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1:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (January 9, 2012) January 9, 2012 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
2:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (November 8, 2011) November 8, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
3:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (September 28, 2011) September 28, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
4:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (August 12, 2011) August 12, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
5:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (May 5, 2011) May 5, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
6:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (March 30, 2011) March 30, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
7:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (March 9, 2011) March 9, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
8:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (February 18, 2011) February 18, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
9:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (January 11, 2011) January 11, 2011 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
10:	Modern Post in Winnipeg – Why are the Routes so Bad? December 16, 2010 Now there are five (5) letter carrier depots implemented with mechanized sequencing in Winnipeg – Charleswood, Transcona, and Depots C, M, and J. Four of these are in the new Southwest Depot facility, and one (Transcona) is in the Northeast Depot.On November 22, 2010, letter carriers at the new Southwest Depot walked off the job because of health and safety issues with their new routes and with the new work methods imposed by the employer.
11:	Moncton in Pre Modern Post Mode December 16, 2010 HistoryIn Moncton the members have been united and have succeeded in forcing CPC to give us back jobs they have stolen and pay $140,000 in damages as a result of the previous bad route restructure. Whether it be attacks to the external workers or internal workers the Sisters and Brothers in Moncton have worked to rule, filed grievances, met with the members, held days of action, set up public information picket lines, met with MPs, talked with the customers, met with the media and the list goes on. Perhaps this is why the disaster I am about to describe has been created by Canada Post.
12:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (December 14, 2010) December 14, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
13:	Ask your Post Office to Do More For You December 6, 2010 Canada Post has the largest vehicle fleet in the country and the most extensive coastto-coast retail presence. It could dramatically expand the range of services itprovides.This idea may surprise certain segments of the population who are forecasting “thedeath of the letter” and even the post office because of an explosion of electronictechnology and increased competition in the postal sector.
14:	Postal Transformation Implementation “An Unmitigated Disaster” November 23, 2010 After weeks of problems with deliveries, injuries and forced overtime, Winnipeg letter carriers walked off the job on November 22. Canada Post has been forcing Winnipeg letter carriers to adopt a new delivery method. Letter carriers are reporting more strains and injuries as well as being forced to stay out for hours past their scheduled end times. Anita Neville (Liberal MP for Winnipeg South Centre) recently raised the concerns of her constituents about the new system. Ms. Neville calls the transformation “an unmitigated disaster.”
15:	November 18, 2010 - Letter to Rob Merrifield, Minister of State of Transport November 18, 2010 I am writing to raise concerns about mail delivery problems that have occurred in Winnipeg as Canada Post has rolled out its modernization program, introducing new mail sequencing equipment and a new delivery method.
16:	Modern Post In Winnipeg – A Disaster So Far, By Any Measure November 18, 2010 On September 20, 2010, mechanized sequencing of lettermail to line of delivery was implemented at Depot C and Charleswood Depot in Winnipeg. Mechanized sequencing is the part of Modern Post that has the biggest impact on letter carriers.Jobs LostDepot C lost 3 full time (FT) and 1 part time (PT) routes, and Charleswood lost 1 FT and one PT route. Because parcel deliveries were taken from Mail Service Couriers (MSCs) and given to motorized letter carriers, 4 FT and 1 PT MSC jobs were lost as well. The new routes are significantly longer than the old.Every new letter carrier route in these two depots is motorized.
17:	On November 25, Let’s Tell Canada Post That RSMCs and Urban Operations Postal Workers Deserve to Share The Benefits of Modern Post November 10, 2010 We want RSMCs to have better job security and more relief. We want Urban Operations workers to have staffing, work methods, and health and safety issues addressed. We want to see improved wages and benefits for all. On November 25, let’s show Canada Post what solidarity means.
18:	Multiple‐Bundle Delivery Method November 4, 2010 As part of the Modern Post, the Canada Post Corporation has implemented routes in Winnipeg using a delivery method that requires letter carriers to hold bundles of mail in one hand and on their forearm, in addition to carrying other mail items in their satchel.The multiple‐bundle delivery method, as it is known, is dangerous and entails serious health and safety risks for the members of the Union. It also violates Article 33 of the collective agreement. The employer’s new routes in Winnipeg were structured by the Corporation’s route measurement officers without providing union observers access to the relevant information needed to ensure that the restructuring is in accordance with the LCRMS manual and the provisions of the collective agreement.
