Canada Post Rams Through the Postal Transformation Plan at EMPP

On Thursday November 4th, local union representatives were involved in the National Consultation on Postal Transformation. The presentation provided by CPC outlined all the planned changes for the EMPP in Edmonton.
CUPW is outraged at the lack of consultation and information provided in advance and the ability to schedule local consultations to ensure that the member’s rights are protected. The following is a brief summary of what the plans for November & December are:

• Ads & Pubs to move to off-site location (effective December, 2010) which will require changes to 5 ton shuttles.

• Install exterior fence in parking lot (this will remove over 100 employee parking stalls and reduce 5 ton and trailer parking)

• Relocate Employee Entrance (involves Asbestos removal)

• Relocate Priority courier conveyor belt (this will include combining DCF finals for parcel sort, premium sort to smaller offices. Reported that only 1 bag sent will be to smaller offices)

• Relocate PDSL Keying & Staging

• Move current RVU Staging & Scale and office, MT Equip.

• Demolish existing mezzanine/office & Employee entrance

• Move RVU staging next to “new” RVU office by the high dock

• Begin Demolition of NE Corner of the Building (involves Asbestos removal)

Changes will not end there but continue right through until September 2012. The changes will include moving sections and equipment in the plant every 2-3 months, VES installed where the current exercise room is, moving Depot 4 and 8 City Finals back to Whitemud South, new MLOCR’s installed, removal of old machines & equipment deletion of some current sections (ie: Priority Courier).

We will be providing a more detailed slide presentation at the local GMM Sunday November 7th, 2010. This meeting will be @ 6:00 pm at the Lion’s Senior’s Centre located at 11113 – 111 Avenue.

CPC MAINTAINS THAT ALL OF THE CHANGES DO NOT CONSITUTE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE NOTICE (29.03(b)).

THE UNION DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS POSITION AND HAS DEMANDED LOCAL CONSULTATIONS BE SCHEDULED IMMEDIATELY!



In solidarity,

Bev Ray