Association of Postal Officials of Canada

Logistics Communiqué

November 21, 2014

The Corporation and the Association signed a Memorandum of Agreement on November 13, 2014. As part of the Memorandum, the Association has undertaken to forward the proposed changes to the Collective Agreement to our members for ratification. Further to the Association’s initial communiqué to members, currently posted on our website, your bargaining team will be embarking on a national tour to explain to members the proposed changes.

The Association’s bargaining team will be attending at the locations listed below. A PowerPoint presentation will be provided to the members to explain the proposed changes.

The Corporation has committed to being as flexible as possible to allow you to attend. Please speak to your Team Leader to coordinate your attendance. You are therefore highly encouraged to attend and ask questions. For those unable to attend you can direct your questions to the either the English negotiation2014@apoc-aopc.com or the French negociation2014@apoc-aopc.com email addresses.

As of the writing of this communiqué, the following represents the bargaining team’s travel and meeting schedule:

*Date*	*Day & Time*	*City*	*Location*
25-Nov	Tue 11:00 – 2:00	St. John’s, NFLD	Fairfield Inn and Suites 199 Kenmount Rd. St. John’s. N/L A1B 3P9
26-Nov	Wed 2:00 – 5:00	Halifax, NS	Delta Halifax, 1990 Barrington St., Halifax, NS. B3J 1P2
27-Nov	Thur 2:00 – 5:00	Moncton, NB	Hampton Inn and suites 700 Mapleton Rd. Moncton, NB. E1G 0L7
28-Nov	Fri 1:00 – 4:00	Saint John, NB	Hampton Inn and Suites 51 Fashion Dr. Saint John. NB. E2J 0A7

29-Nov	Sat 1:00 – 4:00	Québec, QC	Hotel Plaza, 3031 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec City, QC G1V 2M2
30-Nov	Sun 2:00 – 5:00	Montreal, QC	Marriott Courtyard, 7000 Place Robert-Joncas Saint-Laurent, QC. H4M 2Z5
01-Dec	Mon 2:00 – 5:00	Ottawa, ON	Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Room 118 E, 100 Coventry Road Ottawa, On. K1K 4S3
02-Dec	Tues 5:00 – 8:00	London, ON	Four Points Sheraton, 1150 Wellington Rd. London, On. N6E 1M3
03-Dec	Wed 2:00 – 5:00	Hamilton, ON	Casablanca Winery Inn, 4 Windward Drive Grimsby, On. L3M 4E8
04-Dec	Thur 10:00 & 3:00	Toronto, ON	Holiday Inn Toronto Airport, 970 Dixon Rd, Toronto, On. M9W 1J9
05-Dec	Fri 2:00 – 5:00	Victoria, BC	Comfort Inn & Suites Conference Centre 3020 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC. V8T 5C7
06-Dec	Sat 1:00 – 4:00	Vancouver, BC	Pacific Gateway Hotel Vancouver Airport, 3500 Cessna Dr., Richmond, BC. V7B 1C7
07-Dec	Sun 1:00 – 4:00	Calgary, AB	Courtyard Calgary Airport, 2500 48 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB. T3J 4V8
09-Dec	Tue 2:00 – 5:00	Edmonton, AB	Courtyard Edmonton West, 10011 184 St NW, Edmonton, AB T3J 4V8
10-Dec	Wed 2:00 – 5:00	Regina, SK	Brewster’s South 4180 Albert St. Regina, SK. S4S 3R8
11-Dec	Thur 3:00 -6:00	Winnipeg, MB	Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites, 1800 Wellington Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3H 1B2

The National Office of the Association will mandate a professional printing company to prepare and mail out your ballot and self-addressed pre-paid return envelope. Each return envelope will be numbered for the purpose of controlling the number of outstanding issued ballots.

The mailing will occur on Friday, December 5, 2014. It is anticipated that delivery of ballots/envelopes will occur during the week of December 8, 2014. If you have not received your ballot/envelope by Friday, December 12, 2014, please contact your Branch President immediately so that an alternate ballot/envelope can be provided for you by the printing company.

Upon receipt of an alternate envelope/ballot, please ensure that you only vote once. Otherwise your ballot will not be counted.

Following your review of the proposals, you will be asked to consider and assess the changes. Thereafter, you will be expected to complete the ballot, place it in the self-addressed pre-paid numbered envelope, seal it and deliver it (by hand or mail) to your Branch Office. In order for your vote to count, your Branch Office must be in receipt of your ballot no later than noon Monday, December 22, 2014 (Eastern Standard Time). Ballots received after this deadline will not be counted.

After the deadline to vote, each Branch Office will open each envelope received prior to the deadline and count each ballot. Once all ballots are counted, the Branch President or their designate shall provide the results to the National Office by telephone and electronic mail no later than 5:00 pm Monday, December 22, 2014 (Eastern Standard Time). The National Office shall post the results on our website shortly thereafter.

Upon notification and direction from the National Office, ballots and envelopes will be destroyed.