About CUPE 15

Administrator:

Kevin Rose: administrator15@cupe.ca

Staff Representatives:

Gail Johnson, Steve Salsman, Joy Tullos

Office & Administrative Staff:

Tia Tang, Office Manager
Sherry Baker, Interim Accounting Coordinator
Nancy Strider, Accounting Assistant
Geneviève Dubuc, Office Assistant
Justin Wong, Office Assistant
Michelle Yim, Office Assistant

CUPE National Representatives:

Claudia Colocho, Russell Green, David Lance, Tamara Laza Greg Melnechuk, Steven Beasley

How CUPE 15 Works

Some of the key services Local 15 provides to its members are:

  • Negotiates with employers for fair and respectful wages, benefits and working conditions.
  • Ensures that all members work in a safe and healthy workplace
  • Supports members against unfair treatment and harassment
  • Ensures that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are upheld by employers
  • Represents members’ interests to employers, governments, and in the community
  • Has specialized staff to fully represent members including Job Evaluation and Legal Representatives

 

CUPE Local 15 Structure

Structure

CUPE Local 15-VMECW members work for 16 different employers which are separate individual bargaining units. All Local 15 bargaining units are divided into six sectors.

 

City

  • City of Vancouver
  • Vancouver Fire Fighters’ Union – Local 15 (Support Staff)

College/University

  • Chartwells (Langara College Cafeteria)
  • Emily Carr University
  • Students’ Union of VCC
  • Langara College
  • Langara Students’ Union

Cultural

  • H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum
  • Museum of Vancouver

Health

  • Vancouver Coastal Health

Park

  • Britannia Community Services Centre Society
  • Ray-Cam Cooperative Association
  • Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

K-12

  • Vancouver School Board