19:	October 13 Day of Action – What A Success! October 21, 2010 On October 13, 2010, CUPW’s national day of action, postal workers and our allies demonstrated creativity, determination and solidarity. There were public events, work floor actions and information sessions from coast to coast. At a time when we are all under attack, it is inspiring to see such collective strength. Thank you so much for all the energy you put into this day – together we will make a difference in protecting OUR post office.
20:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 19, 2010) October 19, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
21:	Modern Post = Members Working in Pain October 7, 2010 We have now had 7 days of hearings with Arbitrator Keller on the implementation of the Modern Post. The issues that the arbitrator is currently dealing with are fatigue matting, rotation of duties, IDC carts and the Multi-Line Optical Character Reader (MLOCR).
22:	Modern Post Will Increase Injuries: Report October 7, 2010 What would happen to injury rates under the new methods and technology of Modern Post? Don’t expect Canada Post to tell you. While CPC doesn’t make it their job to look out for your health and safety, your union does.We hired a third party to conduct a thorough study on Canada Post’s proposed delivery method The study used motion-capture technology in the field, and provided detailed analysis afterward. It was up to the union to do this work, because Canada Post thought they could just roll out the new methods without studying the impact first. We couldn’t let that pass.
23:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 5, 2010) October 5, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
24:	Canada Post’s plans for the future 1250 positions cut – more threatened September 23, 2010 Canada Post recently notified the union of its plans to eliminate 560.5 full-time and 119 part-time positions in Winnipeg, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Quebec-Randin, Saskatoon, Saint John, and Toronto. This brings the total of positions destroyed over the next few years due to employer programs linked to modernization (ie. Postal Transformation, Process Consolidation andthe National Network Review) to about 1050 full-time and 200 part-time. And there are more cuts to come if Canada Post has its way.
25:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – (September 22, 2010) September 22, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.


26:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (Setember 9, 2010) September 9, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
27:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (September 9, 2010) September 9, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
28:	CEASE and DESIST!- Our Union tells Canada Post: We're not your guinea pigs! September 7, 2010 The union has filed a request for an injunction that will force Canada Post to cease and desist implementing a new method of deli very for letter carriers. An ergonomic assessment has found that the new method significantly increases physical discomfort and the risk of injury to our members.
29:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (August 5, 2010) August 5, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated and provided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
30:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (July 7, 2010) July 7, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated and provided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
31:	June 30, 2010 - Day of Action - Modern Post: Powered by People! June 30, 2010 Modern Post: Powered by People! (photos)
32:	Letter to Canada Post Corporation Board of Directors from Denis Lemelin, CUPW National President, regarding criteria for a new CPC President and CEO June 24, 2010
33:	Letter to Rob Merrifield re: Government’s Response to the Report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review (CPCSR) June 24, 2010 I am writing to follow-up on earlier correspondence regarding the government’s response to the report of the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review advisory panel.You have stated that the government “has carefully considered all the panel’s recommendations” and that “this has resulted in the development of the government's view pertaining to postal issues and the role Canada Post plays, and it has led to the development of the Canadian Postal Service Charter.”
34:	RSMC - Technological Change Update June 24, 2010 As reported in an April 15, 2010 Bulletin, the employer had previously informed the Union that as part of its introduction of Modern Post, it intended to delete eight (8) RSMC positions in Winnipeg. The employer has recently provided technological change notices for three other installations; Etobicoke Station “B”, Halifax Letter Carrier Depot (LCD) # 1 and Regina LCD # 3. The dates on which sequencing of mail will be introduced into these installations varies, with Etobicoke Station “B” RSMC members scheduled to receive sequenced mail as of January 6, 2011, Halifax LCD # 1 members on November 1, 2010 and members working in Regina LCD “3” on March 7, 2011. The impact on the number of RSMC positions in those installations also varies with the employer indicating that there will be no deletion of positions in Etobicoke, a reduction of one (1) position in Halifax and a reduction of two (2) positions in Regina.
