National Grievance File

The Canada Post Corporation (CPC) is violating the provisions of the collective agreement by not including, in its route assessments, the preparation of oversize householders, pick-up at relay boxes and mail processing.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers was advised a few days ago that the Canada Post Corporation has decided to implement the method of carrying the double bundle held back-to-back in the hand as the official work method for letter carriers.

In implementing this work method, the Corporation is violating the provisions of the collective agreement, the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, namely clauses 33.01 and 33.02 of the collective agreement, sections 122.1, 122.2 and 124 of the Code and sections 19.1 and 19.5 of the Regulations.

Further, the Corporation is clearly acting in bad faith, given the arbitration awards rendered with respect to health and safety matters over the past few years, namely decisions rendered by Arbitrator Burkett in the matter of Grievance N00-07-00032, and the findings of the July 2015 Golder Report on letter carrier work methods. 

In so doing, the Corporation continues to deliberately compromise the health and safety of its employees, giving rise to a claim for damages for prejudice incurred and exemplary damages resulting from a deliberate violation of the legislation and the collective agreement.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer has violated Articles 11, 33, Appendix "A" and other applicable articles and appendices of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Collective Agreement in that it is treating the Sears Catalogue delivered in January 2004 as addressed admail.