CANADIAN UNION OF POSTAL WORKERS

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ATTENTION All Members - Everyone Welcome

The Labour Day 2022 Parade and Picnic is here again
Monday September 5, 2022, 10:30am (Parade Begins) 

We will assemble beginning at 9:45am in Section 2. This section is on Stuart Street between Bay Street and Tiffany Street. Free parking is available at Bayfront Park and t the Go Station accessed off James St. N.

Please join us for the parade and picnic at Pier 4 afterwards in celebration of Labout. Drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers with vegan options also available at no cost. Connect and socialize with fellow workers and unionists in a family friendly setting.

Note: See you there, subject to Provisional protocols changing. This is a public event where social distancing is recommended. The Local will provide masks for members who wish to use them.In Solidarity,

Hamilton Local 548

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Join the Steering Committee for "BUILDING POWER TO WIN"

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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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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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