35:	On June 30th, let’s say it loud and clear June 9, 2010 On June 30th, let’s say it loud and clear: Modern Post - Powered by People
36:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (June 8, 2010) June 8, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated and provided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
37:	Modern Post Arbitration Started June 1 June 3, 2010 For over two years the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post (CPC) have been consulting on all plans related to Modern Post. The changes coming are on a scale not witnessed by the union for decades:•The largest investment in technology and equipment since the 1970’s•The first new plant built by Canada Post since the 1980’s•Delivery will see the most significant change in its history•New generation equipment from the containers to hold the mail, the carts to move the mail to the new Multi-line optical character readers (MLOCR) that will sequence the mail to line of delivery•Automation to replace manual and knowledge-based postal work processes•All job classifications will be impacted by these changes including retail workers, technical services workers and RSMCs. June 1 was the first day of a series of dates scheduled in front of Arbitrator Keller to resolve a number of outstanding issues between the parties with respect to Modern Post.
38:	Whitemud South Day of Action (May 12, 2010) May 12, 2010 Workers rally at Whitemud South (Depot 48) on the Day of Action, May 12, 2010.
39:	CUPW to Arbitrate Modern Post April 22, 2010 On July 30, 2009, Canada Post (CPC) issued notice under article 29.03 (b) with details on their plans to implement the Modern Post in Manitoba.Article 29 provides for a consultation stage so that the union can emerge with a suitably informed opinion as to what would constitute an injustice, adverse effects and contractual breeches.After months of weekly negotiations in Ottawa and in Winnipeg, it was clear that there were a number of contractual breeches and issues that were in dispute and would not be resolved without the assistance of a third party.
40:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (April 21, 2010) April 21, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
41:	The Modern Post: Powered by People April 19, 2010 Given the many postal transformation issues that our members are facing, CUPW has produced this short video. Union members are constantly being exposed to Canada Posts messages in the workplace, so we must make the effort to talk back. We encourage all members to watch the video, reflect on its message, and share their thoughts and ideas about fighting Modern Post with their co-workers and their Union.
42:	The Modern Post: Powered by People (Subtitled) April 19, 2010 Given the many postal transformation issues that our members are facing, CUPW has produced this short video. Union members are constantly being exposed to Canada Posts messages in the workplace, so we must make the effort to talk back. We encourage all members to watch the video, reflect on its message, and share their thoughts and ideas about fighting Modern Post with their co-workers and their Union.
43:	CPC Says Thanks and Proposes RSMC Layoffs April 15, 2010 On April 9, 2010, Canada Post provided the union with two notices. The first was to announce that the week of April 12th was to be “Employee Appreciation Week” and all RSMCs would be given gas cards as a token of CPC’s appreciation for their hard work. The second notice was to inform us that CPC intends to start laying off RSMCs once letters begin to be sequenced by equipment purchased as part of the “Modern Post”. This notice, which is required under the Canada Labour Code, covers 36 RSMCs and 11 OCREs working in Winnipeg. Under management’s plans, the layoffs will take start in September 2010.
44:	Moya's Dream April 15, 2010 [text]
45:	CPC Slashes Mail Processing Jobs April 9, 2010 It only took Canada Post 17 days to slash 166 regular jobs in the Pacific, the Atlantic and Southwestern Ontario following the March 2010 notification that the corporation “intended to review the national network with a view of optimizing operations” CUPW believes that Canada Post has been planning these cuts long before the obligatory March notification to the union. CUPW believes that Canada Post is planning more cuts. CUPW believes that Canada Post has not been forthright with the union, the workers or the public with respect to ALL of their future plans.
46:	More Cuts Coming at Canada Post April 9, 2010 In the wake of last week’s contracting out of call centres and the elimination of more than 300 jobs, Canada Post has announced further dramatic changes to its operations in Victoria, B.C., Kitchener, Ontario, and Moncton, New Brunswick.On April 8th, the Crown corporation officially notified the Canadian Union of Postal Workers of its decision to restructure in the affected communities. For example, in Kitchener, the bulk of parcel operations are being relocated to the Gateway processing plant in Toronto, while in Moncton, local services are being moved to Saint John. In Victoria, mail will be shipped to Vancouver for sorting.At stake are hundreds of postal worker jobs, many of them held by “temporary” employees who have been with Canada Post for years. The workforce in the Victoria and Kitchener plants alone will be virtually cut in half. The economic impact on the affected communities may add up to millions of dollars.
