December 2018

The Canadian PostmasterIN THIS ISSUE:

• Updates and reports: Just for You,

negotiations and more!• How one post office was

saved and more...

CPAA on the Hill

Meeting with MPs to make our presence and our issues known (details inside)

The Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association 281 Queen Mary, Ottawa, ON K1K 1X1

Telephone: 613-745-2095 Fax: 613-745-5559 Email: mail@cpaa-acmpa.ca

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The Canadian Postmaster is published and mailed to members twice a year. Agreement No. 40069832 / ISSN 0008-4794

Editing, design and layout: Aalya Ahmad

Our cover photo shows Branch Presidents and National Officers heading to Parliament Hill on October 17th, 2018, for a day of lobbying Members of Parliament on rural postal issues (see story on p. 4). From left to right: Connie Kelloway (Ontario), Jacqueline Mingo (Maritime), Brenda McAuley (National President), Yolanda Kreitzer (Saskatchewan), Chantal Guillemette (Quebec), Daniel Maheux (National Vice President, French), Kimberly Hunt (Newfoundland and Labrador), Janet Johnson (Manitoba), Barbara Lincoln (BC and Yukon), Xan Moffatt-Toews (Alberta, North-west Territories and Nunavut), Dwayne Jones (National Vice President, English).

1 National President’s

Message

4 Postmasters on the Hill

8 Labour Relations Report

9 Negotiations Update

10 Just For You 2018

12 A Post Office Saved

13 In Memoriam

14 A Postmaster's

Perspective

Contents

Support Staff

National President Brenda McAuley

CPAA National Office

National Labour Relations Officer Sonia Dupuis

Sylvie Duguay

Pascal Leroux

Lynn BeaulneAalya Ahmad

Vanessa Leblond

National Vice President Dwayne Jones

National Vice President Daniel L. Maheux

National President's Message

The following is an edited version of the report delivered by the National President at CPAA's Annual Meeting in October. For a full copy of this report, please contact the National Office.

This certainly has been another eventful year for CPAA, with continuous challenges being met by this Association.

Political ActionOn January 24, 2018, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Carla Qualtrough announced the government’s new vision for Canada Post, which included references to innovation and service expansion, and announced there would be no further cuts, officially ending the previous 5-point plan. Additionally, Prime Minister Trudeau announced at a town hall meeting that there would be no service cuts. The CPAA held a press conference with other postal unions that same day and reaffirmed that we wanted to be able to do more at the post office to support and strengthen rural Canada, such as accessible banking services, broadband and more. We also called for pay equity for all postal workers and for an end to the cuts and closures of rural post offices. At the semi- annual meeting with Canada Post manage-ment, CPAA took the opportunity to present our thoughts and suggestions about the government’s announcement regarding the future of Canada Post. We believe as a result of the government’s announcement (and possibly our push at the meeting), that Canada Post put a freeze on all office reductions that would affect hours to the public. In March, we went with over 300 other activists to Parliament Hill to talk to Finance

Minister Bill Morneau about pension issues and pay equity. We demanded that the govern-ment abandon Bill C-27 and instead work with unions to preserve and expand defined-benefit pension plans. Bill C-27 is on the back burner for now. In October, the entire CPAA Board of Directors met with many Members of Parliament to lobby for increased services in our post offices in advance of the second reading of M-166, a private member’s bill introduced by NDP MP Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe) to restore postal banking.

Brenda McAuley with Irene Mathyssen (NDP MP London-Fanshawe) at the Canadian Rural

Revitalization Conference in Saskatoon, SK, advocating for Irene's private member's bill (M-166)

to restore the postal bank. While M-166 did not pass, many more rural residents and groups are now aware of and support the idea of having financial and other

improved services at the post office.

