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In Today's episode we hear updates from CUPW Negotiator Jim Gallant and Jan Simpson, listen in to some amazing conversation about unions, arbitration, original music by Postie Kyle Petch and more....

In this episode hear from Jim Gallant from the negotiation committee, an interview with the president of the CUPW Saskatoon President, labour experts and professors. CUPW members occupy Liberal MP office in BC.... And more....

In this episode listen to the MP's talk about cutting off members with cancer, Police confronting strikers in front of the Purolator warehouse in Scarborough, and more!!!

On today's episode we listen in on the drama with police and CUPW members at the Rally in front of Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa. Dive in to Canada Post Act and Offical Canada Post Mandate. Listen to updates from the bargaining table from National President Ontario, Mark Platt... and more...

In this episode of the podcast we get updates from CUPW, Canada Post and Minister Stephen McKinnon. Learn about what a crown corporation is and the news from around the country.

We have two bulletins in this show today with other updates, breaking down Ian Lee's bullshit, Canadians creating media that supports us... and more...

In this episode we talk about the fake financials from Canada Post and we listen to stories from our past to encourage us with what we are going through right now. More news clips to inoculate us from the fear the boss is trying to fill us with. More sounds from the line!

On today's show we chat with the NDP Member of Parliament from Hamilton-Centre, Matthew Green, get the latest updates from the bargaining table and more.... We Got One Shot!!!!

On this episode we review the newest mediation update, meet NDP Member Of Parliament, Matthew Green, news clips, poems and more...

Updates on mediation, Letters to MP's update (Friday interview with Matt Green NDP Member of Parliament), Breaking Down The Bullshit, Speeches from the line and more...

On this episode Pirate Jim updates everyone on Day 1 of mediation, What do you if you've been called to say you no longer have job, sounds from strike lines across the country and more...

Today's episode features news reports from across the country, speeches from the Labour Minister Of Canada & Jagmeet Singh, Jan Simpson and more...

Listen to Canadians call into the Rob Snow show to show their support for us.... well all except one person. Are you getting calls from HR? Don't worry....

Welcome to Strike Day 1. News from media outlets and the Drop Kick Murphy's.

As of 12:01am EST today (November 15, 2024), all members of the CUPW are on a nationwide strike!

Tune in tomorrow for more details and updates....

In this episode we talk about the 72 hour strike notice CUPW served on Canada Post and then the subsequent 72 hour Lock Out notice Canada Post served 8 hours later. Which politcal party supports unions? Rallies to support Canadian Posties across the country! And more....

In this episode we review the latest CUPW counter offer for RSMC and other news from negotiations. Listen to a radio interview with Local 710 President, Wycliffe Oduor Molah.

Artists:

Pirate Jim - Sentimental Reasons

The Watchmen - Uncovered

In this episode of the podcast Pirate Jim interviews Rob: Rob Hohnstein from the organizing committee with Edmonton local 730 discussing back to work legislation. Discussion about the politics of Anti-Scab law and how the NDP made it happen. "Defy Back To Work" MP Letter writing campaign update. Discussion and review of the RSMC & Urban Global Offers from Canada Post and counter offers from CUPW. Listen to a CBC interview with Jan Simpson and more! Music from Pirate Jim, Billy Bragg, Spirit Of The West, The Strawbs and Stan Rogers. Email questions and show ideas to: pirate_jim72@sudomail.com Call and leave Voice Mail questions at the Silver Bullet Podcast hotline: 1-873-371-5886. Join the Discord page https://discord.gg/AkaZhgmDfs

In this podcast Pirate Jim talks about:

- Defying back to work legislation

- Strike/Lock Out preparation

- Combating media propaganda (CJOB interview with Winnipeg local President Sean Tugby)

- MP Letter writing campaign

- Break down of the "Video from Doug" and counter from CUPW Jan Simpson

- Contract negotiations update.

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Today's show is a special presentation from the Standing Committee on Canadian Government Operations. The CEO of Canada Post was questioned about aspects of the company.

This session took place on Wednesday May 29, 2024.

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In this episode we talk about the updates on contract negotiations and the recent filing of the Notice Of Dispute. We go into detail on many of our contract demands and what CP is offering in return. We also break down the questioning of Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger by the parliamentary standing committee of operations (OGGO) and some CBC NEWS propaganda. We also talk about the movie “The Struggle Continues” and listen to a round table discussion that included Jean Claude Parrot!!! Music from Rosalie Sorrels as well. https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/OGGO/meeting-125/evidence#Int-12775349 https://www.ourcommons.ca/embed/en/i/12775349/?ml=en&vt=watch https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4233453 https://youtu.be/hNv2zwgJNtQ?si=RfkfqSlx5TNrFk5X https://youtu.be/gfkj_FO7hfk?si=Zi8FlIhpQk2dV2dN https://youtu.be/yh-MQf3IosY?si=MeAMcl0-MgY0rDTe https://youtu.be/v4M1VdhxFwE?si=phxmbtdpYwneEGmX Opening Song - Pirate Jim - “I Want To Go Home” Email questions and show ideas to: pirate_jim72@sudomail.com Call and leave Voice Mail questions at the Silver Bullet Podcast hotline: 1-873-371-5886 We have a Discord server for the show. - Join in on live call in shows or town halls were we talk about the BS at work and how to fight back. - Find all union documents. - Watch videos. - Join us for union movie streaming parties. - links to episodes of the podcast and show note. And more… https://discord.gg/x8GAGKhewr

