| 2 years ago

Is the vaccine policy an effective organizing issue?

CUPW National does not support CPC’s current vaccination policy and is challenging it with a National group grievance and cease & desist application. CUPW leadership believes in the science of vaccination and seeks to challenge vaccine-hesitation with alternatives like rapid testing while patient and persistent education builds toward the needed vaccination rate threshold to end the pandemic.

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| 2 years ago

Local Dispatch (21/10/28): CPC Vaccine Mandate

In this dispatch: 
1) Vaccine policy update
2) EMPP bidding 
3) PCI clawbacks
4) Nov GMM

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| 2 years ago

(Virtual) General Membership Meeting: Sat, Nov 6, 11am

As per the direction given by our CUPW National Executive, locals can hold GMMs via video conference as long as quorum is met and all participants have registered with all the required information by the specified deadline. For our full virtual GMM guidelines, please see the accompanying post.

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| 2 years ago

Local Dispatch (21/10/08): New C19 Health Regulations

In this dispatch: 
1) Federal vaccine mandate
2) EMPP scheduling proposals 
3) Civic election campaigns

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| 2 years ago

National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30th will now be a statutory holiday. Federally regulated workplaces like Canada Post will be closed, to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in our country. 

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| 2 years ago

Local Newsletter - September 2021 Edition

Highlights for this edition: - Contract extension debrief / Values for on-demand pick-ups / Attack on women's rights at EMPP / No Relief comic - "The Grievance Investigation"

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| 2 years ago

(Virtual) General Membership Meeting: Sun, Oct 3, 6pm

As per the direction given by our CUPW National Executive, locals can hold GMMs via video conference as long as quorum is met and all participants have registered with all the required information by the specified deadline. For our full virtual GMM guidelines, please see the accompanying post.

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| 2 years ago

The Membership Is Always Right

Excerpt: We used the extension vote as an opportunity to make our case on what a union should be, to pressure the NEB to develop more of an organizing strategy, and to find other allies who believe that CUPW needs to be drastically reformed. As expected, we lost the vote but accomplished our other objectives. Regardless of outcome, this experience has provided many important lessons.

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