The following are recent events that are escalating plans that will impact Edmonton in the CPC plan for Postal Transformation.


• January 24th, 2011: Restructure schedule provided to National Union. (One page is blank and no sites in Edmonton are on list)
• February 28th, 2011: leaked restructure schedule provided to National union. (Eight Depots are targeted in Edmonton)
• March 4, 2011: Art. 29.03 notice (Tech change) was provided to the Union. This notice is to inform the union that in Edmonton RSMC routes in Depot 2 and Depot 6 will be affected by the plans for sequencing. As a result there is a projected loss of 7 RSMC routes (4 @ Depot 6 and 3 @ Depot 2)
• March 8th, 2011: CPC notifies the local union that the regular scheduled Postal Transformation Consultation meeting for March9ht is cancelled.
• March 11th, 2011: CPC provide a copy of notice published on March 10th announcing the planned construction of two NEW Letter Carrier Depots in Edmonton. “ A four-acre site located at 9325 62nd Avenue, and a vacant 1.93 acres of land located in St. Albert’s Campbell Business Park have been secured for two new delivery facilities in the Edmonton area. “
• On January 25th and March 6th, 2011: CPC provides notice of deletion of FT PO$ positions @ EMPP totaling the elimination of 17 FT Permanent Positions.
• March 11th, 2011: CUPW tipped off to a hiring blitz for 150+ PO4 Temps positions @ the EMPP. A secret site is identified 17418-108 Avenue…. (Scab training ground????)
• March 11th, 2011: 3rd restructure schedule is provided to the local union office. (It contradicts the first two received. Instead of 8 depots identified there are now only 6. However, the changes suggest that St. Albert is the first to be hit with a Volume Count starting in May 2011, with proposed implementation date of October , 2011.
• March 11th, 2011: CUPW notified that in last Letter Carrier training school CPC failed 4 trainees even though they reduced the training process to get people out sooner.

This is only a snapshot of the local landscape of postal transformation in Edmonton. Keep in mind that at the same time CPC has not been willing to negotiate on key issues to secure a collective agreement.



• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! MARCH 30TH IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR ALL OF US AS WORKERS. STRIKE VOTES SCHEDULED IN EDMONTON

• CUPW HAS A PROUD HISTORY IN THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND THIS MOVEMENT RELYS ON US.

• CUPW HAS PUSHED THE RIGID BOUNDARIES IN THE PAST AND MADE HISTROICAL GAINS THAT ALL CANADIANS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM

o (30TH ANNIVERISARY THIS YEAR WHEN CUPW WON THE RIGHTS FOR PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR WOMEN!)

• CUPW MUST HOLD THE LINE FOR ALL WORKERS RIGHTS, THE FUTURE OF LABOUR IN CANADA IS IN OUR HANDS!
All eyes are on Wisconsin, but make no mistake the deliberate attack on workers and labour is upon us!!! We will stand and fight with our sisters and brothers for the future of our friends, family, sons and daughters and dour communities!



DIVIDED WE BEG…. TOGETHER WE UNITE FOR A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR!

Bev Ray
President, CUPW Edmonton Local
(780) 423-9000 (Ext 223)
e-mail: union@cupwedm.net