Friends and comrades,
In this week’s Dispatch, we are covering negotiations updates and upcoming educational opportunities.
Before getting to that, I would like to first give out a shoutout to We Together Strong Community for their annual Christmas hamper event. To see a video from that event, click HERE. To see VTV-Punjabi’s coverage of the event, click HERE.
Also the 2026 pocket calendars are being distributed. If you haven’t received one, please contact a Shop Steward or reach out to the office and we will get one to you.
Finally, the latest issue of the InsideOut has been sent to the printer. We will get that distributed it as soon as we receive it, but in the meantime you can find a digital version in the Publications section of our Local website, HERE.
Solidarity,
Kyle Turner, Communications Officer
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Negotiations Updates
Our negotiators have come to tentative agreements for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units. To read an overview of the changes, click HERE. To see how these tentative agreements compare to the previous offers, click HERE.
We will be voting on these agreements. Once we have the details of the vote, we will be sharing that through all of our channels of communication, including the texting service.
Educational Opportunities
There are a number of upcoming educational opportunities. Locally, we are offering Basic Shop Steward and Temporary Workers and Their Rights, as well as gauging interest for a Social Steward Course. For more details, deadlines, and applications, click HERE.
There is also a 3-day Regional educational in Edmonton from March 13th-15th. The courses on offer are Basic Shop Steward, Mental Health, Updating Routes and Basic LCRMS, and Grievance Handling. For more information, click HERE. Please note the deadline to get your application into the Local office is Thursday, January 8th and we are not accepting applications by email for Regional courses.
The Edmonton & District Labour Council will also be hosting its annual Spring Labour School from February 21-26th. For more information, click HERE. The deadline to get your application into the Local office is Wednesday, January 14th at 5 pm.
Reminders
- VP4 RSMCs: If you are an RSMC/OCRE/PRE and you have concerns in your depot, please contact VP4 Christina Phillips at rsmc730@gmail.com.
- Staying Connected: Sign up for the text service or email list HERE.
- Special Assessment: The Local’s Special Assessment is suspended for the fiscal year (July 2025-June 2026), but will return in July 2026. So you should see a decrease in dues payments by slightly less than $15/month.
- 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/.
- Buy Union: Looking for a list of union-made goods and services? Click HERE.