Details Of Tentative
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After 10 months of
difficult negotiations, CUPW and Canada Post have reached tentative collective
agreements for each of the Urban and RSMC bargaining units. Details below but
more information on each point will be available in the coming days and the draft
agreements will be made available to all members.
RSMC and Urban -
Together
The following applies
to both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units:
Defined benefit
pension plan for all current and future plan participants.
Dental Plan: Major dental increased
from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00.
Fee guide one-year
lag and updated January 1st of each year.
Extended Health Care
Plan: Increase hearing aid coverage to $1,000.00 every five years.
Extended Health Care
Plan: Increase out-of-country coverage to $250,000.00.
Short Term Disability
Plan: 16 days to submit
forms and full retroactivity if late.
Recovery of
overpayment limited to 10% (RSMC – excluding vehicle allowance).
Definitions of
Hospitalization and Accident cannot be changed by employer.
Final Level of Appeal
improved.
Protection against
unilateral changes in the policy document.
Reallocation of
Personal Days (July – June).
Technology cannot be
used for individual measurement or discipline.
All expiry dates in
the collective agreements to be updated.
RSMC
The following applies
to the RSMC bargaining unit:
Pay Equity Committee
– Final decision due in 19 months.
A two-year collective
agreement, which expires on December 31, 2017.
Wage increases of
1.5% effective January 1, 2016 and 1.5% effective January 1, 2017.
RSMC seniority
recognized from date of hire pre-2004.
OCRE seniority
recognized when they become a permanent employee.
Extended Health Care
Plan - All Paramedical services same as Urban members.
Replacements:
Employer responsible to cover all absences, in offices with 5 or more
employees.
Restriction on
lifting: Maximum 50lbs.
Article 12: National transfers
for permanent employees. 2 weeks to report if
transfer less than 100KM and 4 weeks to report if transfer greater than 100KM.
STDP - Captured in
the collective agreement.
Urban
The following applies to the Urban bargaining
unit:
A two-year collective
agreement, which expires on January 31, 2018.
Wage increases of 1%
effective February 1, 2016 and 1.5% effective February 1, 2017.
Cost of Living
Allowance (COLA) for 2017 triggers at 2.67%.
Groups 3 & 4: $1.00 per hour
adjustment effective January 1, 2017 for MAM10, MAM11, MAM12, EL05, VHE09 and
EIM10.
Past practice letter
on clause 14.25.
Protection from
Maximo.
Unaddressed Admail
(Neighbourhood Mail): Right to prepare
admail at end of day, overtime cannot be used to stop letter carriers from
doing this work at the end of their day.
Increased preparation
time allowance and lower trigger point.
Increased size.
HIMS offices
protected.
Reverse order of
seniority when temporary employees are sent home due to lack of work on daily
assignments.
Compassionate Care
Leave: Increase to 28 weeks paid by Employment Insurance.
Appendix T: Change apprenticeship
program to scholarship fund.
Add labour relations
committee to look at employee’s well-being, ie. Social stewards.
More Information
There will be
additional details provided for the above points during the next few days. Your
negotiating committee will provide you with the information on our new
tentative agreements as quickly as we can. This has been a long and difficult
process and now the final decision will be made by the membership whether or
not to accept these new tentative collective agreements. Please watch for
details and information so that you are fully informed before making this
important decision.
Sylvain Lapointe
Chief Negotiator,
Urban Unit
George Floresco
Chief Negotiator,
RSMC Unit
Tuesday August 30 2016
MY NOTE: Congrats! As far as we know, CUPW reached a good deal that sets a new standard of excellence for all workers across Canada. Plus they did it without concession bargaining, contract strips, big secrets, back stabbing, and backroom deals. Bravo! Our teacher unions have much to learn from them! More news links @ HERE! and @ THERE!
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