47:	CUPW Video on Modern Post is in the mail April 9, 2010 In light of the many postal transformation issues that our members are facing, the National Office has produced a short video on DVD entitled: “The Modern Post: Powered by People.” This message from the National President will soon be delivered to your home . The video will also be posted on YouTube and on our website, www.cupw.ca
48:	CPC Reviewing All Operations: Current Focus on Kitchener, Victoria and Moncton April 1, 2010 On March 22, 2010, CUPW received a notice under 29.03(a) (Technological Change) of the urban operations collective agreement. Management is conducting a review of the national network including all of the mail processing plants with a view to “optimizing operations”.Specifically the Corporation is considering the following actions:Kitchener Ontario: Moving the processing of admail and originating parcels from Kitchener to the Gateway mail processing plant.Victoria B.C.: Moving the processing of originating forward and incoming lettermail and incoming admail products from Victoria to the processing plants in Vancouver.Moncton N.B.: Moving the processing of Street Letter Boxes (SLB) from Moncton to the mail processing plant in Saint John N.B.
49:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (March 31, 2010) March 31, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
50:	CUPW Delegation Visits New Winnipeg Sortation Plant March 29, 2010 On March 10, 2010, a CUPW delegation visited the future Winnipeg, Manitoba, mail processing plant, which is located near the airport. All levels of the Union were represented during this visit. The union members of the NJHSC were accompanied by the Prairie Region’s National Director and REOO, the Winnipeg Local’s President and Health and Safety Representative, and by the union members of the Winnipeg Local Health and Safety Committee. Caspian, the company contracted by Canada Post to build the plant, sent a representative to guide us through the building. Representatives of Canada Post, including some of its members on the NJHSC, also took part in the visit. The Union was able to tour the entire inside of the plant and walk around the periphery of the building. Although 70% of the layout is complete and the mail sortation equipment is still being assembled, and, though there are about two months left before the building opens officially in May, the Union had an opportunity to provide input on some aspects of the building and its layout.


51:	Canada Post's plans for the future and you March 19, 2010 Canada Post is spending $2.5 billion on new plants,vehicles, equipment and other items to modernizeour post office. The union is concerned that someof these investments will negatively affect yourwork and working conditions.
52:	Coming Soon: CUPW Video on Modern Post March 11, 2010 In light of the many postal transformation issues that our members are facing, the National Office has produced a short video on DVD entitled: “The Modern Post: Powered by People.” This message from the National President will reach every member’s home over the next month. The video will also be posted on YouTube and on our website.
53:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (March 10, 2010) March 10, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
54:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (March 3, 2010) March 3, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
55:	Partial Win for CUPW in LCRMS Manual Decision February 26, 2010 One of the main elements of Modern Post is mechanized sequencing of lettermail. With this change, the vast majority of short and long mail will be sequenced by machine in the plant and sent to the letter carrier depot in order of delivery.Canada Post (CPC) proposed a number of changes to the Letter Carrier Route Measurement System (LCRMS) and Manual to facilitate their introduction of Modern Post (Postal Transformation).
56:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (February 10, 2010) February 10, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
57:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (January 27, 2010) January 27, 2010 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
58:	Modern Post to Impact Hamilton, Toronto, Scarborough and Montreal January 22, 2010 On January 19, 2010, Canada Post (CPC) provided further details under article 29 of the Urban Collective Agreement regarding the impact that Modern Post will have on Hamilton, Montreal, Toronto and Scarborough.New Multi Line Optical Character Readers (MLOCR) will be introduced in May 2010 into the following plants:•Hamilton (8)•Toronto South Central (43)•Montreal (29)New Video Encoding Systems (VES) and Centralized Computer Systems (CCS) will also be introduced.CPC has advised the union that:•Sequencing of lettermail to line of delivery will be introduced in Montreal (Monterey Depots 1 and 2) and Toronto (Adelaide Depot).•There will be MSC restructures at Scarborough’s distribution centre (YDC) in order to move parcel work from the parcel delivery hub to the Don Mills, Toronto O and Toronto R letter carrier depots.•CPC hopes to transfer non-technical activities on the new MLOCRs from technical service members to the MLOCR clerk operators.
