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COPE 378 members at Hertz Car Rental have walked off the job and are picketing four Lower Mainland locations including Vancouver International Airport.

The main issue for the striking workers is job security. Hertz is systematically replacing full-time workers with part-time employees, and they’re laying off long-term employees out of seniority.

Most of COPE 378’s Hertz members have been solid, loyal employees for more than 10 years. But Hertz is trying to create a part-time, disposable workforce with no benefits.

Without job security, any other gains made at the bargaining table mean nothing. Without job security, our members don’t have jobs.

Don’t reward Hertz’ bad behaviour. Take your business where they value their employees.

During our job action please give your business to other unionized car rental agencies:

Alamo – Aviscar – Discount – Dollar Thrifty – National Car Rental
 

Protecting your medical privacy: HR187 Form
COPE 378 has won an important arbitration decision regarding the HR187 Form and the protection of your medical privacy. Our concerns surrounded protecting members’ privacy and employer’s interference with patient-physician relationships and privacy, following ICBC’s insistence on contacting members directly regarding their medical information.

Please visit our website at www.cope378.ca to view the full bulletin outlining this issue, the arbitrator’s decision, and our letter to ICBC and what this means to you.

The Employer’s proposal to contact employees directly with interrogatory phone calls regarding their medical information is very troubling.

If ICBC contacts you while you are off sick, we recommend that you:

1. Let the caller know when you will return to work;
2. Ask the caller to put any questions they may have in writing, or ask the caller to list the questions for you, so that you can write them down; and advise that you will respond once you have spoken to your Union;
3. Take the name and position title of the caller; and
4. Call the Union right away to review the questions posed, COPE, Local 378 (604-299-0378).

To read the full details regarding this decision, click here.

Update on Olympics Vacation Blackout
Following months of advocacy and negotiations on behalf of members, ICBC has decided to lift their Olympic vacation blackout on a week-by-week basis.

Due to effective claims management, good service levels, mild weather, and the continued effective and efficient functioning of operations, ICBC has lifted the blackout in claims sections through February 12.

In addition, ICBC management will continue to meet on a week-by-week basis and make decisions every Tuesday afternoon regarding vacation allowances for the following week.

Normal guidelines for vacation selection and preference will be applied.

COPE 378 received this notification in an email from Brent Hale, ICBC’s Manager, Employee Relations and HR Transformation.

In solidarity,

David Black, COPE 378 Vice President
Jaime Zygmunt, Senior Union Representative