written by Gail Hamm, an RSMC helper out of the Three Hills office: To The Rural Route Mail Customers Hey, today is the day! To walk up to your mailbox and “say,” Does the door open and close with ease, Is it attached so it doesn’t fall off due to a [...]
Conference Call With Arbitrator Osborne: On August 11, 2011 the Union and Canada Post had their 1st conversation with Arbitrator Osborne. (see posting below entitled “1st Contact With The Arbitrator-Urban Bargaining Unit“) Unfortunately the conference call was cut short, due to the fact that the Union’s legal council was not present due to an emergency. [...]
RSMC Negotiations Alert!!!! Despite the best efforts of the Union’s Negotiating Committee and the Mediator, mediation between the Union and Canada Post was adjourned on June 30, 2011, due to the intransigent and unreasonable positions taken by the employer. Mediation discussions had been based on the global offers presented by both CPC and the Union. [...]
Come Out and Support the Carpenters Union Members Wednesday November 30, 2011 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm 29 Industry Way SE Calgary,AB These workers at Peri Formworks have been on strike since July 4, 2011. This is their 1st collective agreement and they are taking on a large greedy International employer that is only to [...]
Canada Post Is At It Again Just when you thought that it couldn’t get any worse Canada Post’s “Higher Echelon” in Ottawa show what JERKS they really are. Believe me, JERKS was not the first word that came to mind. In their “infinate wisdom”, Canada Post has now decided to strip every CUPW Urban Bargaining [...]
Bill C-6 & Our Benefits With the passing of Bill C-6 and our subsequent return to work the old collective agreement is back in effect until the new one is set in place. This means that all of our benefits are also back in place (ie: Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Disability Insurance, Annual Leave and [...]
Canada Post unlocked doors as per Bill C-6 and CUPW returned to work. CUPW members in Calgary who would have normally been at work at 6:30 pm on Monday June 27, 2011 reported for their scheduled shift Monday afternoon. As per an arrangement between CPC and the CUPW National office, postal workers in Calgary reported [...]