Friends and comrades,
In this week’s Dispatch, we are covering contract detail updates, our April GMM, the AFL Day of Protest, a Regional educational opportunity, and upcoming committee meetings.
Two things before getting to that. First, We Together Strong Community is looking for volunteers to help collect donations in the depots for their 6th anniversary. If you are interested in volunteering in order to set up something in your facility, please reach out at wetogetherab@gmail.com. For more information about other ways you can contribute, click HERE.
Second, the latest issue of the InsideOut has arrived. We’ll get them divided up and distributed as soon as possible. For now, you can find a digital copy on our Local website HERE.
Solidarity,
Kyle Turner, Communications Officer
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Contract Detail Updates
We have received two updates from the National office regarding contract details, for both Rural and Urban bargaining units.
- Groups 3 and 4, Urban: Maintained rights to job security and protection against contracting out, as well as improvements in overtime processes; MAM-10 and MAM-11 will remain separate classifications; voluntary transfers to the non-technical maintenance position of ELE-3; and Group 4 will also have an increase in standby payments. For more details, click HERE.
- RSMC Pension Improvements: All regular hours paid will be pensionable, not just scheduled hours; Permanent Relief Employees will become Permanent Flex Employees and all straight-time hours up to 40-hours per week will be pensionable; and there will be more 40-hour routes, which will raise pension benefits for RSMCs during their final five years of service. To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
Contract Vote Schedule
We have finally been given the OK for our contract vote schedule. To find the most up-to-date schedule, visit our website by clicking HERE.
April GMM
Our next GMM is Saturday, April 11th at 10 am. This is a hybrid meeting, so you can attend in person (18121 107 Ave NW) or online via Zoom. If you wish to attend online, the deadline to register is April 10th by noon. For more information and to register to attend online, click HERE.
Alberta Federation of Labour: Day of Protest
The AFL’s Fight Back Now! campaign is aimed at putting on Alberta to the path to protest in 2026, starting with a province-wide Day of Protest on May 29th. Rallies and demonstrations will be held in multiple communities around the province. For more information and to find out how to volunteer, click HERE.
Education
- Regional
- 3-Day Seminar, June 26th-28th: Courses offered are Welcome to CUPW, Mental Health in the Workplace, Political Action, and Health and Safety. Printed applications must be received by the Local office by Friday, April 17th at 4 pm. For more information and to download the application, click HERE.
Committee Meetings
For more information about committee meetings, click HERE.
- Organizing Committee: Thursday, April 9th at 8 pm via Zoom.
- Temporary Workers’ Rights Committee: Tuesday, April 21st at 7:30 pm via Zoom.
Reminders
- National Women’s Conference: Deadline to apply is April 17th. To read the bulletin, click HERE. To apply to attend, click HERE.
- Movie Showing – Norma Rae: For more information about the Social Committee’s showing of Norma Rae at the Garneau Theatre, click HERE.
- Social Committee Survey: Help the Social Committee decide what to do in the coming year. Complete the survey HERE.
- Slo-Pitch Survey: Interested in playing slo-pitch once it warms up? Help the Social Committee by filling out the survey HERE.
- 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.