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1: And the Winner is… OUR UNION! October 11, 2010 - Health and Safety - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 10, Issue 2 • October 2010 Everywhere we look these days, bad news is hitting us hard. It’s easy to get discouraged when workers’ struggles all over the world are being met with fierce resistance. In times like these, let’s remember the victories that union members can achieve... 2: “Manulife, get out of my life!” April 21, 2010 - Health and Safety - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 10, Issue 1 • March-April 2010 Manulife demonstration in Toronto, 2008 We all know the chant. Unfortunately, it is not that easy to stop Manulife from intruding on our medical affairs. Depending on the nature of an employee’s illness or injury, employers do have legitimate rights in... 3: Massive changes are coming to Canada Post July 31, 2009 - Shop Stewards - 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... 4: Freedom of Expression March 27, 2009 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 8, Issue 3 • March-April 2009 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the part of the Constitution Act, 1982, which entrenches certain fundamental rights and freedoms for all Canadians. It covers all aspects of human rights, ranging from fundamental... 5: Technological Change: A Primer July 21, 2008 - Modern Post - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 8, Issue 1 • July-August 2008 Once again technological change has hit the radar for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Canada Post announced in October 2007 a $1.9 billion project to bring new technology and work processes onto the work floor. Our protection when it comes to technological change... 6: Member sends fake e-mails from Canada Post president January 31, 2008 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 7, Issue 4 • January-February 2008 In the last issue of the Stewards’ Action Bulletin, the union discussed a number of arbitration decisions that highlighted arbitrators' criticisms of the union's conduct. For the union, the ability to review its work honestly is necessary to ensure we are representing... 7: Posting on union bulletin boards October 12, 2007 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 7, Issue 2 • September-October 2007 During the spring of 2006, the union was responding to the announced closure of the Quebec City mail processing plant. As part of this response, the union posted certain bulletins in some locations. In one such case, a shop steward in Winnipeg posted a bulletin in the... 8: Number of Termination Cases Increases in 2005 November 29, 2006 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 6, Issue 3 - November-December 2006 Termination cases referred to arbitration for the urban postal bargaining unit jumped approximately 14.2% during 2005 when compared to the previous five years (excluding 2002 which was abnormally lower). This increase prompts questions about whether the employer has become... 9: Overtime 'Sign-up' System Ruled a Management Right - Stewards' Action Bulletin July 25, 2006 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 6, Issue 1 • July-August 2006 Last summer, the employer advised the union through Article 8 consultation of its intention to implement a standardized overtime system. Locally managed, the plan would affect overtime procedure for uncovered letter carrier and mail service courier routes. Canada Post... 10: Kates' decision cautions members that the "customer is always right" May 16, 2006 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Issue 5 • March-April 2006 Whether or not the old adage “the customer is always right,” is true, following this motto can be a source of added protection for postal workers. In stressful situations, we sometimes forget to heed this advice and strong verbal exchanges can occur. If... 11: Grievance Tests Shop Stewards’ Right to Investigate May 3, 2006 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Vol. 5, Issue 4 • Jan - Feb Canada Post's obligation to provide shop stewards with information when conducting a grievance investigation was recently tested at arbitration. The Scarborough local filed a grievance over the extent of the union's right to demand information. While arbitrator Von... 12: Eligible Members Receive $1,391,160 in Compensation December 19, 2005 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 5, Issue 3 · November-December 2005 CUPW has resolved approximately 60% of the grievance backlog that has remained pending since the end of July 1992. In two settlements, involving approximately 5,850 grievances, CUPW has successfully negotiated $1,391,160 in compensation. The work involved in the distribution... 13: Once again Canada Post tries to Reduce Absenteeism through Harassment August 1, 2005 - Harassment - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 5, Issue 1 · July-August 2005 Once again, it would appear that Canada Post (CPC) is initiating a campaign to reduce the absenteeism rate of postal workers. Unfortunately, it seems that the majority of management's effort is focused on harassing individual workers. Many of these workers are challenged by... 14: Too Much Information: Disclosure of Medical Data under the Enhanced Disability Management Program January 15, 2005 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 4, Issue 4 · January-February 2005 Canada Post has recently stepped up its application of a return-to-work program called Enhanced Disability Management Program. Part of this program involves representatives of Medisys, a company contracted by Canada Post, to contact members at their homes and question them about... 15: Respect, Dignity and Equality Vital to Harassment-Free Workplace November 1, 2004 - Harassment - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 4, Issue 3 · November-December 2004 Unions are about protecting workers from abuse of power by Canada Post. Harassment is one form of abuse of power. In the last edition of the Stewards' Action Bulletin, we examined the new provision regarding violence (Article 33.31). In this issue we will look at the improvements... 16: Violence: A Workplace Hazard on the Rise October 15, 2004 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 4, Issue 2 Workers have the right to safe working environments. In an increasing number of our workplaces, violence has become an additional workplace hazard. An International Labour Organization (ILO) report from 1999 on workplace violence emphasized that physical and emotional violence... 17: Staffing Rules Different for Vacant Routes Under RSMC Collective Agreement August 11, 2004 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 4, Issue 1 · July-August 2004 The provisions for staffing of vacant routes in the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers' collective agreement are significantly different that those found in the Urban Postal Operations collective agreement. Nevertheless, like the provisions in the urban operations agreement, there... 