Union News
Joint Health and Safety Taskforce Communication: Violence Prevention Toolkit
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: Please find below a bulletin from the Joint Health and Safety Taskforce, which contains important information regarding the K-12 Violence Prevention Toolkit and training videos on its use.
Update on the Mayor’s Budget Task Force Report
Greetings City of Vancouver and Park Board Members: Please find below an update from our Local’s President, Warren Williams and CUPE Local 1004’s President, Scott McIntosh on the Mayor’s Budget Task Force report.
VSB Employee Health Fair – February 16, 2024
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: Please see below for information regarding an Employee Health Fair that will be taking place on Friday, February 16, 2024.
Petition to Support Chartwells Langara Members
Greetings Members: Please see attached for a petition to support CUPE Local 15 members working at Chartwells Langara to seek a living wage. In solidarity, Chartwells Langara Bargaining Committee
Chartwells Langara Bargaining Update
Dear Chartwells Langara Members: Thank you to the members who attended our Ratification of Bargaining Proposals meetings which were held on December 8, 2023 and December 15, 2023. The members voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the bargaining proposals as...
Bulletin – Announcement Regarding the Vancouver Park Board
Greetings Vancouver Park Board CUPE Local 15 Members: Please find below a bulletin from our CUPE Local 15 President, Warren Williams, regarding the recent plan of Vancouver Mayor, Ken Sim, to remove the independent park board.
Vancouver Art Gallery Bargaining Update
To All Vancouver Art Gallery Members: Bargaining with the Employer has proceeded smoothly in the first five sessions with positive progress on: February 8, 15 and 16, 2023March 8 and 9, 2023 Both sides have agreed and signed off on almost all housekeeping matters as...
Three Sisters Museums Bargaining Update – March 10, 2023
Dear H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society (HRMSC), Museum of Vancouver (MOV), and Vancouver Maritime Museum Society (VMMS) Members: We have secured the following dates to begin bargaining with each of your employers separately: HRMSC – March 24, 28, and April 11,...
International Women’s Day
Greetings Members: Please find a link below for an article from CUPE regarding International Women's Day. https://cupe.ca/event/international-womens-day?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CUPEToday
Vancouver Coastal Health CBA Bulletin – Community Bargaining Association Unions Ratify New Three-Year Collective Agreement
Greetings Vancouver Coastal Health HSSCBA Members: Please find the bulletin at the link below from CUPE National Representative and Health Sector Coordinator Andrew Ledger regarding the Vancouver Coastal Health Community Bargaining Association's (CBA) ratification of...
Jr. Black Achievement Awards Society’s Spring Youth Educational Retreat – March 10 to 12, 2023
CUPE Local 15 is a proud sponsor of the Jr. Black Achievement Awards Society’s Spring Youth Educational Retreat, that will be taking place Friday, March 10, 2023 to Sunday, March 12, 2023. Please share the event link below with anyone you may know who would be...
City et al Bargaining Update February 2023
Greetings City et al Members: Your bargaining committee continues to meet weekly. We are on our way to being able to present thought-out proposals that we will share with our members to vote on for ratification, prior to meeting with the employer. Please make sure...
Letter from the Vancouver and District Labour Council to Vancouver School Board Trustees
Please see the attached letter on behalf of Stakeholder Unions at the Vancouver School Board to the Trustees regarding their proposal on combining the Finance and Personnel Standing Committees.
CUPE and Allies Rally for Public Health Care on Parliament Hill
Please see message at the link below from CUPE National regarding the rally for public health care on Parliament Hill. https://cupe.ca/cupe-and-allies-rally-public-health-care-parliament-hill?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CUPEToday
Vancouver School Board /CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin – New Collective Agreement and COVID-19 Update
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: We wish to keep everyone updated regarding the changes to your new collective agreement; especially with wages and benefits. Updates for your wages and benefits are competing with the legal requirement the employer has...
Museums Bargaining Update
Greetings VMM, MOV, and HRMSC Members: In December 2022, we notified the employer of our intent to start the bargaining process. We requested documents and sent a draft protocol agreement. Unfortunately, through to January 2023, we were unable to reach an agreement...