Since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Canada recommended that individuals who fall into a high-risk category based on age or an underlying medical condition stay at home due to serious complications that may arise should they contract COVID-19. The government put out a list of categories of individuals they consider Read more about Quarantine Leave for Members in the High-Risk Category[…]
At a time when many workers are losing job security protections, CUPW has been successful in securing job security for RSMCs! CUPW was clear from the outset, to both the Arbitrator and the Corporation, that this was one of our key demands for RSMCs for this round of bargaining. With the Pay Equity decision, RSMCs Read more about Job Security – RSMC[…]
With Arbitrator MacPherson coming down with her decision on the Urban and the RSMC contracts, we wanted to explain the changes to the Short Term Disability Plan (STDP) and to Workers’ Compensation for an Injury on Duty (IOD). Short Term Disability Plan We had many demands on the STDP such as the unlimited ability to Read more about SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS[…]