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More details further on in this magazine! We learned that Canada Post conducted not just one but six secret studies on postal banking! CPAA issued a press release to expose the growing use of financial technolo-gies in the post office, a backdoor way of pri-vatizing postal banking. The second quarterly financial report for Canada Post for 2018 shows that CPC has been reclassified to remove the requirement to pay a dividend to its shareholder, the federal government. This will allow the Corporation to reinvest profits in service and innovation. Additionally, the Corporation says in this report that it will "promote affordable remittance service to Canadians who send money overseas to support family members. In an effort to increase market share, the new Chair and Board of Directors will help build more collaborative relationships with commu-nities, employees, labour and other stakehold-ers." The overall change in direction has made it very clear to us how important our political action in keeping pressure on the government can be in stopping service cuts and closures and determining our working conditions.

Representing CPAAOur Constitution states that CPAA collaborates with other trade unions and community groups to advance the interests of our members. As 95% of our member-ship are women, it is not surprising that the CPAA was invited to a delegation representing women working in rural Canada at the

United Nations during International Women’s Week. I spoke on a panel with representa-tives from other trade unions, Indigenous lead-ers, and women’s organizations. Our presentation on postal banking as an issue for rural women was extremely well received by Canadian politicians in attendance. In May 2018, Jackie Mingo, Maritime Branch President, and Daniel Maheux, National Vice President, staffed a booth at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Halifax to promote public postal services to councillors and mayors from across rural Canada. CPAA continues to work with the Delivering Community Power coalition to promote its vision for enhancing postal

services and making the transition to a fairer and greener economy. Thanks to the CPAA’s work, our allies and oth-ers know that postal banking is a solution for rural and Indig-enous communities. Additionally, we have been working with Transport Canada, Postmasters and Canada Post explor-

ing the potential of our post offices to sell bus tickets because of

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POSTAL SERVICE AND THE

POST CARBON ECONOMY

2018

In front of the Marmora, Ontario, post office with postal workers from Belleville, to talk

about postal banking to Marmora residents, who just lost their bank branch.

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Greyhound pulling out of the West and North at the end of October.

Labour RelationsTo date, 2018 has been a good year for CPAA. In July 2018, Canada Post management dropped 36 grievances it had filed against CPAA for refusing to close post offices on Saturdays. We continue to strive to seek the best working conditions and renumeration for our members. Please see the additional updates from our Chief Negotiator and from our Labour Relations Officer in this maga-zine.

Pay Equity ComplaintNow that we have confirmation our com-plaint covers the period of September 1992 to March 1997, we are pushing ahead to get

a new decision on two issues. The first is whether there is a male-dominated job class when we filed the complaint. If there is no male-dominated job class, there is no vio-lation of the Pay Equity Act. The second is whether there was a gap in compensation. Both of these questions will be decided in the next phase, the hearing on the merits. To assist with these questions, we hired a pay equity expert who submitted her report to the Tribunal October 15, 2018. CPAA has now selected a mediator, Larry Steinberg.

FinancesThe 2017 audit shows expenses of $2,100,297 over revenue of $2,382,279. The most signifi-cant reasons for this variance were the National Triennial Convention and the activities of our Committees as well as the increase in grievance files going to arbitra-tion. The general cost of maintaining our property at 281 Queen Mary, amounts to $25,233 for 2017. On March 20, 2018, CPAA hired its first Communications Director in order to have in-house expertise in commu-nications, research, and political campaigns. Other new staff, a Finance/Administrative Assistant and an Administrative Assistant, have also joined our national office. Things are coming together quite nicely at 281 Queen Mary, now that our vacancies are filled, and we have a full com-plement of very capable staff. I look forward to continuing to work together in harmony with all the officers, staff and members, being mindful of our CPAA motto:

To build up, not destroy. To improve, not to hinder.

Acting Postmaster Kym Donahue of Marmora

On Wednesday, October 17th, 2018, a few days before the second hour of

debate on Irene Mathyssen’s Private Members Bill (M-166), our CPAA Board of Directors, consisting of all Branch Presidents and National Officers, took time during the regular Board meeting to go to Parliament Hill for a day of lobbying MPs. We wanted to get support for M-166, to restore postal banking, but also to talk about many other rural post office issues: cuts and closures, staffing issues, the need for broadband and other services, and our general working conditions. Months earlier, we sent requests for meetings to all non-NDP Members of Parliament (we did not ask to meet with NDP MPs because we knew the NDP already supported M-166). Unfortunate-ly, many did not bother to respond to our requests (see next page). Others' schedules did not permit them to meet with us on that day, but wanted to schedule meetings with us at a later date or asked for more information on our issues.

