AGENDA
- Roll Call of Officers
- Acceptance of Members in Good Standing
- Reading and Adoption of Minutes
- Reading of Correspondence
- Bills and Accounts
- Reports of Officers and Committee
- Nominations for shop Stewards, all locations for the 2025-2026 Term. **In order to be nominated as Shop Steward. YOU MUST BE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. You and your nominator must work together on the same shift. Nominations and acceptance must be received at the Union Hall to the attention of the Secretary-Treasurer, no later than 72 hours prior to the February-2025 General Membership Meeting. Nominations will be in accordance with the Toronto Local By-Laws. Remember, YOU HAVE TO RE-APPLY (BE NOMINATED) otherwise, your stewardship ENDS AT THE END OF MARCH 2025.
Nominations for the following Committees: Organization Committee (6), Education (12), Postal Journal (8), Anti-Racism (5), Ways & Means (7), Human Rights (6) (4 Designated Working Groups and 2 Members at Large), Social Welfare Committee (3), Temporary Worker (6), Youth Committee (6), Pension & Retiree (6) **In Order to be nominated for any of the above-mentioned committees, you MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING.
- Notice of Motions- Please see at the back of the Agenda
- Unfinished Business
- New Business
- Adjournment
In Solidarity
Abdi Hagi Yusuf,
Secretary – Treasurer,
CUPW Toronto Local
Jan 22nd, 2025
Motion for the Protection of the Right to Strike
Moved : Seraphia Ember
Seconded: David Tsinovog
Whereas the Liberal government, through the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), has ordered postal workers back to work, forcing us to fold our picket lines and abandoning our leverage in bargaining; and
Whereas the right to strike is a constitutional right, and such orders infringe upon this fundamental right of workers; and
Whereas community groups, including other unions such as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the Teamsters, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and others affected by the CIRB’s actions, have organized picket lines in Vancouver and St. John to assert their solidarity and the importance of protecting workers’ rights; and
Whereas if the right to strike continues to be trampled upon, there may be significant consequences for workers’ ability to protect their jobs in the future; and
Whereas it is essential that our local engage with community groups, such as the ILWU, Teamsters, Toronto York District Labour Council, and other unions who have faced similar government actions, to defend the right to strike and escalate the class struggle in response to the government’s disregard for the working class; and
Whereas the right to strike was once illegal. All strikes were once illegal, but it was through the blood and sacrifice of workers that we won the right to strike, and now that the government has taken that away, it can only be responded to with the utmost urgency and gravity; and
Therefore, be it resolved that this local will:
1. Actively engage with community groups and unions affected by CIRB orders, including the ILWU, Teamsters, and the Toronto York District Council, to form a united front in the defense of worker’s rights;
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Commit to escalating efforts to challenge unjust government orders and protecting our right to strike as a cornerstone of the worker’s struggle;
- Work to build solidarity within the labor movement and broader community to resist further infringements on the right to strike and to ensure that workers have the means to defend their rights in the face of government overreach;
- Transparently engage with these groups, publish updates on their activities at least once a week, and work with the goal of explicitly establishing community picket lines at postal facilities to disrupt postal operations until such time as our right to strike is respected and the employer meets with us and settles a negotiated contract with no rollbacks and no concessions;
- Allow, encourage, and recognize the authority of each rank and file member to establish connections with the aforementioned community groups for the goals of this motions.