59:	Modern Post: More than Technological Changes December 3, 2009 After nearly two years of discussion around the Modern Post or postal transformation project, one thing is now clear: Modern Post is about much more than technological changes. First and foremost, it is a concept or ideology that Canada Post is trying to force on us. And we are experiencing this everywhere……In The Workplace What are we talking about right now in the workplace? About positions not being filled, sisters and brothers being hassled by Manulife, letter carriers being forced back to work, workers being discharged for ridiculous reasons, rural and suburban mail carriers being overburdened and collective agreements being violated. The atmosphere has become unbearable. The employer is forcing people to retire early to make room for machines!
60:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (December 2, 2009) December 2, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
61:	The Case of the Disappearing Street Letter Boxes November 26, 2009 Red Boxes Disappearing in Winnipeg and OttawaRecently, Canada Post (CPC) told the CUPW Winnipeg Local that about 75 red street letter boxes (SLBs) would be removed from the streets of Winnipeg.A few weeks later, rumours began to circulate that some 200 SLBs would be removed in Ottawa. When asked, CPC did not deny it, but said, “SLB rationalization is part of our normal day to day operations to ensure we provide consistency of collection areas across the country. In doing so there may be some increase/reduction in the number of SLB’s.”A short time later, notices were spotted on some boxes in Ottawa indicating that they would be eliminated on October 14, 2009.
62:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (November 18, 2009) November 18, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
63:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 28, 2009) October 28, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
64:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 21, 2009) October 21, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
65:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 14, 2009) October 14, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
66:	Is Canada Post a top 100 employer? You be the judge October 8, 2009 Canada Post President Moya Greene is fond of mentioning that the post office is one of Canada's top 100 employers. This claim to fame is peppered throughout Greene's speeches. The top 100 logo is all over Canada Post's material. But what does it mean to be at the top? Is the corporation really one of the best? And if not, what can employees do to encourage the corporation to improve its performance as an employer? What does it mean to be at the top?Canada's Top 100 Employers is a national competition, which professes to decide which employers provide the best workplaces to employees.Mediacorp, a publishing firm, invites thousands of employers to take part in this competition. Employers fill in an application and provide information on eight work-related issues. They are assigned grades in each category and then compared with others to determine whether they make the top 100.In other words, Canada Post managers apply for, and win the award based on all the nice things they say about themselves. Employees have no input.
67:	National Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting Minutes – PT Component (October 7, 2009) October 7, 2009 The minutes of the National Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings are written, translated andprovided by Canada Post Corporation. This document can be searched internally using the 'FIND' function from within Acrobat Reader.
68:	Canada Post is a world-class postal service, but needs to work on being a first-class employer October 5, 2009 No one should be fooled if Canada Post is picked as one of the Top 100 Employers for 2010. Winners of the Top 100 Employers competition will be announced on October 8, 2009. This competition professes to determine which employers offer exceptional workplaces to employees.You would assume that employees had significant input into a process which decides who provides them with the best workplaces, but the competition makes surveying employees optional. For the most part, managers apply for, and win the Top 100 Employers competition based on all the nice things they say about themselves and what they do in relation to the following eight categories: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement.
69:	Modern Post: Our Vision Must Win! October 5, 2009 In 2007, Canada Post announced that it was investing $2 billion dollars to create a Modern Post. Since then, CUPW has been consulting with Canada Post and studying the large scale postal transformations experienced in other countries. We've also been studying our own past. In 1972 Canada Post announced $1.2 billion in automation and the corporation continued to introduce new technology through the 80s and 90s. That's what we fought for, and won, the large scale technological change protections under Article 29 of our collective agreement. Article 29 has the best technological change protections in the country backed by the continued collective force and action of the membership.CUPW is using Article 29 to fight just as hard as we have in the past to eliminate the adverse effects of new sequencing machines and increased motorization. Together we will make sure that we get our fair share of benefits during this round of automation.
