National Grievance File

Following the decision by several employees to exercise their right to refuse to perform work because of work methods they deemed dangerous to their health and safety, the Corporation unilaterally adopted measures, including hiring staff, without referring the matter to the appropriate health and safety committees and without negotiating an agreement or solution with the Union. The Union was informed that the cost of this unilateral decision by the Corporation would be taken out of the financial cap set out in the collective agreement. Consequently, the Corporation violated the collective agreement.

Following the decision by several employees to exercise their right to refuse to perform work because of work methods they deemed dangerous to their health and safety, the Corporation unilaterally adopted measures, including hiring staff, without referring the matter to the appropriate health and safety committees and without negotiating an agreement or solution with the Union. Consequently, the Corporation violated the collective agreement, and more specifically articles 1, 3, 12, 13, 24, 28, 34, and all other related provisions.

The Canada Post Corporation is refusing or failing to pay absent rural and suburban letter carriers for the designated paid holidays provided for in the collective agreement. In doing so, Canada Post is violating the provisions of the collective agreement, more specifically, but not limited to, Article 16. In addition, the Corporation is also violating legislation in situations where employees are absent for fewer than fifteen (15) days in the thirty (30)-day period prior to the designated paid holiday.