Canada Post’s final offers for employees represented by CUPW has garnered a negative reaction from the union and its members.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) led vote was announced yesterday (Thursday), which would have 55,000 members across Canada vote on the final contract offer.
Local CUPW 812 President Nicole Chouinard said it’s been a mess trying to facilitate a vote of this size for the number of members.
“There are still members who are not on the membership list who’s names are being disputed, as to whether or not they have a vote or are even still employed, and that’s over 800 members still that the CIRB hasn’t been able to sort out in order to give them the opportunity to vote.”
“It’s kind of been a logistical nightmare.”
Chouinard said the union will be setting up webinars to break down what the offers are to make an educated vote, but as it stands, members aren’t happy with the position they’re in.
“Part of it is the position that Canada Post is putting us in, but the large part of it is the position the federal government is putting us in.”
“It will be a no vote. The vibe on the floor, even locally here in Prince George, is an overwhelming no.”
If the outcome is a no, there’s a possibility Canada Post could lock them out, but with the postal service claiming they’ve been losing around $10 million a day, Chouinard said they wouldn’t be able to afford to lose all of their business by doing that.
She said they’d like the opportunity to do this the right way, even if it means binding arbitration.
The voting will take place from Monday (July 21st) to August 1st.
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