Union News

VSB Ratification Meetings – January 18 and 19, 2023

VSB Ratification Meetings – January 18 and 19, 2023

Greetings VSB Members: Please find below an important notice that was mailed out this week to your home address that we have on file. To ensure that you receive important updates, please make sure that the union office has your updated home mailing address as well as...

City et al Bargaining Update

City et al Bargaining Update

Greetings Members: Your CUPE Local 15 bargaining committee has partnered in a cost share program with CUPE Locals 1004 and 391 to produce a positive media campaign highlighting the various and important services that make our City work. For this campaign the committee...

VSB Bargaining Update – Ratification Meetings January 2023

VSB Bargaining Update – Ratification Meetings January 2023

Greetings: Your VSB CUPE Local 15 bargaining committee reconvened bargaining with the employer on January 6th, and we are pleased to report that we have made significant gains since adjourning for the holiday break in December. Your committee is confident that we will...

City et al Bargaining Update

City et al Bargaining Update

Thank you to our members for completing the bargaining survey, which closed on December 9th.  We had a record breaking number of responses and appreciate the feedback that will help us to formulate your priorities for this round of bargaining. During the last few...

Survey: BC’s Paid Sick Leave Program

The Government of British Columbia has initiated a public consultation process regarding what BC's paid sick leave program should look like.We encourage workers to complete the online survey and make your voice heard for a permanent sick leave plan that is universal,...

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Vancouver Art Gallery Memorandum of Agreement is Ratified

The CUPE Local 15 Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that the members have voted to ratify the Memorandum of Agreement as recommended. Thank you to all the Vancouver Art Gallery members who came to the information meeting and participated in the...

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BC Declaration Act

Dear Friends,As you may know, the BC government launched its Draft Action Plan on the BC Declaration Act recently. The draft plan is in a consultation phase right now, and feedback is specifically being sought from Indigenous community members and organizations in...

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Compulsory Trades Certification System in BC

The BC government is reintroducing a compulsory trades certification system in BC called Skilled Trades Certification.  Announcement details and a technical briefing can be found here. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021AEST0039-001140. This is a critical...

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June – State of BC Health from the BC Health Coalition

UPDATE The attack on our public health care in the Cambie case In September 2020, the BC Supreme Court dealt a strong blow to the efforts of Dr. Brian Day and others to undermine Canada’s public health care system. Despite our win, we have been dragged back into...

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HSPBA Shift Schedule Letter

Please find attached letter with details about the Employer trialing four (4) day works weeks and nine (9) day fortnight schedules and a reminder about Article 24.07 of the HSPBA Collective Agreement.

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