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: ht…

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.c…

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/ Tw…

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/Over…

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/Overburd…

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 f…

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/…

It was one hell of a day but we managed to squeeze out an episode anyway. Hitting some basics this week, membership types, what they mean and why all you RANDs should become MIGS. The Usual Info: mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails …

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 …

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 f…

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-11…

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:…

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:…

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…

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 Employe…

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 Faceboo…

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 pas…

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 5…

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…

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 …

`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:/…

We know, most of you already have a union. I'm sure you know someone who doesn't and could desperately use one. 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-edig…

The gig economy is growing quickly but improvements to working condition have not. Progress is being made very slowly against a huge pile of challenges for 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 …

The Supreme Court has struck down several attempts by right wing governments to remove our hard fought rights. We discuss the history of some of these threats and how the right to unionize originally came to Canada. mail at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up …

If you've been to a larger union event you know the song, almost any English speaking union in fact, or left wing political party, labour group or protest.. Solidarity Forever has a long history and wide distribution throughout its hundreds of iterations. Full version of the song: https://archive.org/details/SolidarityForever mail at: overburdenedp…

As promised, an episode just for RSMCs!!! Everything an on call relief or PRE needs to know about which parts of the collective agreements apply. 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 her…

Can childcare workers be organized and what benefits would they gain from doing so? 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…

Not all of the collective agreements apply to terms. We review article 44 which spells out what rights apply and what doesn't. 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.…

From saving money to saving lives, a few apps we'd recommend you have installed. email 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 A…

The Day of Mourning, a national day to mourn those lost or injured at work. List of scheduled Day of Mourning Events https://canadianlabour.ca/events/day-of-mourning-ceremonies-2020/ email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from nationa…

The employers duty to accommodate and the unions role email 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…

Find anything at Amazon! Except decent working conditions but that should be changing soon as efforts to organizing are beginning to pay off. email 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; …

The Liberals and NDP entered into an agreement with huge ramifications for workers. It forces action on many long promised plans and finally addresses a long list of urgent issues. Links from the episode; Just-transition-equitable@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca brandihughes@remax.net

Did you know you could bank time for your OT instead of getting it paid out? You did? Ok, listen anyway. email 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. T…

Employee Self Serve, lots of useful tools you can use to bypass a supervisor and get a correct answer instead. Email 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-edig…

It wasn't that long ago CPC was finally forced to allow masks that weren't garbage and now it's time for the long slow plan of working towards getting rid of them all together. Email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails from national by s…

Everything that goes on with you and behind the scenes when an incident occurs and how the corporations "blame the employee" approach differs from the unions. Email 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…

Albert Jackson, (born c. 1857–58; died January 14, 1918), was first Black letter carrier in Canada. We briefly discuss his career and the current state of CPC and CUPW regarding racial equality. Email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails …

Now that the pandemic is hopefully in its finally year we review the corporations responses to the crisis. Predictably, they have not done amazing. Email 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 …

Truckers against vaccines, or masks, or the government or something.... who knows anymore! Whether you support the cause or not there are some things the 'Freedom Convoy' is doing well and something they are obviously doing not so well. We look at their actions and what lessons we could learn from them. Email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook:…

Need to miss work occasionally and tired of being harassed? We may have the solution. Email 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 Fam…

This years final episode, number 49 of a planned 20! Hope you enjoy, we'll be back in the new year so be sure to send and topic suggestions. Email 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; h…

What do those six characters on the envelope actually do and what they mean? More importantly, how do they get us an IKEA? Email 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/…

Pandemic inflation and supply chain shortages aren't all bad. We could be getting close to triggering the cost of living clause in the contracts and getting a bit of extra coin to compensate. Email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-110296864079565/ Twitter: @Overburdenedpod Keep up to date with emails fro…

What is a lead hand and what can they do? More importantly, what can't they do? Email 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 As…

It's time again to lend Santa a hand and Start writing replies to millions of people counting on the worlds post offices. Email 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/e…

The employers most abused and dispicable tool. Enough said. Email 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 1-8…

What do your benefits cover? We run through the list. Email 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…

Bacon! Better for breakfast that cereal. Also better for lunch, supper, snacks. Almost anything. Unless you're a vegetarian or pig. Kellog’s is bringing in replacement workers, scabs, to resist providing a safe work environment or work/life balance to its workers. Email at: overburdenedpod@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overburdened-1…

This episode brought to you by the number 6, the letter Q and by another horrible idea by CPC! Email 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 Employe…