70:	CUPW, CPC Agree to Continue Work on Time Values September 17, 2009 Canada Post (CPC) plans to implement mechanized sequencing of letter mail to point of delivery as part of its Modern Post (Postal Transformation) initiative. New time values will be required because letter carriers will have to work with new work methods, tools, and equipment. In 2008, Canada Post and CUPW held some consultation meetings regarding CPC’s proposed changes to letter carrier time values and to the Letter Carrier Route Measurement System (LCRMS) Manual.
71:	Canada Post hides service cuts in modernization plans September 17, 2009 For Immediate Release -- Winnipeg – Canada Post is using its modernization plans like a Trojan Horse to smuggle public postal service cuts into Winnipeg according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).Canada Post is removing 75 mail boxes from streets, eliminating 9:00 a.m. and weekend clearance of mail boxes, removing residential parcel delivery on weekends and reducing mail pick-up time in the Nairn Street depot.These service cuts affect small businesses, seniors, retirees and lower income residents the most.
72:	Job Losses in Winnipeg August 13, 2009 Last week, Canada Post delivered an Article 29.03 (b) Notice to the union regarding its Modern Post (Postal Transformation) initiative in Winnipeg. The Union then told Canada Post that the Notice was not adequate because it did not meet the terms of our collective agreement. It was missing basic and important information about “all foreseeable effects and repercussions on employees” resulting from the introduction of new technology in Manitoba.What the “(b) Notice” did sayThe employer’s “(b) Notice” did provide some information about where a lot of the CUPW jobs will be lost. According to the Notice, Canada Post plans to cut approximately 15 percent of the full time Group 1 (PO2s, PO4’s, PO5s) and Group 2 (letter carriers, mail service couriers) positions. The notice says that there will be three new Technical Services positions.What the “(b) Notice” did not sayCanada Post provided no information on the impact or anticipated adverse effects...
73:	Canada Post Formally Announces Big Job Losses in Winnipeg August 7, 2009 On July 30, 2009 Canada Post announced that the new Winnipeg plant will be staffed with far fewer workers. They told the union that there would be fewer letter carriers, mail service couriers (MSCs), dispatchers and clerks. No information was provided for other Manitoba offices.
74:	Massive changes are coming to Canada Post July 31, 2009 Stewards’ Action Bulletin (Series 3, Volume 9, Issue 1 • July-August 2009) In 2007, Canada Post announced a $1.9 billion investment to modernize the post office through the purchase of new equipment and machines that will result in major changes to mail sortation and delivery. These changes, the most important since the mechanization of the post office in the 1970s, will transform the work of postal workers for years to come. All job classifications will be affected in the urban operations bargaining unit. Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) will also be affected. Canada Post believes it will eventually recover the costs of this massive investment through huge productivity improvements. That increased productivity could eliminate jobs in every community and in every local.
75:	CUPW Prepares for the Modern Post (Perspective • June 2009) July 31, 2009 CUPW Prepares for the Modern Post - Much has happened since October 15, 2007, when Canada Post Corporation first notified CUPW of its intention to “invest in the creation of a Modern Post”. Since then CUPW has been busy consulting with CPC and doing research on other postal administrations concerning the potential impact of CPC's $2 billion project to transform postal operations. Based on this information, the National Executive Board has adopted a comprehensive “program of demands” concerning all aspects of CPC's Modern Post project. Changes associated with the Modern Post are scheduled to begin in the summer of 2010 with the opening of the new Mail Processing Plant in Winnipeg. Very shortly afterwards letters will begin to be sequenced in Winnipeg and the national roll-out of sequencing will follow.


76:	Time for CPC to Come Clean on Health and Safety July 17, 2009 Recently, Canada Post has created a new webpage dedicated to health and safety and the modern post. This webpage is designed to show employees that Canada Post takes health and safety seriously when it comes to new technology and new work methods. The Union asked Canada Post management about the claims they made on this website. With the responses we received (below), draw your own conclusions of whether Canada Post is taking health and safety seriously.On new letter carrier work methods, Canada Post states that; “Having consulted research, sought published reports and having had extensive dialogue with other postal administrations, Canada Post has found no evidence of adverse health and safety effects from increase outside delivery time.”
