Reviewing Committee for Articles Concerning Groups 3 and 4 – Call for Applications

On July 4, CUPW and the employer signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a committee to review the collective agreement articles concerning Groups 3 and 4.

We need two (2) union representatives on this committee. Its mandate will be to review all the articles concerning Groups 3 and 4 in order to reach, if possible, an agreement to standardize these provisions. Its mandate will also be to develop a job description for the new Lead Hand classification in Groups 3 and 4.

• a member in good standing of CUPW;
• familiar with the interpretation of the articles of the collective agreement concerning Groups 3 and 4;
• familiar with the role of Lead Hand for Groups 3 and 4;
• familiar with health and safety rules;
• a team player;
• ready to relocate to Ottawa for at least three (3) months, and possibly travel inside Canada.

Your application must be written as a report and include your degree of fluency in spoken and written English and French, proficiency with the current contractual provisions for Groups 3 and 4 and the role of Lead Hand in these groups, and your reasons for joining the committee. Applications must be received no later than October 11, 2019 at 11:59 p.m., by email (vmurenzi@cupw-sttp.org) or by mail at the following address:

Carl Girouard
National Grievance Officer
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
377 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON  K2P 1Y3

In solidarity,