Many of the MPs we spoke to were not even aware that CPAA existed as a separate union, let alone as the oldest postal union in the country. They were very interested to hear about us and to learn that there were distinct issues for rural Postmasters and Assistants. We met many MPs who had plenty of rural post offices in their ridings and some who had none, but who were supportive nonetheless. Preparing for the lobby was a big learning experience for all of us. We learned which MPs had rural post offices and how many there were in their ridings. Armed with this information, we can continue to put pressure on our MPs to support us in all our efforts to make life better for our members and postal service better for our communities. Members of Parliament are most open to hearing from their own constituents - the people who live and work in their ridings. We encourage all members to contact their MPs on a regular basis and to let them know we are out there... and we vote!

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POSTMASTERS ON THE HILL

NDP MP (London--Fanshawe) and Canada Post Critic Irene Mathyssen (centre) hosted us in her office.

(Left) Marilène Gill (BQ - Manicouguan) with Chantal Guillemette (QC) and Daniel Maheux (National VP).

(Below) Shaun Chen (L-Scarborough North) with Janet Johnson (MB), Yolanda Kreitzer (SK), and Kimberly Hunt (Nfld-Lab).

These MPs (and others) voted Yes to Postal Banking

(Left) Hunter Tootoo (Independent - Nunavut) with Brenda McAuley (National President) and Daniel Maheux (National VP). MPs for Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon all voted yes to restore postal banking.

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How Many MPs Have

Yukon - NWT - Nunavut 2 Liberals, 1 Independent

Alberta16 Conservatives

BC7 NDP7 Conservatives4 Liberals 1 Green

PEI3 Liberals

Manitoba5 Conservatives 1 Liberal1 NDP

Saskatchewan8 Conservatives 1 NDP

Nova Scotia10 Liberals

New Brunswick8 Liberals

Ontario28 Conservatives 23 Liberals4 NDP

Newfoundland and Labrador7 Liberals

Quebec16 Liberals10 Conservatives9 NDP8 BQ

Across the country, 74 Liberal, 74 Conservative, 22 NDP, 8 BQ, 1 Green Party and 1 Independent MPs represent the ridings where our members live and work. That's 180 out of 338 federal ridings (53%).

How Did The Vote Go on M-166?All NDP and almost all BQ voted yesAll Conservatives voted no

All Liberals voted no except for: William Amos (Pontiac, QC) Larry Bagnell (Yukon) Shaun Chen (Scarborough North, ON) Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna-Lake Country, BC) Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mary-Ann Mihychuk (Kildonan-St Paul)

Bob Nault (Kenora, ON) Robert Falcon-Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre) Anthony Rota (Nipissing-Temiskaming, ON) Marc Serré (Nickel Belt, ON) Judy Sgro (Humber-Black Creek, ON)

Independents who voted YesDarshan Singh Kang (Calgary-Skyview, AB) Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan)

Rural Post Offices in Their Ridings?

We thank these MPs for their interest and efforts in trying to meet with us:

Harold Albrecht (6/15)

Gary Anandasangaree (0)

Larry Bagnell (9/37)

John Barlow (19/82)

Luc Berthold (35/78)

James Bezan (41/117)

Scott Brison (17/49)

Tony Clement (25/54)

Serge Cormier (20/53)

Rodger Cuzner (44/126)

Todd Doherty (10/21)

Francis Drouin (21/61)

Pam Goldsmith-Jones (13/74)

Ken Hardie (0)

Yvonne Jones (17/56)

Bernadette Jordan (31/89)

Tom Kmiec (0)

Stephanie Kusie (0)

Wayne Long (0)

Karen Ludwig (26/72)

Larry Miller (22/63)

Churence Rogers (101/259)

Kim Rudd (10/25)