18: Dealing With Group 1 Staffing Problems June 2, 2004 - Shop Stewards - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Issue 5 · May-June 2004 In the last two issues of the Stewards' Action Bulletin, we reviewed the coverage of Group 1 staffing under the urban postal operations collective agreement with Canada Post (CPC). The first article examined the national Group 1 staffing ratio under Appendix P and described... 19: CPC has Obligations when Dealing with Harassment March 30, 2004 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Issue 4 · March-April 2004 Recently, CUPW received an arbitration decision in which the arbitrator found that a member in Toronto was sexually harassed by representatives of the Canada Post Corporation (CPC). This was in direct violation of clause 5.01 of the CUPW/CPC collective agreement for postal operations.... 20: Representation of Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers February 27, 2004 - RSMC - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Issue 3 · January-February 2004 As a CUPW shop steward, there may be times when you will have to assist a member covered by the Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier (RSMC) collective agreement when there has been a violation of the RSMC collective agreement. In order that you may properly represent an RSMC member... 21: We Must Eliminate Violence in the Workplace November 1, 2003 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Issue 2 · November-December 2003 During the recent round of bargaining with Canada Post Corporation (CPC), the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) sought to further protect our members from workplace violence. Violence is considered to be verbal abuse, physical assault and the threat of violence. There... 22: Arbitration Results from 2002 July 1, 2003 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Issue 1 · July-August 2003 The Union uses the grievance/arbitration procedure to protect rights and benefits that were won through hard fought negotiations. One of the activities begun by the Union after the National Convention of 2002 was to begin to tabulate the results received in the various regions... 23: Former CUPW President Jean-Claude Parrot Collecting Stories from Postal Workers July 1, 2003 - News - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3, Volume 3, Supplement - July-August 2003 CALL TO ALL CUPW SHOP STEWARDS Jean-Claude Parrot is currently working at the CUPW National Office, reviewing archival material for a future book. Brother Parrot was the CUPW National President for fifteen years and the CUPW chief negotiator for eighteen years. Parrot... 24: Grievance Backlog Settlements Exceed $1 Million Dollars for 2002 May 1, 2003 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 2, Issue 3 - May-June 2003 Last year was the most productive year in regard to the CUPW's use of the grievance backlog review process. The only other period of such high activity was the settlement of High Mail Volume/Christmas Period grievances signed in 2000. In that case, the union settled 5,548 grievances... 25: Process Consolidation One March 1, 2003 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 2, Issue 2 - March-April 2003 As stewards may already know, an award was issued on September 16, 1999 by arbitrator Ken Swan. In that award, he concluded that the movement of employees from the Stratford Post Office to the Kitchener Mail Processing Plant (KMPP) constituted a "relocation" within... 26: The Halifax Three and the Right to Refuse July 1, 2002 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 2, Issue 1 - July/August/September 2002 On October 29, 2001, an employee invoked her rights under Article 33.13 of the CUPW/CPC collective agreement by refusing to machine process a rack of mail that had originated in the United States. She did so because she felt that she could be contaminated by anthrax spores if... 27: Know Your Grievance Investigation Rights May 1, 2002 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 8 - May 2002 Article 9 of the collective agreement contains substantive provisions providing a shop steward with rights and protections when investigating grievances. One of the foremost principles underpinning our rights as shop stewards is the right to investigate a non-urgent complaint... 28: Service expansion, innovation and lifelong learning at Canada Post: A union perspective April 6, 2002 - Appendix T - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 7 - January to April 2002 This edition of the Steward's Action bulletin was originally presented as a paper at the conference entitled "Assessing Partnership: the prospects for and challenges of 'modernization,'" organized by the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management,... 29: Our Rights Are Under Attack... Again! December 1, 2001 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 6 - December 2001 The Federal Government's new so-called anti-terrorism legislation was entirely predictable. We have seen increasing repression of protests and the criminalisation of dissent as the opposition to the global corporate agenda grows, deepens and becomes more confrontational. In... 30: Loose Loading Study Report November 1, 2001 - Health and Safety - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 5 SE - November Special Edition 2001 In this document are the results and recommendations of the Loose Loading study commissioned by the CUPW. These findings and recommendations are those of Ergonomist, Dr. Marie Authier (Ph.D.) and Physiatrist, Dr. Luc Fortin (MD, MSc, FRCP). They are provided for informational... 31: High Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders From Loose Loading October 1, 2001 - Health and Safety - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 4 - October 2001 By now many of us are familiar with Canada Post's decision to change the means by which mail is loaded onto and unloaded from trucks. The original practice involved the use of parcels loaded into a monotainer, which was then loaded and unloaded with a forklift. The new practice,... 32: Direct Strike Over! September 1, 2001 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 3 - September 2001 Members of the CUPW bargaining unit at Direct Integrated Systems Ltd. in Winnipeg went on strike in late August. After 11 days on the picket line, the members won a new collective agreement which was ratified by 82% of the bargaining unit. This is a first contract for 80% of... 33: 1 in 10 Postal Workers is NOT a Union Member August 1, 2001 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 2 - August 2001 When the CUPW and other postal unions secured the right to negotiate during the late 1960s, one of their aims was to ensure the Union's presence on the workfloor. The net result for the CUPW has been the negotiation of significant rights for union stewards. These rights include... 34: New Bulletin for Shop Stewards July 1, 2001 - Grievance and Arbitration - Stewards' Action Bulletin - Series 3 - Volume 1, Issue 1 - July 2001 This is the first issue in the 3rd series of publications that the CUPW has decided to publish specifically for shop stewards. This issue is geared primarily toward CUPW shop stewards in the post office. In the near future, we will also produce bulletins intended specifically... Page 1 - 2

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