Overburdened

The potentially powerful but seldom used law that protects workers and punishes those responsible for workplace deaths and injuries. Learn all about section 217 of the criminal code and how it protects you, and the public from evil, money-hungry, soulless, scumbag employers. Like ours. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 https://cpcpension.com/homepage/index-e.asp

We are back after an unexpected break to talk about some of the highlights of CUPWs 2023 national convention. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 https://cpcpension.com/homepage/index-e.asp

Go to https://canadianplan.ca/ and help protect your pension! Under current laws if a company goes under often so do the pensions with the execs that caused the problem walking away with fat bonuses. Bill C-228 aims to change that. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 https://cpcpension.com/homepage/index-e.asp

Another episode we hope you'll never need. When a member is unable to work permanently there are alternatives to the STDP. We look at options for using your Canada Pension Plan or Canada Post Pension Plan to retire on a medical basis without age restrictions. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 https://cpcpension.com/homepage/index-e.asp

Police were called in Edmonton because members showed up to a scheduled meeting... might get asked a tough question or two? May be asked to deal with an issue or two? Take the management approach! Illegally call the police with a seemingly false report!!! The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 Disability Supports Website https://www.disability-supports.ca

 In a time of broken health care in the midst of a global pandemic CUPW & UPCE-PSAC Child Care Fund has created a much needed website to help everyone find the supports they need. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 Disability Supports Website https://www.disability-supports.ca

Posties checking in on vulnerable Canadians. We are there anyway and several other countries use their postal system to provide their service. So who could be opposed? Turns out a lot of people, and for some good reasons. We review some pros and cons to the plan. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

Shortly after gaining their freedom following The American Civil War a group of African American women in the southern state of Georgia took on the city of Atlanta and won a decisive victory. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

What's sick is what the corp is offering as opposed to what they are required to offer under the law. Learn what they want to do and why we oppose it. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

How did this happen? Episode 100, today Overburdened talks about.. Overburdened!  We talk about where the podcast came from, where its going and answer all our most commonly asked questions. Thank you all for listening, you're the reason we hit 100! The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

CUPW is building capacity and preparing for the big fights of the future. We have been moving towards a more militant, stronger and more fierce union.   It's time to turn up the volume on worker engagement. The Prairie Regional coordinator, James Ball is here to talk about the next big step The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

Doug Ford, a premier who only shows up to the provincial legislature 1/3 of days, feels he can override workers rights to force people into poverty. Education support workers already make far below a living wage in Ontario and the reigning conservative government aims to keep it that way. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

How can the corporation make a crappy delivery day less crappy?  Force Majeure! When the manure hits the fan call force majeure!! The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

Memorandums of agreement, when the collective agreement just isn't good enough. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

We all hate the fliers, despite the huge and generous amount of pay that comes with them...... sure.... Here's some of the things you may not know about the favourite part of everyones job. Electoral Boundaries: https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir&document=index&lang=e The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

We going over some of the shameful ways the employer attempts to avoid paying us and what we can do about it. Clarification; Misspoke at one point when I (Kevin) said you could get OT pay past your scheduled hours in group 2.  I realized this could imply time and a half, however, If you are a part time worker you would get straight pay until you pass eight hours then get time and a half when and if you pass eight hours. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903 Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555

Yet another one on Postal Banking. In past we have talked about what postal banking could look like, what's expected and why it's important. Today we look at what we are actually getting now that it's here. Postal Banking Loan Info: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/mymoney/loan.page Call us at 1-844-229-0413 for support Text 55555 The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903

Yup, the corporation's financial statement. Starting off with a conversation everyone can get excited about! Here's our thoughts and a few of the highlights and lowlights. mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903

Brans on vacation so a month off. I know, its rough but there's a link to the EFAP below. mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903

`We discuss some of the recent abuses in the very unevenly managed and abused violence policy and its weaponization against the workers.   mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by signing up for CUPW's edigest here; http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-edigest. The Employee and Family Assistance Program 1-866-565-4903