Marc Serré (21/65)

Scott Simms (65/171)

Arif Virani (0)

Cathay Wagantall (44/130)

Nick Whalen (4/16)

Salma Zahid (0)

We are disappointed to have received no reply from the following MPs with 10 or more rural post offices. Is your MP on this list? Mel Arnold (12/41)

René Arseneault (19/44)

Candice Bergen (26/61)

Maxime Bernier (32/72)

Marie-Claude Bibeau (26/69)

Steven Blaney (28/66)

Kelly Block (37/113)

Sylvie Boucher (20/47)

François-Philippe Cham-pagne (22/52)

Earl Dreeshen (10/44)

Mark Eyking (15/50)

Pat Finnigan (16/41)

Sean Fraser (20/55)

Bernard Généreux (44/109)

Joël Godin (22/60)

Jacques Gourde (22/58)

David Graham (31/66)

TJ Harvey (21/57)

Richard Hébert (27/65)

Randy Hoback (28/73)

Robert Kitchen (64/181)

Guy Lauzon (18/45)

Stéphane Lauzon (23/55)

Dominic Leblanc (25/71)

Diane Lebouthillier (57/132)

Kellie Leitch (13/47)

Ben Lobb (17/42)

Alaina Lockhart (13/37)

Tom Lukiwski (49/154)

Larry Maguire (31/89)

Rémi Massé (29/49)

Ken McDonald (41/113)

Bobby Morrissey (12/41)

John Nater (14/36)

Cathy Mcleod (15/39)

Denis Paradis (21/41)

Alain Rayes (18/36)

Scott Reid (16/38)

Don Rusnak (11/27)

Andrew Scheer (24/78)

Brenda Shanahan (10/27)

Martin Shields (23/73)

Jati Sidhu (14/33)

Robert Sopuck (78/195)

Kevin Sorenson (53/184)

Bruce Stanton (12/31)

Karen Vecchio (13/48)

Arnold Viersen (31/110)

Chris Warkentin (20/82)

David Yurdiga (10/39)

Bob Zimmer (30/95)

The CPAA thanks the following MPs for making the time to meet with us: Dan Albas (7/20)David Anderson (74/236)Shaun Chen (0)Jim Eglinski (18/64) Rosemarie Falk (37/117)Ted Falk (35/86)Robert Falcon-Ouellette (0)

Diane Finley (16/48)Colin Fraser (38/113)Marilène Gill (40/97)Gudie Hutchings (62/171)Dave Mackenzie (16/41) Simon Marcil (14/40)Richard Martel (4/11)Elizabeth May (6/28)

Glen Motz (18/57)Bob Nault (16/39)Rob Nicholson (6/23)Louis Plamondon (30/65)Jamie Schmale (22/60)Judy Sgro (0)Francesco Sorbara (0) Bev Shipley (15/52)

Hunter Tootoo (4/78) The numbers after each name are

the number of CPAA offices followed by the number of CPAA members working

in that MP's riding

We currently have 163 open grievances. We also have been able to close 23 grievances, and open 14 new grievances. 7 arbitrations were scheduled for 2018 and 8 for 2019.

Christmas Extended HoursThe Corporation notified CPAA during our Management National Consultation that they will be extending hours of service to the public during the Christmas season. Consultation as per Article 10.07 is not occurring. In 2016, we filed a National Policy Grievance (NPG) and the settlement clearly indicated the following: "The Corporation will continue the practice of giving written notice to the Branch President or her delegated representative at least 14 days in advance of a change to the schedules of work-ing hours in the office that will last 30 days or longer. Such notice shall include details such as location(s), approximate date(s), approximate number of employees likely to be affected by the proposed change, and a copy of the temporary schedule." The Corporation advised us at the October National Management Consultation meeting that they will neither provide notice nor implement temporary schedules for the extended hours during this period. We are currently seeking legal advice as to whether this is a breach of the 2016 agreement.

