Demonstration in front of Manulife’s Ottawa office
When
Wednesday, April 16th, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where
Manulife Place, 55 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa
Who
Deborah Bourque, National President, CUPW and most of the 600-plus delegates in town this week for CUPW’s
National Convention
CUPW National President Deborah Bourque and 600-plus delegates attending CUPW’s National Convention will
march to the Ottawa Manulife office tomorrow with a simple but strong message: “Manulife, Out of Our
Life!”
“Canada Post is the second most dangerous place to work in the federal sector with about 10,000 postal
workers injured each year for the past three years,” said Bourque. “Shame on Manulife for harassing our
members when they are most vulnerable.”
Manulife Financial is Canada Post’s “disability management” enforcement agent. “Disability management” is
the return-to-work process for an injured or sick worker who has taken time to recover.
According to CUPW, Manulife representatives have:
• Contacted postal workers’
doctors without permission to ask for private medical information
• Called postal workers at home
to question them about their illness, injury or medical history
• Interfered in postal workers’
return to work after an injury or illness
• Threatened discipline and
dismissal if postal workers don’t give up privacy rights
• Tried to interview workers
without union representation
• Encouraged postal workers to
sign letters giving up their right to medical privacy
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Additional
Information : Richard
McGrath, CUPW 613-222-3952 (cell)
