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Rural and Suburban Unit Negotiations 2007
1: RSMC Final Arbitration Award November 3, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 38 The Union has recently received the interest arbitrator’s final decision concerning the negotiations between the parties under the terms of the initial collective agreement. In his award the arbitrator made the following rulings: TRANSITION COMMITTEE –... 2: Approximately $15.5 Million (2010) & $6.72 Million (2011) to be Distributed to Membership October 18, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 37 Representatives of the Union and the employer met on October 6, 2011 to discuss the impact Arbitrator Keller’s interim decision of September 29, 2011 would have on the financial cap. During these discussions the parties agreed on the following: 2010 $4.35... 3: Interim Arbitrator Award (RSMC) September 30, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 36 In an interim award dated September 29, 2011 the interest arbitrator has distributed some of the monies available from the financial cap for 2010 and 2011, as follows: Wages to be increased by a total of $ 8.7 million dollars effective January 1, 2010 and an additional... 4: Arbitration Process Completed (RSMC) September 20, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations (2009) Bulletin No. 35 The lengthy negotiations for the final re-opener of the RSMC collective agreement, which began in October 2009, ended on September 17, 2011 with the Union and the employer making their final arguments to the interest arbitrator. The negotiations period was unnecessarily... 5: RSMC Frustration July 28, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 34 In their continued efforts to discredit the Union, Canada Post sent out a package to all RSMC employees. It contained their Global Offer of June 12, 2011. When the union negotiators received the employer offer we felt it was a base we could build on. So we decided to... 6: Mediation Adjourned (RSMC) July 7, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 33 Despite the best efforts of the Union’s Negotiating Committee, and the mediator, mediation between the Union and the employer was adjourned on June 30, 2011, due to the intransigent and unreasonable negotiation positions taken by the employer. With the adjournment... 7: Parties Continue Mediation (RSMC) June 16, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - Negotiations Bulletin no. 32 The parties held three days of mediation on the dates of June 10, 11 and 12, 2011. Mediation is a negotiation process where the arbitrator assists the parties in coming to a negotiated settlement of their differences. During the three days of mediation the employer provided... 8: Mediation Continues (RSMC) May 18, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 30 During the last two arbitration dates (April 21 & 27, 2011) the Union and the employer participated in mediation efforts in order to come to an agreement concerning changes to the RSMC collective agreement. The parties have also agreed to additional dates to continue... 9: Parties Agree to Mediation (RSMC) April 14, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 29 The introduction of evidence from the parties’ “general” witnesses was completed at the arbitration hearing on March 7, 2011. Now that the evidence of the “general” witnesses has been completed the parties have agreed to attempt to resolve their... 10: Additional Arbitration Dates February 4, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 28 The Union and the employer have recently agreed to add the date of June 30, 2011 to the list of available arbitration dates. The Union also recently reiterated its request that the parties utilize weekend dates in order that the arbitration could be completed earlier than... 11: Actions Speak Louder Than Words January 13, 2011 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 27 I am sure that few, if any, RSMC members were touched by the purported sentiment of disappointment expressed in the letter received in December from the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post. I am also sure that his expression of personal disappointment... 12: Canada Post Allows Different Mail Delivery To Rural Customers December 9, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 26 During the arbitration of the RSMC collective agreement the employer has taken great pains to differentiate the work performed by RSMC members as compared to the performance of essentially the same tasks under the provisions of the Urban Operations collective agreement. In... 13: Union Begins Introducing Evidence December 3, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 25 On October 12, 2010 the Union and the employer provided the arbitrator with submissions clarifying and explaining the demands they had referred to arbitration and the collective agreement language that pertained to their demands. There was a hearing held on November... 14: Employer Rejects Mediation August 26, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 24 The parties met at interest arbitration on August 17, 2010. At that meeting the Union requested that the interest arbitrator attempt to mediate the differences between the parties, which is a power he has under the provisions of clause 36.04 of the collective agreement. The... 15: Employer Reneges on Financial Commitment August 13, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 23 The employer has consistently taken the position that its reconciliation of the financial cap showed that for the final re-opener negotiations there was $15 million available for 2010 and $18.6 million available in 2011. In fact, as late as the first date of interest arbitration... 16: Arbitrator Agrees with Union - Interest Arbitration to Continue on August 17 & 18 July 13, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 22 On June 22, 2010, the first scheduled day of interest arbitration in front of Arbitrator Brian Keller, the employer raised an objection to the arbitrator hearing the merits of the parties’ proposals. Its objection was similar to one that it had successfully pursued... 17: Arbitrator Appointed May 19, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 21 By letter dated May 11, 2010 the Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt appointed Brian Keller as the interest arbitrator in the dispute between the Union and the employer concerning revisions and additions to the RSMC collective agreement. Mr. Keller has extensive experience... 18: Negotiations Summary May 17, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 20 As reported in previous bulletins the employer has spent much time and money trying to convince the RSMC membership that the proposals being made by the employer are beneficial to the membership and should be accepted by the Union’s Negotiating Committee. As the parties... 