National Policy Grievance – Senior AssistantYou will recall the situation where the Corporation was bypassing Article 11.04 c) of the collective agreement and not offering the position of Senior Assistant internally before posting publicly. An arbitration was held on October 3rd and 4th, 2018. There is an understanding between CPC and CPAA that the Association won’t file a grievance while discussions are being held between the parties. The Association filed a grievance once CPC refused to extend the timelines and the

parties discussed a potential resolution for part of the two days. The parties agreed to allow CPC time to think about the proposed solution. If CPC doesn’t accept our proposal, CPAA will need to reschedule the arbitration.

National Policy Grievance – Terminating retireesAt the end of December 2017, CPC terminated all term retirees even if they had continuous employment. We filed a National Policy Grievance and this file is scheduled to go to arbitration in April 2019.

Bilingual Bonus when working temporarily in a bilingual positionIn 2016 we filed a grievance for not paying bilingual bonus when employees were working temporarily in bilingual positions. The grievance was heard in late October 2017. The decision was not favorable to the Association but it was confusing and lacked important information to properly assess the grievance. As a result, we put forward an appeal to have the decision reviewed. The appeal is being heard.

Other National Policy Grievances • CPC has decided not to renew any term

employees who were retired from CPC. Our grievance is scheduled to be heard at arbitration early 2019.

• CPC is not providing incremental salary increases while a member is in an acting position. These issues are still being discussed at the National level in hope of resolving them.

• We recently filed a grievance on the decision of the employer not to grant Long Term Disability benefits to employees in acting positions, unless those employees were eligible for benefits in their substantive positions. This practice is contrary to the collective agreement.

Labour Relations Reportby Sonia Dupuis, National Labour Relations Officer

cont'd on page 138

We have continued our preparations for bargaining during the spring and summer. The CPAA Negotiation Committee has met thus far on four occasions. Since the last Board meeting, we met twice in July and more recently in September. Members and Branches worked to present the committee with their suggestions for improving the collective agreement, and, in the end, we were able to collect two large binders full of material. That broke down into a total of 682 demands, signed by 1726 members covering 53 Articles, Clauses and Appendices.The committee’s work has always been and will remain confidential. Notwithstanding this, it will be no surprise that, like in all previous rounds of bargaining going back to the early days of CPAA, we will be pressing Canada Post to abolish the one third formula as well as to provide Group Postmasters with protection against hour reductions.In Solidarity

Update on Negotiations

50 years ago, in 1968, the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association signed its very first official collective agreement with the Treasury Board of Canada, as shown in this image taken from the January 1969 issue of The Canadian Postmaster. Since that time, you will notice that some things may have changed around the bargaining table in 50 years, but what hasn't changed is our determination to make improvements and support our members.

Daniel MaheuxCPAA Chief Negotiator

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Formateurs Daniel L. Maheux, Ottawa ON

Chantal Guillemette, Ste Eulalie QC

Participantes Rose Brouillette, St-Jacques QC

Caroline Coutillard, Rawdon QCAnnick Coutlée, Ste-Croix QC

Irene Desrochers, St Cyrille de Wendover QC

Carole Gosselin, St-Martin QCHenriette Harvey, Albertville QC

Marie Lasnier, St-Hippolyte de Kilkenny QC

Chantal Mainville, Pike River QCLouise McWhirter, Black Cape QCDarlene Rainville, Manotick ON Nathalie Tessier, St-Narcisse QC

Just for You

TrainersJanet Johnson, Anola, MBDwayne Jones, Ottawa, ON

ParticipantsChristina Coligan, Cardinal ONIrmgard Harris, Dorchester ONYvonne Keller, Deseronto ONJennifer Marcoux, Ailsa Graig ONMarianne Mason, Stittsville ONJudy Millar, Milverton ONJoanna Rea, Brussels ONHollie Thibodeau, Havelock ONElaine Ward, Lyndhurst ONDebra Buhr, Gretna MBLinda Cabernel, Treherne MBKimberley Clark, Crystal City MBMaureen Schatkowsky, Lac du Bonnet MBKelly Michelle Webster, Onanole MB

Our 2018 Just For You training was a success! Thank you to all the wonderful participants, trainers and staff that made this happen. The next Just For You training course will be held in the Fall of 2020. Please watch for the application form and information that will be sent in the Spring magazine of 2020.