The Silver Bullet Podcast - S2E1 Email questions and show ideas to: pirate_jim72@sudomail.com Call and leave Voice Mail questions at the Silver Bullet Podcast hotline: 1-873-371-5886 We have a Discord server for the show. - Join in on live call in shows or town halls were we talk about the BS at work and how to fight back. - Find all union documents. - Watch videos. - Join us for union movie streaming parties. - links to episodes of the podcast and show note. And more… https://discord.gg/x8GAGKhewr Song: Wild Rover - The Buccaneers Prairie Shanty by The Buccaneers https://music.apple.com/ca/album/prairie-shanty/257507804 Updates - Contract negotiations updates https://www.cupw.ca/en/bargaining-update-surveillance-and-monitoring https://www.cupw.ca/en/bargaining-update https://www.cupw.ca/en/group-2-staffing-and-work-patterns-what-does-employer-want https://www.cupw.ca/en/bargaining-update-0 Maria Dunn Songs “Can You Blame The Poor Minor” https://youtu.be/ydayK5NiUUU?si=G5kTQWs1lpZZTpsy Union Power: https://www.youtube.com/live/z3pD1gJgmNU?si=Ve9eS1ynxmCuvk8g https://youtu.be/8tjfBeoekEU?si=_YZ2N7n1GeHMOMnU https://youtu.be/6ZgkFejTCxw?si=e9f_GKO1XsXUYhC0 https://youtu.be/ieG5dXDub44?si=mWOgtZb9cvqm-YG3 https://youtu.be/x_E9W1FiLP0?si=e6r0jNB0jlFNScI3 The Journey Of A Reluctant Shop Steward: Article 10 - https://www.toutpremiersrepondants.ca/sites/default/files/urb-ja-31-2022-ca-en.pdf

The Silver Bullet Podcast - S1E9 Email questions and show ideas to: pirate_jim72@sudomail.com Call and leave Voice Mail questions at the Silver Bullet Podcast hotline: 1-873-371-5886 We have a Discord server for the show. - Join in on live call in shows or town halls were we talk about the BS at work and how to fight back. - Find all union documents. - Watch videos. - Join us for union movie streaming parties. - links to episodes of the podcast and show note. And more… https://discord.gg/x8GAGKhewr Updates - Driver Safety training overtime grievance part 2 - Demands (Winnipeg explaination) - Check-in (neighbourhood stories) - SSD the Simpson’s - Union Strike Song (We Have The Power) https://youtu.be/4btX2tW3ljU?si=5WUYMEgCWApRLXMQ Extra’s & Questions - DNC cards proper process - Time values vs. PDT tasks - Flyers David Rovics - Winnipeg - https://www.davidrovics.com/songbook/winnipeg/ https://www.davidrovics.com/ Joe Jenks Songs “Which Side Are You On? & Winnipeg 1919 Artist interview - https://youtu.be/k-opeMKY2DI?si=QzF91dzI2Xe5zkLr Winnipeg 1919 - https://www.youtube.com/live/jiWMx1BX7bE?si=90oiOLmoUzrJlHKQ Winnipeg 1919 Lyrics - https://www.joejencks.com/songs/f/c/2898 Buy the album it’s on here (directly from the artist) - https://checkout.square.site/buy/L3HLOKRZOCPUAE72JL6PHCNJ Buy the album that “Which Side Are You On” is on - https://joejencksmusic.square.site/product/rise-as-one/5 https://joejencks.com/ Introduction to Labour History - https://youtu.be/4pC56qMSDMs?si=XlsYDoyY-2gXLYvi