19: “Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth” (Franklin D. Roosevelt) May 6, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 19 By now, most of you will have received a copy of the employer’s letter dated April 14, 2010. Unfortunately, the letter does not respond to the concerns raised by the Union during negotiations and identified in previous bulletins but simply regurgitates the employer’s... 20: No Agreement on Arbitrator April 9, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 18 As reported in bulletin # 17 the Union was considering accepting one of the interest arbitrators proposed by the employer. However, such acceptance was conditional on the employer addressing concerns the Union had about the fact that all of the arbitrators proposed by the... 21: Union Considers Employer’s Proposed Arbitrators March 25, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 17 In a letter dated March 2, 2010 the employer proposed four names, William Kaplan, Russell Goodfellow, Peter Barton and Kevin Whitaker, as possible interest arbitrators. These four individuals have varying amounts of experience working as arbitrators, primarily in the province... 22: Appointment of Interest Arbitrator February 25, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 16 In a recent letter to the employer the Negotiating Committee proposed the names of Serge Brault, Louise Doyon and Ted Weatherill as possible interest arbitrators. These individuals are well respected within their respective jurisdictions and have the qualifications that the... 23: Employer Finally Responds to Arbitration Notification February 11, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 15 As reported in bulletin #13 the Union advised the employer on January 20, 2010 that it was referring unresolved issues from the Union’s package of demands to interest arbitration. According to the provisions of clause 36.04 (b) the employer had to respond to the Union... 24: Rural Mail Box Delivery February 8, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 14 We have 2 negotiations demands that deal with the whole issue of rural box mail delivery. Demand 6 where we are requesting that local consultation take place before any mode of delivery is modified and demand 13 as we want our right to refuse to be included into the collective... 25: Union Makes Reasonable Proposal January 20, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 13 By way of letter dated December 22, 2009 the Union suggested to the employer that as the parties were close to resolving some issues, such as a drug plan, improvements to the hearing & vision and dental plans, plus a general wage increase for all members, the parties should... 26: Negotiations to Continue January 12, 2010 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 12 Following a short break at the end of December, the Negotiating Committee has returned to Ottawa to continue their work of trying to obtain a negotiated collective agreement that both meets the financial needs of the membership and addresses the workplace problems they face... 27: Union’s Global Offer Discussed December 16, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 11 The parties met on December 11, 2009 to discuss the global offer made by the Union on December 2, 2009. As the employer had had over a week to review the global offer the Union was expecting some comprehensive and reasoned response from the employer. Unfortunately that did... 28: Union Makes Global Offer December 10, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 10 In a meeting held on December 2, 2009 the Union made a global offer of settlement to the employer. In making this offer the Union reiterated a number of points it had made in its opening presentation. These included the facts that this was the last re-opener before RSMC members... 29: Sub-Committees Continue to Meet December 2, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 9 During the past two weeks, the Negotiations Sub-committee #3 has met three times, i.e. on November 12, 20 & 24, 2009. This sub-committee is dealing with Union demands 21‑26 inclusively (Union Protections and Members Rights) and demands 27-30 inclusively (Seniority),... 30: Employer Presents Health Care Proposals November 19, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 8 At a meeting held on November 9, 2009 the employer presented the Union with explanations of its proposals concerning various health care plans and its proposed “corporate team incentive” (CTI). DRUG PLAN The proposal made by the employer is similar... 31: Parties Begin Holding Regular Meetings November 10, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 7 The first sub-committee meeting between the parties Negotiating Committees was held on October 29, 2009, at which time the Union provided fuller explanations of its demands listed under the general headings of Health & Safety and Benefits. These demands include such improvements... 32: Parties Exchange Demands October 28, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 6 As reported in bulletin # 5 the Negotiating Committees of the Union and the employer met for the first time on October 23, 2009 in order to exchange their respective negotiation demand packages. As part of its presentation the employer projected that there was $15M and... 33: Negotiation Meetings to Begin October 16, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 5 The Negotiating Committees of the Union and the employer are scheduled to meet for the first time on October 23, 2009. At that time the Union will be providing its list of demands to the employer, as well as a brief rationale for each demand. The Union expects that the employer’s... 34: Exceptional Support for Program of Demands October 1, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 4 Through a series of membership meetings held between August 29, 2009 and September 27, 2009 the members of the RSMC have provided overwhelming support for their program of demands. In over 200 ratification meetings held across Canada and Quebec and of those in attendance at... 35: Negotiating Committee appointed for rural operations bargaining unit August 27, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 3 At our July meeting, the National Executive Board (NEB) appointed the members of the negotiating committee for the 2009 round of bargaining on behalf of Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC). The collective agreement between CUPW and Canada Post for the rural operations... 36: RSMC Negotiations – 3^rd Reopener – Meeting of the National Executive Board July 16, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 2 Between May 2 and June 27, 2009, more than 150 meetings involving hundreds of rural and suburban mail carriers took place to discuss improvements to the RSMC collective agreement. We discussed wages, job security, use of seniority, householders, time values, technological... 37: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Preparing for the 3^rd Collective Agreement Reopener April 29, 2009 - RSMC Negotiations 2009 - Bulletins - RSMC Negotiations Bulletin No. 1 An intense period of discussion and debate is about to begin, as we start preparing for the 3rd reopener of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) collective agreement. By next October, we’ll have to be ready to square off with the employer once again. ... Page 1 - 2