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TrainersBrenda McAuley, Ottawa ONJacqueline Mingo, Souris PE

ParticipantsVeronica Buckle, Forteau NLLucy Coombs, Bell Island NLNatalie Gould, River of Ponds NLAlwyn Howell, Wesleyville NLDena Payne, Cow Head NLBernadette Arsenault, Tignish PEErin Jamieson, Brookfield NSMelissa McKnight, Norton NBStephanie Ramsay, Bloomfield Stn PESelina Trainor, St Peter’s Bay PE

TrainersXan Moffatt-Toews, Fairview ABYolanda Kreitzer, Punnichy SK

ParticipantsNola Andris, Carrot River SKLorraine Ennis, Fort Qu’appelle SKJanice S. Heit, Eatonia SKChristal Nordick, Watson SKJodi Skorlatowski, Guernsey SKDeanna Burgher, Cold Lake Stn ABTammy Young Lee , Willingdon ABKatherine Simmons , Islay ABDonna Wizniuk , Glendon ABDonna Yaremkevich , Elk Point AB

Shelley Larsen , Sorrento BCJane Nikolaisen , Cumberland BCDawn Ramsay, Union Bay BCJanice Uebelhardt, Cawston BCLaura Ufimzeff, Lake Country BC

"This information will let me be a better Postmaster and Union member!"

"So much

enjoyed meeting all

the people involved.

I am so glad to have

been picked to attend

- very uplifting

experience!"

"The content is invaluable and so

relevant to our jobs."

Participant Comments (selected from different courses)

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The Golden Valley group Post Office was situated in the Postmaster’s home at

7924 Hwy 522. It served 62 customers, all in General Delivery, and the job was a 20-hour position. In December 2017, the Postmaster advised the local area superintendent that she would retire on January 31,2018. She had sold her house but the new owners were willing to rent out the space in the hopes of getting the position. No one from CPC con-tacted the new owners about allowing the post office to remain where it was! The post office closed and Golden Valley's mail was sent to the Arnstein office. Customers had to drive to pick up their mail, a problem for the seniors who do not drive. Jeannette Roberts, a term who often worked in this office, called me to get some information because she was interested in the position. She told me that a local meeting was being planned because the community was upset at losing their post office. She provided me with the names and numbers of the organizers and local roads board as well as the phone number of the retired Postmaster, Maureen Groves. I contacted Maureen Groves to get as many details as possible about the events leading up to the closure. She gave me the names and numbers of sev-eral of her customers who were very vocal and were ready to fight for their post office. I contacted them and was assured that they were all going to this meeting. I gave them my phone number and said that I was also coming to this meeting. I then called

Gerry Berger who is the Arnstein Postmaster. I asked her to encourage

the Golden Valley customers to go to this meeting. She already had been doing that! Rural Canadians are wonderful; they stick together. I did stop in to see her on my way to Golden Valley and I met a lot of the customers affected by this closure. The meeting was held in St Paul’s United Church on February 15, 2018 and the hall was full. It was standing room only. Management explained the options to the residents: 1) Hire a Postmaster; 2) Have community mailboxes with signature-required parcels to be picked up at the Arnstein post office; 3) Remain in Arnstein. There were a lot of questions and discussions. The LAM told them the decision was theirs and to let her know what they, as a community, wanted. Everyone wanted to have a show of hands to decide then and there. It was unanimous. As a result of this meeting, CPC posted the position and Jeannette Roberts won the competition. But where to put the post office? Thanks to support from the local United Church, the Golden Valley post office is now housed at 8299 Hwy 522 in St Paul’s United Church! Saving the Golden Valley post office was easier because of the wonderful people in this town. They wanted their post office!!!

For both the government and Canada Post management, "innovation" seems to be the buzzword. That's why we've been pushing for different services. But on the ground, the innovation is often about keeping the services in the community. Here's one story from Rita Chartrand of our Ontario Branch of how a community got together to save their Post Office with a little help from the CPAA and the local United Church!

