Union News
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...
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,...
K-12 Provincial Bargaining Survey Bulletin
Dear K-12 Members: Please find attached a bulletin update from your K-12 provincial bargaining committee. Please note that the deadline to complete the survey is Friday, December 17, 2021.
Cihan Erdal
CUPE 4600 member from Carleton University, Cihan Erdal, was unjustly detained in Turkey in September 2020, when he was swept up in a mass arrest of politicians, activists, and academics in Istanbul. Since June of this year, he has been conditionally released, but...
CUPE 15 VSB Support Staff Workers and Vancouver Teachers’ Federation Call for Better Supports for Students
Teachers and support staff in Vancouver schools care deeply about inclusion and the full participation of students in our classes. We are committed to ensuring that our classrooms are responsive to the diverse and exceptional learning needs of all students....
CUPE Local 15 VSB Bargaining Committee
Congratulations to the following members who were elected to the Local 15 VSB Bargaining Committee: Chris BrownVanessa ManiDebbie MohabirCarley RomasCynthia SchadtRufa Sese (1st Alternate)Amanda Leung (2nd Alternate) Kathie Currie, Local 15 Staff Representative, will...
VSB Meeting Reminder – Election of Bargaining Committee
Attention VSB Members: Meeting Reminder – Your collective agreement will expire on June 30, 2022 and a virtual meeting to elect a bargaining committee is scheduled on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 starting at 5:30 p.m. If you did not receive the Zoom invitation last...
Vancouver Art Gallery Bargaining Committee Elected
Dear Vancouver Art Gallery Members: We elected your Bargaining Committee for 2021-2022 contract negotiations! Thank you to all that participated in the election of the Bargaining Committee at our meeting on November 23rd. It was a productive meeting and I appreciate...
K-12 Coordinators’ Bulletin – Flood Response
Dear K-12 Members: Please find attached a bulletin from CUPE BC regarding how the flood response impacts the K-12 education sector.
Public Schools Need Public Voices – A Message from OneCity
Dear K-12 Members: Please find below a message from OneCity.
City of Vancouver Vaccine Mandate Policy – Update and Member Rights
Update The coalition of City of Vancouver Unions (CUPE Local 15, CUPE Local 1004, and the Firefighters Union Local 18) have now filed Section 54 applications at the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) given that the City has denied that they have any legal obligation to...
Vancouver Art Gallery General Membership Meeting – Election of Bargaining Committee
Dear Vancouver Art Gallery Members: Please see the attachment below regarding the election of a bargaining committee during the Vancouver Art Gallery's next General Membership Meeting. A hard copy has been sent to your home address that we have on file.