Union News
HSPBA & CBA Members to Receive Maximum Cost of Living Increase this Year
Greetings Members! Please see attached a bulletin regarding the Cost of Living Increase this year.
CUPE Local 15/Vancouver School Board Information Bulletin March 2024
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: Happy Spring Break! We wish to update members on some very important matters that the union has been dealing with and to also provide some reminders about upcoming events. The union has recently raised a concern with the...
Vancouver School District Parent Advisory Council’s Response to the Union Groups’ Joint Press Release Regarding Staffing at VSB Schools
Greetings, Please find attached the response from the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) to the Teacher and Staff Joint Release regarding the staffing levels at the Vancouver School Board (VSB) schools.
Joint Letter from Union Groups – Concerns Regarding the Service Provided to Students
Dear Vancouver School Board Members: Please see letter below for a joint press release from the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association, Vancouver Elementary and Adult Educators’ Society, CUPE Local 963, CUPE Local 407, and CUPE Local 15 regarding concerns in...
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.
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...
Black History Month
Black History should be recognized 365 days a year, and not limited to a single month. Black History acknowledgement is also a time for all Canadians to reflect and educate ourselves on the history of Black enslavement, discrimination and criminalization of...
Vancouver Art Gallery Bargaining Update
Greetings Vancouver Art Gallery Members: Happy New Year and Lunar New Year from your bargaining committee. Now that we are back from holidays, we would like to share a bargaining update with you. On December 15, 2022, the bargaining committee served notice to bargain,...
VCH HSSCBA Bargaining Update: CUPE HSSCBA Ratification Information
Dear HSSCBA Members, Please find below an important notice from Andrew Ledger, National Representative and Health Coordinator, and your Community Bargaining Association (CBA) Negotiation Committee regarding the CUPE HSSCBA ratification information sessions. A notice...
“Think Big” Revenue Strategy Impact on CUPE Staff
Greetings Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Members: Please find below a message from Vancouver Park Board Chair, Scott Jensen, regarding the "Think Big" Revenue Strategy impact on CUPE Local 15 Park Board members.
Happy Lunar New Year!
Hello Everyone, CUPE Local 15 Executive and Society boards wants to wish everyone a Happy Lunar New Year. 新年快乐 pronounced “sun nin fai lok” in Cantonese and “xīn nián kuài lè” in mandarin. This phrase is meant to wish you a happy new year. 恭喜发财 pronounced...
Vancouver School Board/CUPE Local 15 Bargaining Update – Ratification Vote Results Notice
Greetings VSB Members: As President of CUPE Local 15, I wish to thank the bargaining committee for their hard work and dedication to an extremely challenging round of bargaining. I would also like to thank the members who attended the ratification meetings on January...
Vancouver Coastal Health HSPBA Pay Increases Expected in Approximately Six Weeks
Greetings Vancouver Coastal Health HSPBA Members: Please find the attached bulletin from the CUPE National Representative and Health Sector Coordinator Andrew Ledger regarding the pay increases for Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) members....
SUVCC Ratification and Vote Meeting – January 24, 2023
Please find the notice below for your upcoming Ratification Meeting and Vote on January 24, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In solidarity, Brynn JoyceStefan NielsenGail Johnson, Staff Representative