Friends and comrades,
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
Negotiations Update: RSMC Bargaining Update & Letter to CEO Doug Ettinger
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.
To read the bulletins, click HERE and HERE.
Our National Office has also put together a form so that you can contact the CEO of Canada Post and let them know you support CUPW in its negotiations. You can find this letter HERE.
October GMM
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.
Upcoming Committee Meetings
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.
Education Reminders
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 Donation Drives
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.
Union Savings
The Edmonton Local has joined Union Savings. To take part in this, head to
unionsavings.ca and sign up.
Reminders
- 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.