It's been a busy couple of weeks in the office and we will have further updates for you in the coming days. For now, this Dispatch will be covering negotiations updates, our October GMM, upcoming committee meetings, education reminders, We Together Strong donation drives, and union savings.

 

Solidarity,

 

Kyle Turner, Communications Officer

 

 

There have been two updates regarding converting François Senneville, lead negotiator for the RSMCs, CUPW and CPC are still far apart on a number of issues. Time values is one of them, through which our employer is trying to to remove 100,000 daily minutes from rural mailbox stop times.

 

Our next GMM is Saturday, October 5th at 10 am. It is a hybrid meeting, so you can attend in-person at our union office (18121 107 Ave NW) or online via Zoom. To register to attend this meeting via Zoom, you can see the website post HERE. The agenda is forthcoming, but it will be available through the same post on the website.

 

 

There are two upcoming committee meetings. The next Education Committee meeting is happening on Tuesday, September 24th at  7 pm via Zoom. The next Organizing Committee meeting is happening on Thursday, September 26th at 7 pm via Zoom. 

 

For more information, see our website post HERE.

 

 

The final chance to apply to attend a Local educational for this year is rapidly approaching, with offerings for What Can Your Union Do?, Building Worker Power, and Strike Preparation. Click HERE for more information. Deadline to apply for all classes is September 20th.

 

There is also still time to apply through the Local to attend the Edmonton & District Labour Council Annual Fall School. Deadline to apply is September 27th.

 

 

We Together Strong, a group made up of Edmonton postal workers, is doing two donation drives. One is for Jasper Wildfire relief, the other is for their Edmonton food hampers program. For more information, see our website post HERE.

 

 

The Edmonton Local has joined Union Savings. To take part in this, head to unionsavings.ca and sign up.

 

 

• Women's Committee Workplace Harassment Survey: To take part in the workplace harassment survey, please click HERE. This survey is open to all members.
• Disability Supports: To access the Disability Supports portal, which provides a list of programs and services in your community, click HERE.