On April 18 I issued a bulletin attached here regarding the new Letter of Agreement regarding depot overtime distribution. Since that time I have received a number of inquiries regarding part 3) c) of the LOA. This part deals with the assignment of "short-notice" overtime; overtime which starts less than eight hours from the time […]
Please be advised that our upcoming Job Steward and Executive Councillor meeting is scheduled as follows:Date: Monday, June 12, 2017Time: 9:30 amPlace: MoveUP Office - MacPherson Room #301 - 4501 Kingsway, BurnabyPlease RSVP to Lisa Jeffery by end of day Thursday, June 1, 2017 in order for leave of absence requests to be sent to […]
As you will recall, your union initiated a grievance late last year in response to the unilateral decision of the employer to require the signing of "SR Days". The practice of requiring signing is in violation of the collective agreement, which requires the days to be scheduled in the pay period they are earned, or […]
The Joint Worksite Occupational Health and Safety Committee at your location needs your help. We are looking for members to join the Occupational Health & Safety Committee. This committee is made up of both union members and management who ensure your office/worksite is a safe and healthy environment in which to work.In accordance with Workers' […]
Recently your union became aware of a practice of split-shifts being allowed in the depot. By "split-shifts" we mean a shift which is not continuous and have a period of non-work time in between two periods of work. Normally this is two four-hour periods of work time divided by a period of non-work time. The […]
Please be advised that our upcoming Job Steward and Executive Councillor meeting is scheduled as follows:DATE: Monday, May 8, 2017TIME: 9:30 amPLACE: MoveUP Office - MacPherson Room #301 - 4501 Kingsway, BurnabyPlease RSVP to Lisa Jeffery by end of day Thursday, April 27, 2017 in order for leave of absence requests to be sent to […]
Recently your union received information from some of our members employed in the depots which indicated that in some instances the employer was not adhering to the Letter of Agreement (LOA) RE: Distribution of Overtime for Depot Coordinators.We took this issue up with the employer, who indicated that in their view the LOA was not […]
You are invited to a one-day educational session on Duty to Accommodate at the MoveUP office. The session will be led by Al Bieksa of the BC Federation of Labour, Health & Safety Centre. Al is a highly respected and exceptionally knowledgeable and engaging speaker on accommodation specifically and workplace health and safety in general. […]
Recently we have received several questions about the status of the depot annual vacation blackouts. We became aware of these blackouts when the employer issued the first version of the vacation sign-up late last year. We met with the employer to raise our concerns, and the employer agreed to remove some of the blackout periods […]
Recently your union made written submissions and attended a hearing at the Labour Relations Board regarding our submission that a recently created position in the Safety Department, titled Safety Management System Analyst, was improperly excluded from the MoveUP bargaining unit.We are pleased to announce that we have recently received the decision of Vice-Chair Leah Terai. […]
