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Langara Ratification Meetings Notice July 11, 12, 13

Langara Ratification Meetings Notice July 11, 12, 13

Please find attached below the meeting notice that was mailed to Langara College members via Canada Post on June 20, 2023. Please pass the message along to all your other colleagues in case they did not receive it. Please ensure that your home address, personal email,...

City et al Bargaining Committee Update – June 14, 2023

City et al Bargaining Committee Update – June 14, 2023

Dear City et al Members: On June 12, 2023, your Bargaining Committee met face-to-face with the employer’s committee to conduct an initial exchange of bargaining proposals. Your committee has been reviewing the employer's proposals over the past two days. We have...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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