CANADIAN UNION OF POSTAL WORKERS

Local 548
 
 

President's Blog
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COVID Outbreaks

After struggling through two years of COVID, a new and highly virulent strain has exploded onto the scene. As numbers continue to skyrocket across the globe, this new Omicron variant has made its inevitable emergence into the post office. For those who've been watching the news, case numbers in the Province of Ontario are hitting new daily highs and increasing at rates higher than tracking models can follow... It is important we protect ourselves and each other.

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Child Care

Parents With Young Children

You can access information regarding childcare on our Partner Links page.
For more information for members with children with special needs- www.specialneedsproject.ca.
You can also get in touch with the Local or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

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Courses

Bulletins

Announcements

CUPW Local 548 - Hamilton, Ontario

CUPW 548 represents about 1,600 postal workers in the Hamilton Area.

We are one of the largest Unions in CPC (Canada Post Corporation), working on behalf of Members and presenting a collective voice for their interests. Please get involved with your Union, it could make all the difference in our struggle to improve the wages, benefits, health, safety and working conditions of Members across the country.
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New Local 548 Executive Email Addresses

Effective Immediately

The Local Executives now have updated email addresses that use "@cupw548". Please take a moment to update these in your contacts. Email addressed to the older personal/individual emails may take some time to respond to, as we shift our focus to the new addresses for our day-to-day activities.

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Click here to download the most recent URBAN Collective Agreement, in effect until January 31, 2022.

Click here to download the most recent RSMC Collective Agreement, in effect until December 31, 2021

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Meetings

  

Pencil us into your schedule because your involvement is critical for our mission to succeed.
Please join us for the next meeting of Local 548 or browse the Archive of past Meetings.

General Membership Meeting, Sat. September 16, 2023

Please note that this meeting is in-person and begins at 5:00pm.

 

*** NEW LOCATION ***

Loyal Order of Moose Hall

1860 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario

Parking on site

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Agenda

A) Opening Ceremonies

B) New Member Acceptance & Initiation

C) Roll Call of Officers

D) Reading & Adoption of Minutes

E) Reading & Adoption of Correspondence

F) Reports of Officers, Committees & Delegates

G) Bills & Accounts

H) Nominations & Elections

I) Unfinished Business

- Local Committees

J) Good and Welfare

K) New Business:

- Reading of Bylaw Changes - LINK

L) Adjournment

 

In Solidarity,

Hamilton Local 548

DISCLAIMER FOR MEETING

It is important that we continue to respect the privacy of every member including but not limited to all activists, shop stewards and union officers.

By participating in the virtual meeting, you agree to the following:

  • You must not save, record, share or post this meeting or any photos from this meeting without prior permission from the Hamilton Local
  • The Hamilton Local Recording Secretary assigned to this duty will take the minutes of the meeting for the local’s records and usage. Meetings will be facilitated under the Hamilton Local bylaws and the National constitution. All participants must treat each other respectfully during the meeting
  • By participating you are accepting that you will not breach these privacy policies.
Please download and review the full Notice below, for additional details.

Click here to reference the 2017-2018 updates on the Negotiations with CPC.

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News

  

Catch up on news from Local 548, CUPW National and wider issues that affect you and the Members of the Union, or browse the Archive of past News Posts.

Current News | News Archive

CPC Deletes Jobs on Days - No Local Agreement!

September 2023

Over the objections of the Local, the employer has made the decision to reduce 21 jobs in distribution and 18 jobs on days. The local will be filing Grievances and monitoring anything we can to fight to bring back Full-Time Day shift jobs. Click below to read the full notice.

Click to Download the Bulletin

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2023 Labour Day Parade & Picnic

Monday September 4, 2023

Parade Begins at 10:30am SHARP! We will assemble beginning at 9:45am in Section 2, on Stuart Street between Bay and Tiffany Street. Free parking is available at Bayfront Park and at the GO station accessed of James Street N.

Please join us for the Parade and the picnic afterward at Pier 4.