The Silver Bullet Podcast - S1E8 Email questions and show ideas to: pirate_jim@sudomail.com Call and leave Voice Mail questions at the Silver Bullet Podcast hotline: 587-848-0381 We have a Discord server for the show. - Join in on live call in shows or town halls were we talk about the BS at work and how to fight back. - Find all union documents. - Watch videos. - Join us for union movie streaming parties. - links to episodes of the podcast and show note. And more… https://discord.gg/x8GAGKhewr Join the The Silver Bullet Podcast Discord Server! Scotty Campbell He stopped Loving her today. Back when I was a kid...I remember someone telling me that our mailman was a dance teacher at night. I used to watch him sometimes to see if he would deliver the mail differently than the others....more glamorously......more gracefully. Somehow I expected to see him leap over the hedges with his toes pointing perfectly like arrows, and landing on the other side like Gene Kelly, or Donald O’connor... but he never did ....he just walked. Though I must admit he definitely walked with a certain panache that I’m not entirely sure I hadn’t created in my head. I got to know him pretty well over the years...and as I grew older, we’d often talk. He told me that he’d been married once but she’d run off with a man who sold carpet cleaning equipment. I asked if it still hurt...he just stared at me with his lower lip trembling until he said he’d better get moving lest he be late. One day he told me he felt like he was starting to disappear. I didn't believe him and so he stopped & held his hand up and sure enuff it was like thin, waxed paper in the sun. Finally I said you seem to be taking this pretty well. You're surprisingly calm for a man who is disappearing... but he said it was a relief after all those years of trying to keep the pieces of his life in one place. One day, a couple of years later... he put a package in my hand. “This is the last piece of my life,” he said, take good care of it, But don’t open it until you think the time is right...you’ll know when that is. Then he smiled and carried on with his route. I never saw him again...and I was sure that somehow he’d passed away, but his replacement said he’d merely been transferred to a different neighbourhood. Years later I opened the package. There was nothing inside except a cocktail napkin from some place called “Lee’s Liquor lounge” with a pair of lips covered in distinctly beautiful red lipstick dabbed in one corner. ...suddenly I understood what he meant and I stood there for a long time crying & laughing at the same time. Updates - Yesterday’s mail - New sick days - Automation Extras https://globalnews.ca/news/9979708/9979708-canada-post-reviewing-personal-data-use-privacy-law/ https://globalnews.ca/news/9977124/canada-post-privacy-law-violation/ https://www.youtube.com/live/b0uvsa87i60?si=84oDhEZH4rNaH8zK telematics - This thing tracks your speed, engine idling, if you have your seatbelt on while vehicle is in motion and more… it also makes noises. It even has volume buttons… Here is more information: https://support.geotab.com/ioxs/doc/iox-gotalk?fbclid=IwAR1rJzaHIb4D9YtSUEez_LUXVJVDewU8g92ISSpni1O8vGOKdw-lPj_V81k_aem_AQLNZBZdXX2V6Ttx5Az20tx_mjW_Wou-kX6t6jVM_tCNHNHipptNWxvFPhxs_ac3U08 Contract demands - https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/resources/negotiations-2023-2024-%E2%80%A2-national-program-demands

Listen and read along to ALL of Article 9 of the RSMC Collective Agreement between CUPW and Canada Post. Grab your book and let’s read together.

Listen and read along to ALL of Article 44 of the Urban Collective Agreement between CUPW and Canada Post. Grab your book and let’s read together.

Listen and read along to ALL of Article 9 of the Urban Collective Agreement between CUPW and Canada Post. Grab your book and listen to Pirate Jim read Article 9.

On this episode Pirate Jim talks about the PSAC Strike in April, the Alberta Federation of Labour, the Alberta Election, finishes up reading and discussing article 9, the new Canada Post employee code of conduct, Temporarily Yours Part 2, Billy Bragg and much much more. Show notes posted here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088714197944

This week we talk about Union Busting in the 21st Century, what to do of the boss calls you into the office and our second last segment on Article 9 of the Urban Collective Agreement with CUPW and Canada Post Corporation.

On today’s podcast we talk about temporary workers and their rights. Major updates from segments on previous podcast episodes. The coming automation in our jobs. Woody Guthrie and The Dropkick Murphy’s. Meetings, events and of course updates, extras and Oopsies.

Updates, Extras and Oopsies from episode 4. The Edmonton CUPW President Almost get arrested, learn about the RSMC reaching device…. And the AUTOMATION and ROBOTICS a coming to our work floor.

In this weeks episode I go for a deep exploration into mental illness and work. I Talk about the Elder Check In services included with the building community power program. We will continue exploring Article 9 in both the RSMC and Urban Collective Agreements and learn about the Telephone Girls of 1919 from Maria Dunn. Check out the show notes on The Silver Bullet Podcast Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088714197944 You can now call and leave comments and questions on The Silver Bullet Podcast voicemail line that may be played on the next show at 1-587-848-0381 or by email at pirate_jim@sudomail.com

Updates, Extras and Oopsies from episode 3.

In this episode we talk about article 9 in the RSMC and Urban contracts again and the problem with “Yesterday’s Mail”. Our musical focus is on the union artist Utah Phillips and the story and music of Joe Hill. To leave a message or make a comment about the show got to https://anchor.fm/pirate-jim/message

In this weeks episode Pirate Jim talks about his journey becoming a Canada Post Letter Carrier and then a CUPW shop steward. He also explores article 9 in the CUPW Constitution and the Collective Agreement with Canada Post. The union song/artist spotlight this episode is on 2 time Juno Award Winner Maria Dunn. More information on her can be found at https://www.mariadunn.com/

This week we talk about the new sick days coming from the federal government, Pirate Jim’s unity projects, finding and filling out occurrence form and more… The Silver Bullet Podcast was created to inform, update and educate members of Calgary local 710 of the Canadian Union Of Postal Workers. There is a segment focus on specific news and action at the Royal Oak NW depot in Calgary. The Silver Bullet Podcast also brings news from the National CUPW offices and other locals in the Prairie Region. Pirate Jim will also introduce members to old and new union songs including history of the artist and song. For official show notes www.thesilverbulletpodcast.org The Overburdened Podcast https://anchor.fm/overburdenedpod/episodes/Thats-Sick-e1sop4t.