Urban Global Offer

Today, the Urban Negotiating Committee met with Canada Post to put forward the Union’s global offer. 

Our global offer is made up of the demands members gave us from every local in the Union. It addresses our needs and deals with the most pressing issues we face at work every day. 

Highlights of our Global Offer:

• Wage increases of 12.65% in Year 1 and 4.5% in Year 2, with further discussions on the length of the collective agreement and subsequent wage increases
• COLA payments to be rolled into the basic wage rate
• The full elimination of SSD
• Time to prepare and deliver Neighbourhood Mail and changes to Article 50 and Appendices “V-1” and “D” to address route length and overburdening
• Improved staffing provisions, including forcing CPC to fill vacancies monthly, the deletion of Clause 39.04, improvements to Clause 39.05, creation of Group 1 relief positions, and changes to Appendix “P” to address local staffing issues
• Increase STDP payments from 70% to 80% of our wages and increase Injury on Duty payments to 88%
• Add 10 paid medical days to our 7 paid personal days, and allow medical days to be banked
• Significant improvements to our group benefits plans, including increased coverage for health specialists, fertility treatment, gender-affirming care, vision care, and more
• Improved rights for Temporary employees, including access to group benefits plans when working continuous assignments of 6 months or more
• Precautionary cessation of work for pregnant and breastfeeding employees
• Rotations of duties for Groups 3 and 4
• Paid meal and rest periods for workers working 5 hours or more
• Improved protections against technological change
• Improved protections against contracting out
• Improved protections against harassment
• Contract in cleaning, highway services, Combined Urban Services, and other work CUPW members can perform
• Service expansion projects, including postal banking, senior and other check ins, and an e-commerce platform

In Solidarity,