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Update on the review of the PSAC/UPCE Bargaining Certification Order

The PSAC/UPCE has worked collaboratively with the Corporation to review the excluded positions as provided by the Appendix L of the collective agreement. In fact, the bargaining certification order has not been updated since 1993 and it is our position that it needs a full review...

 

 

 

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Message concerning COVID-19

The situation around COVID-19 and its impacts are unprecedented and require a response adequate for the current circumstances. 

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Canada Post: PSAC's Canada Industrial Relations Board Application

The PSAC has made this application to the CIRB in order to review the exclusions of bargaining certificate for the PSAC/UPCE bargaining unit.

 

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Employee Engagement Survey

Dear members of the UPCE,

We strongly encourage members of the UPCE to complete the survey and provide direction to Canada Post. We believe the survey to be an important tool to increase visibility on workplace issues. The current response rate is lower than expected.

You should have received a survey and instructions in the mail.

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Salary Protection Decision Status

We are pleased to confirm that the PSAC-UPCE finalized a longstanding dispute regarding the interpretation of Salary Protection, affecting primarily article 31.07 of the PSAC-Canada Post Collective Agreement on September 25th, 2019. On our last count, this decision should positively impact 26 members who were considered to be “red circled” by the corporation. 

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Joint Statement on Canada Post's environmental footprint

Canada Post and its bargaining agents recognize that the postal service built to serve all Canadians also has a considerable environmental impact. Together, they acknowledge a shared interest and responsibility to reduce Canada Post’s environmental footprint. In April 2019, Canada Post and all their bargaining agents formally initiated a collaborative effort focused on the environment.

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Jordan's Principle

Jordan’s Principle is a child-first principle named in memory of Jordan River Anderson, a First Nations child from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Born with complex medical needs, Jordan spent more than two years unnecessarily in hospital while the Province of Manitoba and the federal government argued over who should pay for his at home care.

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Union dues adjustment

Dear UPCE members,

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Confronting racism— Day for the elimination of racial discrimination

The United Nations has made the theme for March 21, 2019: Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies.

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UPCE on Back-to-Work Legislation

The UPCE fully supports the CUPW and CLC joint statement on Canada Post negotiations and joins a number of other unions, including the PSAC, our bargaining agent, in condemning the federal government’s back-to-work legislation. We view this legislation as an attack on our rights as workers.

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