Over the years, the Union’s top priority has been and continues to be to ensure that temporary employees have access to regular employment and that these employees, as well as part-time employees, have access to regular full-time positions. This not only ensures that they can move up the salary ladder based on their length of Read more about Group 1 Staffing – Urban Unit[…]

While the Arbitrator did not completely fix the multiple bundle delivery method for letter carriers, she did award other language that will help to address the issue of overburdening on letter carrier routes. Mail Volume Updates One of the biggest challenges with the assessed values for letter carrier routes is that the Personal Contact Items Read more about Letter Carrier Overburdening[…]

The Union argued to Arbitrator MacPherson that regular employees of the Urban Unit as of the date of her decision should have full job security, meaning a limited radius of 40 kilometres for relocation if they are declared surplus. Canada Post wanted to remove this protection from the collective agreement by obtaining a letter of Read more about Urban Unit – Job Security and Vacant Positions, Group 2[…]