It’s right around the corner….
The Strike votes have been counted, and the national results are great! 95% YES vote!
Locally, we had 96% for the Urban, and 81% for the RSMCs. Our turnout was up from previous votes, but still it could be better. We had 32.2 % of the Urban members show up to vote, and 34.9% of the RSMC members voted. While it was great to get such a strong yes vote, having over 50% show up would have been even better.
That being said, our cooling off period is almost over. There could be job action as early as November 3rd, which is this coming Sunday. If you haven’t filled out the form to be added to the text tree, do it as soon as you can. This will be the main way we will be informing members if our local is on strike. We have not heard from National if they will be employing rotating strikes again, but if they do, communication will by key.
The education seminar that was planned for the middle of November looks like it will be postponed because of possible job action. We will inform members of any updates as we receive them.
The strike committee should be meeting this week to finalize any plans. If you want to join the committee, call the union hall as soon as possible. 306-653-4143, or email union@cupw824.com.
If you have any restrictions that might prevent you from physically walking the picket line, we have various jobs that need to be done during job action that can be done at the union hall. Call the union hall or talk to a shop steward.
Make sure you have enough medication to last a few months in case of a lengthy picket. There is information at the union hall about strike readiness. Several people took the recent course. If you know one of them, have a chat. If you are one of them, talk to the work floor about what you learned.
The Strike/Lockout time is right around the corner. I hope everyone is ready for it, and ready to fight for our rights. Canada Post’s continuing trend of offering a two-tier collective agreement is unacceptable. SSD is unacceptable. Ignoring health and safety is unacceptable. We need to fight for fair wages and benefits for ALL employees, an end to SSD, and a commitment for REAL action on health and safety issues.
An injury to one is an injury to all.
The struggle continues…