Union News
Recarving and Healing Our Spirits Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Dear Members: Please see the invitation below to the Recarving & Healing Our Spirits Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Reconciliation in Education.
Chartwells Langara Information Meeting and Ratification Vote – June 21, 2024
Dear Chartwells Members: Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that on the evening of May 23, 2024, we reached a tentative agreement with the employer, pending ratification by the membership. We will be having the ratification meeting on Friday, June 21,...
CUPE Holds Successful 2024 Health Sector Bargaining Conference
Greetings Vancouver Coastal Health HSPBA and CBA Members: Please find attached a bulletin from our Health Sector Coordinator, Andrew Ledger, which includes important information regarding the recent CUPE 2024 Health Sector Bargaining Conference. We plan to provide...
CUPE Local 15 Vancouver School Board Bargaining Committee Election Results
Dear K-12 Members: Thank you to all the members who attended the special meeting last night to select a bargaining committee for the upcoming round of negotiations with the Vancouver School Board. Congratulations to the following members who were elected to the Local...
Trustee Election Results
Dear Members: The results of the election that took place at the in-person Annual General Membership meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 for one Trustee position are in. After the nomination process and voting closed, Sheri Nielsen was elected as the Trustee and she...
Support to Unionize Research Assistants
Dear Members: The University of British Columbia is the largest university in BC and one of the largest in Canada. Yet it is one of the last universities in the country without a union for graduate research assistants. The lack of a union has prevented UBC student...
Fit City News: May – June 2023
Greetings City of Vancouver Members: Please find attached the May - June 2023 issue of the Fit City News from the City of Vancouver.
Action for 561 Transit Workers – Thursday, June 1, 2023
We invite you all to a solidarity action with Local 561 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Mission. Please feel free to share the attached poster.
2023 Executive Election Results
After the nomination process closed, Vanessa Mani was acclaimed as Trustee, Henry Lee was acclaimed as Parks Sector Representative, and Mia Nickel was acclaimed as the HSPBA (Paramedical Health) Sector Representative. There was an election for Secretary-Treasurer, 1st...
Executive Elections – Important Dates: May 16-23, 2023
Dear Members: The polls for the 2023 Executive Elections are now open and will close on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. If you have not received your PIN from Simply Voting either in the mail or to your personal email address, please first check your spam/junk...
Executive Board Elections – Voting Link
Electronic voting for the Executive Board Elections are open now from Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) and will remain open until Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Polls will be accessible 24 hours a day. The link where you can...
2023 Executive Board Elections
Dear Members: Nominations for the Executive Board were held at the March 22, 2023 Virtual General Membership Meeting. All voting for the upcoming 2023 Annual Executive Board Elections will be conducted online. There will be an election for Secretary-Treasurer, 1st...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Benefit Plan Ratification Vote – May 25, 2023
Greetings K-12 Members: Following the conclusion of each round of negotiations, our Vancouver School Board/CUPE Local 15 members will be required to decide if they wish to continue to be covered under the current VSB/CUPE Local 15 Benefit Plan or join the Provincial...
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin – May 2023
Greetings VSB Members: As we inch closer to the end of the school year, we wish to advise and update everyone on several issues that are being worked on with the employer and to share information that some members may not be aware of. The collective agreement is still...
Family Fun Fair| Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Manitoba Works Yard
Greetings Members: Please see the poster above regarding the City of Vancouver's Family Fun Fair. This event will be taking place on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Manitoba Works Yard, 250 West 70 Avenue, Vancouver. Visit...
Childcare Funding
Greetings Members: OneCity Vancouver is holding a letter-writing campaign for the VSB to budget $100,000 to advance childcare space creation in the district. This will be work of our members, so please sign to support our members’ work. You may find more information...