Grievance
N00-03-00004
On March 15, 2005, Arbitrator Ken Swan issued his decision on National
Policy Grievance N00-03-00004. That grievance was filed by CUPW after Canada Post refused
to authorize over-assessment payments to Letter Carriers covering absences on
over-assessed routes by working extended hours and/or incentive overtime. In his decision,
Arbitrator Swan rejected the Corporation’s arguments. Arbitrator Swan ruled that
over-assessment payments are applicable not only to employees who work full days, but also
to those who work fractional days on an over-assessed route. more
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May 04th, 2006
To: Members suffering a recent loss
Subject: Placing personal information in
obituaries
Recently, I've seen many obituaries of Breton #117 family members and others
in our community that contain the birth date of the individual that has passed on. This
practice should stop to protect the deceased individual's honour and his/her estate from
criminal activity. more ...
December 21st, 2005
To: For those on Educationals
Subject: To lessen pay disruption
while on union educationals
While attending union educationals there is paperwork you must ensure is complete
in order to have as little disruption as possible with your pay. As we all know this is
first and foremost in our minds and managers create more problems then they solve in this
dept. more ...
December 7th, 2005
To: Temporary Members in Urban Postal Operations
Subject: CUPW Life
Insurance Booklet
All workers should have free universal health care plans that provide health,
medical, drug, dental, vision and hearing plans. As they work towards this goal, unions
strive to bring these important benefits to their members. Over the years, our union - the
Canadian Union of Postal Workers - has successfully negotiated with Canada Post to win and
improve a comprehensive set of benefit plans for permanent employees in the urban
operations unit. more ...