77:	International Postal Conference a Big Success June 25, 2009 We just completed our first ever Modern Post Conference. There were delegates from Korea, Australia, Norway, Belgium, France, the U.K., the USA and UNI, our global union. CUPW members from St John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, B.C. also participated. It was a big success.We learned we face similar issues despite coming from four different continents. These include:•privatization and deregulation•declining mail volumes•post office closures and consolidations•decreases in staffing levels•increased night shift work•the introduction of new mail processing equipment•sequencing of mail to the line of delivery for letter carrier routes.And we are all fighting back!
78:	CUPW Hosts International Postal Conference June 17, 2009 Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is hosting an international modern post conference for the next three days in Ottawa.The first of its kind, the conference will bring together front line postal workers from Great Britain, Korea, the United States, Australia, Norway, France and Belgium to talk about the effects of larger scale technological change.“Canada Post is about to spend billions on new technology that will change the way we process and deliver mail,” said CUPW National President Denis Lemelin, “so the timing is perfect for us to come together, share and learn from each others experience.”
79:	CUPW to host International Postal Conference May 21, 2009 The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is sponsoring an historic International Postal Conference. This will be the very first time that a conference of this nature has been convened.Tech-Change Info-ExchangeCanada Post is spending over 3 billion dollars on their Modern Post project. They want to use new postal technology to change the way we currently process and deliver the mail.One of the main purposes of the Conference is to learn from other postal unions about their experiences with new technology. We will be discussing how this new technology affects mail processing, delivery, staffing and health and safety.
80:	A New Phase for Modern Post Discussions May 7, 2009 Coming Soon to a Plant Near You!Canada Post (CPC) has officially announced that Toshiba has been awarded the contract to provide 95 new Multiline Optical Character Readers (MLOCRs) and 30 Bar Code Sorters (BCSs) in all major plants starting in the new Winnipeg plant as early as January 2010.Canada Post has also started to provide the union with the first three 29.03 (b) notices for Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto with details on the implementation of various aspects of the Modern Post new technologies and the effects these changes will have on workers. In the case of Toronto, we have the first evidence of the negative impact this new technology and the proposed new processes will have on Group 1 jobs.
81:	The American Experience with Mechanized Sequencing April 16, 2009 A CUPW delegation has just returned from studying the American experience with mechanized sequencing of letter mail.With mechanized sequencing, letter mail is sorted into line of delivery by machines at the plant. This system has been in place in the United States (USA) for about 15 years.Canada Post (CPC) plans to introduce mechanized sequencing as part of its Modern Post (or Postal Transformation) initiative.The national CUPW representatives met with representatives from the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the American union of letter carriers.The delegation met with our counterparts at the national level in Washington, D.C. and at the local level in Fairfax, Virginia and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
82:	What Canada Post has in mind for letter carriers – Winnipeg first February 19, 2009 Canada Post has released detailed information showing how they want new sortation and collation machines to affect delivery. While the main impact is the mechanized sequencing of letter mail; a related change proposed by CPC would have groups of letter carriers start at very different times. The corporation is using speakers, PowerPoint presentations and even a video to promote two waves of delivery for Group 2.The top of the chart shows the start and finish times for two waves of fulltime letter carriers (listed on the left) and a part time schedule is included at the bottom. Dark blue boxes show inside sort time and light blue boxes show outside delivery time. The red boxes are for commercial pick-ups.
83:	Sooner Than We Thought January 30, 2009 Once again the Union is required to go to arbitration to force Canada Post management to honour their legal obligation to provide us with information concerning their $2 Billion automation program commonly referred to as Modern Post/Postal Transformation.One component of our grievance deals with CPC’s refusal to provide us with their planned delivery schedule for the Bar Code Sorters (BCSs) and the new Multi-Line Optical Character Readers (MLOCRs) which will be introduced in all of the major plants. Both of these machines will have the capability of sequencing the mail. During mediation with Arbitrator Burkett, the Employer acknowledged they have a schedule and it has been provided to possible suppliers. However they said they would not provide it to the Union because they did not want to “frustrate the Union” if the scheduled changed. They also stated that the introduction of this equipment would have a tremendous impact on the membership and therefore they did not want to provide it for fear of our reaction.
