March 8th marks International Women's Day (IWD), which has its origins in the labour movement in Europe and North America and was spurred on by the suffrage movement. After women gained the right to vote in the Soviet Union in 1917, IWD was made a national holiday. IWD became more widely known in 1977 once it was adopted by the United Nations. IWD is a day to recognize and celebrate the social,...
Join us Thursday between 3:00 and 4:30 at the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant (12135 149 St NW) as we send a message to Canada Post that workers’ rights need to be respected.
Friends and comrades, This week, we have a reminder about our next GMM and resolution writing workshops, as well as big news regarding SSD in St. Albert, and upcoming International Women's Day events. Solidarity, Kyle Turner / Communications Officer March GMM Our next GMM is happening Saturday, March 4th, at 10 am. It is a hybrid meeting, so you can attend online or in person. If ...
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES All members in good standing are invited to apply for any course they have not participated in before. Any member participating in these courses will be reimbursed for any scheduled CPC day(s) of work they miss. Courses scheduled to be at the CUPW 730 office** are subject to change, including cancellation, depending on shifting pandemic public health guidelines. Please r...
Friends and Comrades, In this weeks Dispatch we have the police being called to the EMPP, contract demands workshop, and a GMM reminder for March 4th. In solidarity, Devon Rundvall / Local President The Incident at the EMPP You may have heard there was an incident at the EMPP last week. I was asked to join the members of Shift 3 parcels at the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant for a ...
We will be hosting two resolution writing workshops to help us prepare resolutions for our contract demands. These will be hybrid meetings, so you can attend in person at our office. The first workshop will focus on how to write a resolution and that will be happening on March 7th. To attend via Zoom, use this LINK. The second workshop will focus on making sure your resolution is properly wri......
All the members wanted was their five minutes with their shift manager.
Hybrid GMM: Sat, March 4th, 10 am 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 document below the GMM notice.Register: LINK Deadline: Friday, March 3rd,...