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Rural and Suburban Unit Negotiations 2007

1: RSMC Final Arbitration Award

2: Approximately $15.5 Million (2010) & $6.72 Million (2011) to be Distributed to Membership

3: Interim Arbitrator Award (RSMC)

4: Arbitration Process Completed (RSMC)

5: RSMC Frustration

6: Mediation Adjourned (RSMC)

7: Parties Continue Mediation (RSMC)

8: Mediation Continues (RSMC)

9: Parties Agree to Mediation (RSMC)

10: Additional Arbitration Dates

11: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

12: Canada Post Allows Different Mail Delivery To Rural Customers

13: Union Begins Introducing Evidence

14: Employer Rejects Mediation

15: Employer Reneges on Financial Commitment

16: Arbitrator Agrees with Union - Interest Arbitration to Continue on August 17 & 18

17: Arbitrator Appointed

18: Negotiations Summary

19: “Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

20: No Agreement on Arbitrator

21: Union Considers Employer’s Proposed Arbitrators

22: Appointment of Interest Arbitrator

23: Employer Finally Responds to Arbitration Notification

24: Rural Mail Box Delivery

25: Union Makes Reasonable Proposal

26: Negotiations to Continue

27: Union’s Global Offer Discussed

28: Union Makes Global Offer

29: Sub-Committees Continue to Meet

30: Employer Presents Health Care Proposals

31: Parties Begin Holding Regular Meetings

32: Parties Exchange Demands

33: Negotiation Meetings to Begin

34: Exceptional Support for Program of Demands

35: Negotiating Committee appointed for rural operations bargaining unit

36: RSMC Negotiations – 3rd Reopener – Meeting of the National Executive Board

37: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Preparing for the 3rd Collective Agreement Reopener

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36: RSMC Negotiations – 3^rd Reopener – Meeting of the National Executive Board

37: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Preparing for the 3^rd Collective Agreement Reopener