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CANADIAN UNION OF POSTAL WORKERSLocal 548 |
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ATTENTION!URBAN Ratification DemandsReferendum VoteWHEN: Tuesday October 17, 2023 WHERE: Polish Legion Branch #315 Doors will open 30 minutes before each meeting. |
ATTENTION!RSMC Ratification DemandsReferendum VoteWHEN: Thursday October 19, 2023 WHERE: Polish Legion Branch #315 Doors will open at 6:30pm. |
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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.
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.
Join the Steering Committee for "BUILDING POWER TO WIN"Apply NowThe 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. |
FACT SHEET #3Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: RatificationRatification 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:
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Solidarity Builds Collective Power, Cyberbullying Does NotHealthy Dialogue and Debate Builds Up our StrengthThese 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... |
Become and External Organizer for the Atlantic RegionPlease 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. |
National Survey on Harassment and Violence at WorkPlease 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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