Union News

Langara College Bargaining Update – Tentative Agreement Reached

Langara College Bargaining Update – Tentative Agreement Reached

Dear Langara College CUPE Local 15 Members: We are pleased to announce that your bargaining committee and the employer reached a tentative agreement to conclude bargaining in the evening of Friday, June 9, 2023. More details of the agreement will be shared by email...

Vancouver Art Gallery Tentative Agreement

Vancouver Art Gallery Tentative Agreement

Greetings Vancouver Art Gallery Members: Thank you to the members who attended our ratification presentation and vote yesterday. The members voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the tentative agreement as recommended by the bargaining committee. If you have any...

Fit City News: May – June 2023

Fit City News: May – June 2023

Greetings City of Vancouver Members: Please find attached the May - June 2023 issue of the Fit City News from the City of Vancouver.

Vancouver School Board – Potential Functional Closures

Greetings K-12 Members:As many of you are aware, there could be the possibility of “functional closures” of schools in the district due to attendance impacts by COVID 19. A “functional closure” means that some schools may be closed, but there will be efforts made to...

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Return to School January 4, 2022 for VSB Members

Greetings: We wish to update you with the current information we have from the employer regarding the January return to school plan. All CUPE Local 15 VSB members are to report for work on Tuesday, January 4th as you have all been deemed essential service employees....

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Vancouver Art Gallery Mandatory Vaccination Policy

Dear Vancouver Art Gallery Members:CUPE Local 15 was emailed the DRAFT Mandatory Vaccination Policy regarding the Vancouver Art Gallery’s intention to institute mandatory vaccinations for all unionized employees on December 17, 2021 at 4:27 p.m. The union was not...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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