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A Post Office Saved in Golden Valley

Golden Valley's new Postmaster

Jeannette Roberts

24-hour notice of interviewIf you get notice of a 24-hour interview, immediately notify your union. Ensure that your notice includes details such as date, time, and reason for meeting. You should also check that the incident to be discussed occurred within the timelines indicated in the Collective Agreement. If the notice is too vague, have it amended and re-issued with correct time-lines. Remember your union representative is allowed access to your personal file; if your personal file is not available at the interview or your union representative is not allowed time to review the file, they will notify CPC at the beginning of the interview that it cannot be used in the disciplinary process.

In MeMorIaMJoyce AdcockLantzville, BC

Isabelle ClementHavelock, ON

Helena CotéSte-Justine, QC

Arnold EyfordWinnipeg Beach, MB

René FecteauSt-Isidore de

Dorchester, QC

Jeanne HudsonMorinville, AB

Dorothy LevichNewdale, MB

Diane LongtinCasselman, ON

Marianne RobinsonSt Williams, ON

Linda TessierSt-Fabien, Qc

Karen WilversClimax, SK

cont'd from page 8

CPAA National Annual General Meeting Minutes

October 18, 2018, in Ottawa

• There were 12 attendees present.

• Simultaneous translation was provided.

• Meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by President Brenda McAuley.

• All attendees sang the National Anthem.

• All attendees observed a moment of silence in memory of members departed. National Vice President, Dwayne Jones, read the list of departed members.

• All attendees signed the register of the Annual Meeting Attendance.

• President McAuley read her annual report.

• The audited National Financial Statement was presented to the Board by the National Vice President, Daniel L. Maheux.

• Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m

Our most sincere condolences to their family and friends.

My name is Donalda Sked, more often known as Dee, and I am the Postmaster of the Honeymoon Bay Post Office. I'm on

Vancouver Island, B.C., West of Duncan, which is between Nanaimo and our capital city, Victoria. It's a small community which grows by leaps and bounds in the summer when people come to holiday at the Provincial Campground, Gordon Bay, and stay in one of the many trailer resorts we have here.

The post office is more than 50 years old and is now located in the Honeymoon Bay Hall, which was built in 1947 by Western Forest Industries which operated in Honeymoon Bay till 1981. The building was named as a heritage site in February 2000. The original sign (above me in the photo) was missing for many years, but was found in a personal collection in Genoa Bay, B.C. and was graciously returned to its original location. The Honeymoon Bay Community Society presented it to my Post Office on June 13, 2018.

On September 28, 2018, I presented plaques that Canada Post created to honour emergency responders. to my local Volunteer Fire Rescue Service, represented by Fire Chief Ray Wear and firefighter Dan Moeller (shown with me in the photo below) as well as the Caycuse Fire Rescue, represented by firefighters Laura Couch, Fire Chief Rick Johnson and firefighter Clyde Fogh (all of whom get their mail at my Post Office). Let me tell you, they were all very surprised, humbled and grateful. It was very interesting getting them all together at my Post Office, in dress uniforms, when I hadn't told them why I wanted them there! But, as my customers do, they came through without question. It was certainly MY honour and pleasure to do this for them on behalf of myself, my community and Canada Post, for keeping our communities safe.

I really love my job and value all of my customers and when I can honour any of them in any way, it does my heart good, especially when I know it makes them feel good as well. The joys of being a Postmaster in a small community are unbelievable; my customers are not only customers but family too. Their lives are intertwined with mine and their hopes, joys, trials and tribulations are also mine. In my 11 years here I have experienced many passings and many new lives come into the community. The passings are a trial and the new lives are a joy.

If you have a story and (ideally) photos to share with us about your post office or your community work, please send them to aahmad@cpaa-acmpa.ca or to the CPAA National Office .

A Postmaster's Perspective

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Season's Greetings and all our best for the New Year!

From all officers and staff at the National Office...

