National Grievance File

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the Corporation has violated Appendices "I" and "T" and other applicable articles and appendices of the collective agreement in that it has contracted out parcel delivery work in the locations of Belleville, Ontario, North Bay, Ontario, Trenton, Ontario and St. Jean, Québec.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of article 2 and other applicable provisions of the Rural And Suburban Mail Carriers collective agreement in that it is requiring some of the employees covered by this collective agreement to provide their fingerprints to Canada Post.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the Corporation is in violation of Articles 2, 3, 8, 29 and other applicable articles and appendices of the Collective Agreement in that it has implemented a number of initiatives, for example, the Revenue Protection Project in Winnipeg, the Global Positioning System in Scarborough and changes to the isolated post allowance entitlements in a number of locations, without consulting or negotiating with the Union at the national level.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of Appendix "FF", articles 8 and 33 and other applicable provisions of the collective agreement in that it is not paying wages or providing other benefits to the members of the Night/Shift Working Committees in Montreal, Quebec City, St. John and Moncton while these members are performing functions and tasks associated with the Working Committees.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer has violated Appendix "FF" and other applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement in that it has failed to allow the working committees in Montreal and other locations to develop alternative schedules for the night shift and forward these schedules to the Steering Committee. It has also prevented the Steering Committee from reviewing and testing these proposed schedules. Finally, it has prevented the working committees from performing the activities specified in point 4 of Appendix "FF".

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves on behalf of its members in Ontario that the employer is in violation of clause 30.08 and other applicable portions of the Collective Agreement in that it is failing to apply the provisions of clause 30.08 to the health care premium recently introduced in Ontario.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of Article 3 and other applicable portions of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Collective Agreement in that it is not allowing individuals to maintain or obtain employment status under the provisions of the RSMC Collective Agreement if they are also employed by Canada Post under the terms of a different collective agreement.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of Articles 3, 24 and other applicable portions of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Collective Agreement and the Canada Labour Code in that it has, by letter dated July 13, 2004, confirmed that representatives of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) would be the employee Health and Safety representatives at the post office level.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer has violated Article 12 and other relevant portions of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers Collective Agreement in that it is failing to give priority consideration to candidates from eligibility lists when it is applying the external hiring process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of Appendix "E" and other portions of the RSMC collective agreement in that its representatives on the Transition Committee have failed to meet their obligations under Appendix "E".

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer is in violation of article 11 and other portions or the RSMC collective agreement in that it is not notifying the Transition Committee as soon as possible or providing it with all relevant information when it is modifying routes as described in clauses 11.03 and 11.04.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieves that the employer has violated article 15 and other applicable provisions of the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) collective agreement. The employer is failing to provide each RSMC employee with two (2) weeks of paid vacation leave during the 2004 calendar year and is also failing to allow the leave entitlement earned during the 2004 calendar year to be carried over to the following calendar year(s).