Friends and comrades,
In this week’s Dispatch, we are covering the most recent negotiations update, the Hands Off My Post Office! rally happening this Saturday, the June GMM, and an upcoming committee meeting.
We are currently on Day 6 of our overtime ban. For more information on what that means and what that might look like for you, see the National bulletin HERE. For now, the Corporation is proceeding as though our collective agreements are still in place. This can change at any time and if anything does change, we will let you know through the text service and email list as quickly as possible (to sign up for those, click HERE).
Solidarity,
Kyle Turner, Communications Officer
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Negotiations Update
Today, the Corporation presented our negotiators with what it has called its “best” and “final” offers. According to the latest bulletin from our National office, while the Corporation insists that this new offer reflects our demands from our May 25th proposal, there are almost no changes from the Corporation’s May 21st offer.
While the Corporation has called this the final offer, National President Jan Simpson says this fight is far from over.
To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
For the latest in official news from our union, visit www.cupw.ca and sign up for the eDigest.
Hands Off My Post Office! Rally
As a part of the Hands Off My Post Office! campaign, the Edmonton Local will be hosting a rally on Saturday, May 31st from 1 pm until 3 pm at the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant (12135 149 Street).
It looks like we’re going to be joined by members of the Fort McMurray Local as well as our allies from the broader labour movement.
For more on the Hands Off My Post Office! campaign, click HERE. To sign the petition for our Local’s Keep it Public campaign, click HERE.
June GMM
Our next general membership meeting is happening on Saturday, June 7th at 10 am. This will be a hybrid meeting, so you can attend in person at the hall (18121 107 Ave NW) or online via Zoom. The deadline to register to attend online is June 6th at noon. For more information and to register to attend online, click HERE.
Upcoming Committee Meeting
The next Education Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 29th at 7 pm via Zoom. For further details, click HERE.
Reminders
- Local Educationals: Current schedule is posted on the Local website and can be found HERE.
- Local Special Assessment: Our Local’s special assessment will be suspended from July 2025 to June 2026.
- Education for All!: For more information about this campaign, click HERE.
- Disability Supports: To access the Disability Supports portal, which provides a list of programs and services in your community, click HERE.
- Union Savings: To take part in these savings, you can register at unionsavings.ca/.
- Stand with Safeway Workers and UFCW Local 401: Find out more at faircheckout.ca/.