Click to Download the PARADE FLYER

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Join the Steering Committee for "BUILDING POWER TO WIN"

Apply Now

The Building the Power to Win campaign was launched in February 2021 and is moving at a good pace to continue CUPW’s preparation for mass education and mobilizing in view of the next round of bargaining. In the coming weeks, CUPW will set up a steering committee made up of two members per region, and they will set down the framework to further our efforts. We are at a critical juncture.

Download the PDF NOTICE for full details

Download the APPLICATION FORM

FACT SHEET #3

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: Ratification

Ratification Votes are happening across the country and several questions are being asked about different sections of the renewal agreement and the tentative MOAs between CUPW and CPC for the Urban and RSMC units.

This list of the top seven questions is a helpful reference for all Local members, and covers:

  • The RSMC Clawback of PCI Payments
  • Our Past Wage Experience
  • Temporary Wages
  • The Postal Banking Partnership
  • Job Security
  • Access to Information

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Solidarity Builds Collective Power, Cyberbullying Does Not

Healthy Dialogue and Debate Builds Up our Strength

These are difficult times: work stress, climate crisis and associated disasters, and the demands of daily life compound each other and it's hard to get relief. Meanwhile we're trying to collectively make an important decision about out future. Some of us have positive coping tactics, while others express helplessness and insecurity through bullying and other destructive behaviours that weaken us all...

 

Please read this thoughtful post on how to promote healthy dialogue and combat cyber bullying... 

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Become and External Organizer for the Atlantic Region

Please take the Survey and help in this important effort.

CUPW is currently accepting applications for the position of External Organizer for the Atlantic Region. We will be hiring an Organizer across the country to help bring more workers into our Union and to share the benefits that unionized workers enjoy. To learn more, please download the NOTICE and click here to download the Application form.

Download the NOTICE & Application form

National Survey on Harassment and Violence at Work

Please take the Survey and help in this important effort.

The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children at Western University is working with researchers at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Labour Congress to launch a national survey on workplace harassment and violence.

“This survey will help us understand workers’ experiences of violence and harassment in Canada. Until we have that understanding, we have little chance of preventing harassment before it starts. All workers deserve to feel safe in their workplace.”

— Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress

Click here to take the survey and help in this important effort: TAKE THE SURVEY

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DELIVERING COMMUNITY POWER

Online Endorsement

The Delivering Community Power Campaign has a QR code for an online endorsement of our Campaign. It is important for all Locals in the Ontario Region to endorse this effort, in order to send a clear message to the Federal Government that Postal Workers support a Greener Post Office and ways to better serve Canadians through service expansions.

In solidarity,
Susan Wilson, Regional Education and Organization Officer

ENDORSE ONLINE NOW AT THIS LINK 

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Solidarity Actions with Members at Gateway

To Local Presidents and Secretary Treasurers

Sisters, Brothers and Friends,

As you know, the coronavirus outbreak at Gateway is one of the most severe outbreaks to date in Canada. A large number of our fellow members have become sick with COVID-19 and sadly, one member has died. The local, working with Toronto Region and National Office, is strong in its resolve to obtain safe working conditions and to force Canada Post and the health authority to take concrete steps to protect our members...

Please download and print this notice and invitation to participate in a support drive to send messages of encouragement to the Toronto local...

Download the PDF

In solidarity,

Jan Simpson
National President, Canada Union of Postal Workers 

Human Rights Resources, Links & Websites

Here is a list of some useful resources related to Adjudicating Human Rights Claims in Unionized Workplaces in Canada

Please use these as a start to your research if you are interested in this topic. 

 

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CUPW National Constitution, RSMC & Urban Collective Agreements

For your reference and to download

Please take the time to download and read these important documents that outline what we have achieved through our bargaining.

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Online Petition to the Government of Canada
for Postal Banking

Please take the time to sign your name to this!

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to instruct Canada Post to make a rapid transition to include postal banking in its mandate... 

 Sign your name to the Petition for Postal Banking...

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Bulletins

  

Time criticial announcements for Immediate Release. Or browse the Archive of past Bulletins to catch up on things you may have missed.

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