Group Life Insurance Plan

A‒Life Insurance Benefit 1. Commencing April 1, 2016, all active members of the

Association are insured for $10,000 Group Life Insurance in accordance with the terms of Group Policy No. 101959, issued to the Association by the Sun Life Assurance Company.

2. The above amount is subject to a periodical review. 3. Such insurance will continue in force as long as the employee is

an active member of the Association. 4. Such insurance will continue for as long as this policy is in force. 5. Such insurance will automatically terminate at the end of the

month in which the member celebrates his/her 70th birthday. 6. New members are insured from the date on which active

membership to the Association begins. B‒Total Disability Benefit 1. This policy provides group insurance during continuous total

disability as long as the following conditions apply: a) you have been totally disabled for 6 months or more, prior to

your 65th birthday; b) the disability is such that you are unable to perform any work

of any kind; c) you remain an active member of the Association.

2. The coverage does not extend beyond your 65th birthday. 3. If you cease to be a member while you are on disability and

before your 65th birthday, you must consider the conversion outlined in item C below.

4. You applied for waiver of premium benefits within the contract provisions.

C‒Conversion Privilege 1. This insurance can be converted into certain types of individual

life insurance plans, then issued by Sun Life Assurance Company.

2. To convert this policy, the following conditions must be in effect: a) your active membership to the Association must terminate

on or before your 65th birthday; b) your application for conversion must be received by

Sun Life within 31 days of termination of your active membership.

3. Presently, the maximum coverage available is $10,000. 4. Conversion is available regardless of your health. 5. The privilege does not extend beyond 31 days following your

65th birthday, even though you may continue to work beyond that date.

Retain the above for your records

D‒Beneficiary 1. A form is provided below to enable you to register a beneficiary

in the event of your death. 2. You may change your designated beneficiary any time. 3. If no beneficiary is named, the insurance proceeds will be paid

through the administrator, executor, or assign(s) of your estate upon your death.

4. If designating a beneficiary who is a minor or who lacks legal capacity, please check box below, (in Beneficiary Designation Form) and a Trustee Appointment form will be sent to you for completion. (Also available on CPAA Website)

Certificate of Insurance

1. The Sun Life, certifies that the holder of this policy is insured for

the sum of $10,000, in accordance with the terms of Group Policy No. 101959: a) as long as he/she is an active member of the Canadian

Postmaster and Assistants Association; and b) as long as he/she is under age 70.

2. The insurance is payable on death from any cause to the beneficiary last registered in writing with Sun Life.

3. If no beneficiary is registered with Sun Life, the insurance is payable to the deceased's administrator, executor or assign(s).

4. The policy includes a Total Disability Benefit and a Conversion Privilege.

5. The certificate and the descriptive literature above are provided for information purposes only.

6. If any conflicts arise between the above and the terms of Group Policy No. 101959, the terms of the latter shall govern.

Should you need any additional information about your Group Life Insurance Plan, please contact:

Meldrum Horne & Associates 220 Laurier Ave. W., Suite 520 Ottawa ON K1P 5Z9 info@meldrumhorne.com (613) 233-9105

2016/03

Please complete, detach and forward this portion to: CPAA 281 Queen Mary, Ottawa, ON K1K 1X1 Beneficiary Designation Form (PLEASE PRINT)

Important notice regarding Group Life Insurance Plan • Before completing this form, you must have signed an Association Member's File (term employee not eligible). • This form should only be completed once, unless you wish to amend it. (ex. change in beneficiary or name change) • When this form is completed by a member, he/she must have their signature witnessed by someone other than the named beneficiary.

• Minor beneficiary: YES □ NO □ • Language preference: English □ French □ Home phone #: (____)____________ I, ___________________________________________________________________________________ living in the Province of ______________________ Member's full name Office Name and insured under Group Policy No. 101959 declare that all proceeds payable under this policy at my death be paid to ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Beneficiary's full name Relationship of Beneficiary to Member Dated at _________________________________________________this_____________day of ____________________________________ 20__________ City, Province _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Signature of Witness Signature of Member