Union News

Take Action on Injured Workers Day – BCFED
June 1st is Injured Workers Day, a day that injured workers, their families, friends, unions & other progressive groups gather across Canada to call for urgently-needed changes to workers’ compensation programs. This year, we are doing just that. We are ramping...
City et al – Five Paid Sick Days per Calendar Year for Auxiliary & Temporary Full-Time Employees
Dear City, Parks, Britannia and Ray-Cam members: Our collective agreements with City, Parks, Britannia, and Ray-Cam provide paid sick leave for only a portion of the employees of these four employers. For those employees previously not eligible for paid sick days...
Vancouver School Board – Ratification of Bargaining Proposals
Thanks to the members who came out to our Ratification of Bargaining Proposals meetings.The members voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying the bargaining proposals as presented.Our first day at the bargaining table with the employer is June 10, 2022. Watch for...
2022 Executive Election Results
After the nomination process closed, Warren Williams was acclaimed as President, Ravina Lal was acclaimed as 2nd Vice President, Bernie Dionne was acclaimed as Parks Sector Representative, Roxshanna Shankar was acclaimed as the HSSCBA (Community Health) Sector...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: Quarantine Pay Update
Greetings K-12 Members: We are disappointed in having to report that the employer has denied the grievance we filed regarding members having to use their sick days to cover quarantine time due to contracting COVID-19, as opposed to paying you separately under the...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: 2022 Bargaining Update
Greetings K-12 Members: Your CUPE Local 15 Bargaining Committee met on May 18 and 19 to continue work on preparing proposals that will be presented to the membership for ratification on May 24 and 26, 2022. We strongly encourage all members to attend the proposal...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: Quarantine Pay Update
Greetings K-12 Members: We are disappointed in having to report that the employer has denied the grievance we filed regarding members having to use their sick days to cover quarantine time due to contracting COVID-19, as opposed to paying you separately under the...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: 2022 Bargaining Update
Greetings K-12 Members: Your CUPE Local 15 Bargaining Committee met on May 18 and 19 to continue work on preparing proposals that will be presented to the membership for ratification on May 24 and 26, 2022. We strongly encourage all members to attend the proposal...
Election Voting Link – City, College/University and K-12 Members Only
Please see link below. https://cupe15.simplyvoting.com/
Meeting Notice – Vancouver School Board Bargaining Proposals
Statement from CUPE BC Regarding National Logo
BURNABY--It has come to our attention that CUPE National's logo is being used to promote a "protest" event without our authorization. Without drawing additional attention to this event, we wish to make it clear that our union has not endorsed nor is associated with...
Hate is our Enemy
My heart dropped when I turned on the news this weekend and saw what happened in Buffalo. Ten people lost their lives because of racist hatred fueled by online conspiracies. The same lies we have seen festering in Canada for years and have only grown since the start...
Important Broadcast Email from VSB Payroll
Dear K-12 10-Month Members:Please be advised that VSB Payroll will be launching the PeopleSoft system generated emails from vsbchprd-noreply@vsb.bc.ca for CUPE Local 15 10-month members to defer their school year end vacation payouts to September if they wish.Please...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: Bargaining Update April 2022
Greetings VSB Members: Your CUPE Local 15 Bargaining Committee met with the employer last Friday, April 22nd to develop a protocol agreement for our upcoming round of collective bargaining. We can confirm that an agreement has been reached and signed off with the...
CUPE BC News Release: CUPE Members’ Efforts Helping to Build a Stronger BC: Horgan
Greetings Members: Please find here a news release from CUPE BC regarding a message of thanks from Premier John Horgan at the 2022 CUPE British Columbia Convention.
K-12 Coordinator Bulletin: Updated Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 School Settings
Greetings K-12 Members: Please find attached a bulletin from the K-12 Coordinators containing information about the Ministry of Education updates to the provincial COVID-19 communicable disease guidelines for K-12 school settings.