Mood:  irritated

For the first time in the history of the Canada Post/CUPW negotiations, the Corporate Team Incentive Program/CTI was on the table.

Despite acceptance of this bonus program by other postal unions, APOC and PSAC and glowing testimony by some members on CTI, the negotiating committee unequivocally turned it down and began using it as a bargaining chip to get other gains with CUPW demands.

It should be noted that Canada Post management and the Canadian Government get either a bonus or a royalty payment from Canada Post profits each year.

CUPW has always been critical of these payments, especially, the one to the Government.

It was a big mistake for the negotiating committee to withdraw from this bonus system when CUPW members could profit from negotiations on this established practise.

I asked both Moya Greene (Canada Post President) and Deborah Bourque (CUPW National President) to hold a referendum on this issue for all CPC employees so they can decide for themselves whether they wanted it on not.

Workers at Canada Post are intelligent enough to decide whether this program is good for them or not. We don't need anyone deciding for us.

http://www.cupw.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1165/la_id/1.htm (CUPW/CPC Negotiations)