Union News
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...
Ministry Funding for Health Sector
Greetings CUPE CBA and HSPBA Members, Please find attached a bulletin from our Health Sector Coordinator, Andrew Ledger, which includes an important update regarding funding for our health sector.
Campaign by COPE: The Schools We Need
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: Please find below a letter from the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) regarding their "The Schools We Need" Campaign.
K-12 Presidents Council Bulletin – Executive Board Elections 2024 Results
Dear Vancouver School Board Members: Please find attached a bulletin from Kirsten Daub, the CUPE K-12 Coordinator, which includes the results from the recent 2024 Executive Board Elections. In solidarity, CUPE Local 15
Vancouver School Board/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: Bargaining Update – December 16, 2022
Greetings Members: After several weeks of intense negotiations with the Employer and your Bargaining Committee, we have been unable to find consensus on issues that are extremely important to you, the members. Issues such as: workplace safety, practicum students,...
VCH CBA Bargaining Bulletin – January CBA Bargaining Dates Set to Hear a New Offer
Hello VCH Community Health Members: Please find attached a bulletin from the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) Negotiating Committee. In solidarity, Warren WilliamsPresident
International Human Rights Day
Greetings Members: Please see article from CUPE National regarding International Human Rights Day at the following link.
Vancouver Coastal Health HSPBA Ratification Vote: December 14 to 21, 2022
Greetings CUPE Local 15 Health Science Professionals: The ratification vote for the Vancouver Coastal Health HSPBA Tentative Agreement will be conducted online via Simply Voting. This is a trusted platform used by many organizations and unions, including CUPE Local...
VCH HSPBA Bargaining Update: CUPE HSPBA Ratification Information
Dear HSPBA Members, Please find below an important notice from Andrew Ledger, National Representative and Health Coordinator, regarding the CUPE HSPBA ratification information sessions. A notice including the Zoom link was sent out to your personal email address if we...
HEU Joint Release – Federal Health and Immigration Ministers Urged to Stop Deportation of Local Health Care Worker
As health ministers meet in Vancouver, HEU issued a joint news release below with Sanctuary Health to urge the federal health and immigration ministers to stop the deportation of a local healthcare worker and HEU member. Claudia Zamorano is a hospital housekeeper. She...
VSB Bargaining Bulletin – November 2022
Greetings!Your CUPE Local 15/VSB Bargaining Committee would like to provide you with an update as to how things are progressing with the renewal of your collective agreement.The Bargaining Committee would like to thank you all for your patience and understanding as...
City et al Bargaining Committee Priorities Survey 2022
Greetings City et al Members:On September 20, 2022, our members from the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Park Board, RayCam Cooperative Centre, and Britannia Community Centre elected the City et al Bargaining Committee to represent City et al members in contract...
“We won”: CUPE celebrates defeat of Doug Ford’s anti-worker Bill 28
Dear Members: Please see below message from CUPE National regarding the defeat of Doug Ford’s anti-worker Bill 28.
715,000 CUPE Members Across the Country Unite Alongside Education Workers
Today, 55,000 Ontario frontline education workers walked out of schools in a political protest. The entire Canadian Union of Public Employees membership, 715,000 strong across the country, is with them. Ontario works because of CUPE members. We keep hospitals...