84:	Canada Post Walks Away from Consultation on Modern Post Time Values January 22, 2009 On December 23, 2008, Canada Post (CPC) told CUPW it was putting an end to National Consultation on changes to the Letter Carrier Route Measurement System (LCRMS) Manual and on changes to time values for letter carrier work in the Modern Post. CPC then filed two national grievances, under Appendices CC and V of the contract.CPC said that they did this because the discussions were taking “too long” according to the Modern Post time table proposed by senior Canada Post management.
85:	Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver: Safe until 2011? December 11, 2008 December 8, 2008 was the first date in the technological change National Policy Grievance concerning Modern Post. The grievance is in front of Arbitrator Burkett.Health and Safety Problems and Impact on JobsCUPW described the magnitude of the “Modern Post” project. The Union talked about the possible adverse health and safety effects of the project and about the impact on CUPW jobs. The union gave several examples of situations where Canada Post (CPC) has not provided information or has given information to CUPW late.CPC Claims It Has Provided InformationCanada Post said that they have gone further than their contractual obligations under article 29 by providing more than two years advance notice to the union. They said that more information has been provided than for any previous technological change
86:	Building a Universal Public Postal Service member by member, local by local November 20, 2008 This week, all levels of the union came together to plan out our strategy for a truly modern universalpublic postal service, not the kind of “Modern Post” that reporters or politicians or management have inmind, but the kind of public post office each worker and community will need...
87:	Modern Post and Letter Carriers: What do we know so far…? October 30, 2008 CUPW is reviewing in detail the changes that Canada Post has in mind for letter carriers in their “ModernPost.” Starting mid-summer, CUPW’s Delivery Group has met weekly with Canada Post. CUPW delegations went to the United Kingdom and Norway, where mechanized sequen...
88:	International Solidarity and the Modern Post September 26, 2008 There are some important meetings taking place within the next few months which willassist CUPW in critically analyzing CPC’s plans for their Postal Transformation United States This week, Pam Donato, President of the Minneapolis local of the NationalAssociation of Letter Carr...
89:	July – A busy month for Modern Post August 7, 2008 Regardless of it being the summer time, Canada Post has been moving forward on their postal transformationand the building of the Modern Post and therefore July has been a busy month for the Modern Post. The Ford Transit Connect tested in Ottawa Canada Post is going forward w...
90:	Technological Change: A Primer July 21, 2008 Once again technological change has hit the radar for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Canada Postannounced in October 2007 a $1.9 billion project to bring new technology and work processes onto the workfloor. Our protection when it comes to technological change arises from the collect...
91:	Canada Post needs to focus on our questions June 4, 2008 CUPW representatives have been consulting regularly with Canada Post to understand and fight against thenegative impact of the Modern Post project on postal workers. While Canada Post has been conductingfocus groups with members at the Winnipeg plant, they are failing to provide the union w...
92:	Will the Modern Post Cause More Injuries? May 28, 2008 During the national consultation meetings, the Union has repeatedly told Canada Post management that ithas a responsibility to investigate the impact that changes introduced as part of the “Modern Post” may haveon the health and safety of the workers. We are very concerned about th...
93:	CUPW and the Modern Post May 7, 2008 On May 1, 2008, CUPW representatives met with CPC management to discuss the plans for “The ModernPost”. The Union explained to management that the union’s objectives are to improve and create jobs. Webelieve that machines should be used to help workers, not replace them...
94:	A Truly Modern Post – Forums to discuss future of our work and our post office March 6, 2008 CUPW is part way through a series of local forums and events which are designed to get members and thepublic talking about what a truly modern public post office would look like. The union’s forums have been organized to coincide with Canada Post’s regional forums on moderniza...
95:	Canada Post’s “Modernization” could be a Trojan Horse January 21, 2008 For Immediate Release Calgary – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is hosting a public forum on the future of publicpostal services in light of Canada Post’s recent announcement to invest 1.9 billion dollars in capitalexpenditures to modernize the post office. &...
96:	The “Modern Post” – We’ll Fight for Jobs, Safety and Service November 14, 2007 On November 5, 2007, the national union met with Canada Post to discuss future changes to the mailprocessing network. Canada Post has provided the early notice required in the urban operations collective agreement abouttheir plans for new state of the art facilities and new sorting equipmen...

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