Union News
K-12 Bargaining Bulletin: Tentative Provincial Framework Agreement – September 16, 2022
Greetings K-12 Members: Please find attached a bargaining bulletin from the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee regarding a tentative provincial framework agreement.
VSB/CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin: September 2022 Bargaining Update
Greetings K-12 Members: The bargaining committee resumed negotiations on September 14, 2022 and we have additional meetings with the employer scheduled in the coming weeks. COVID-19 Worksafe Claims If you should test positive for the COVID-19 virus, please make...
Langara College Classes and Campus Activities Cancelled on September 19, 2022
Greetings Langara College Members: RE: All Classes and Campus Activities Cancelled on Monday, September 19, 2022 On September 13, 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that Monday, September 19, 2022 will be a holiday for federal government employees to mourn Queen...
Federal Holidays and CUPE Local 15 Office Closures – September 19 & 30, 2022
Please be advised that the CUPE Local 15 office will be closed on September 19 in observance of the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. We will also be closed on September 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In solidarity, Warren Williams...
Langara Students’ Union Information Bulletin: 2022 Proposal Ratification Meeting
Dear Langara Students’ Union Members, Please attend the proposal ratification meeting at: Location: Langara CUPE Union Office A201(a) Date: ...
Vancouver Maritime Museum Society Members: Meeting Notice for Bargaining Committee
Greetings Members: Please find attached invitation to participate in a meeting with your Bargaining Committee to add your voice and suggestions to the negotiations process.
BC Federation of Labour: Tell the BC Government that Workers Need Paid Sick Days Now!
We still have some time to make paid sick leave a reality for all workers in BC. Soon, the 2021 budget will be tabled in the BC Legislature. We need to make sure that it includes paid, permanent, protected sick leave for all workers in the province. Nobody should...
CUPE Mental Health Workers – The Pandemic’s Hidden Front Line
Please take a moment to read and distribute the attached web story (see link and PDF below) that speaks to the vital work CUPE Health Sector workers do in relation to mental health related work and the magnitude of their work and its varying impacts during the...
K-12 Bulletin #58 Support Staff Vaccines
Dear K-12 Members: Please post and/or distribute the attached bulletin. The bulletin attached provides CUPE’s perspective on the positive news from yesterday; that CUPE school support staff will be one of the priority groups to receive the vaccine. The bulletin also...
BC Government Press Release – Vaccination Update
Please see attached Press Release regarding the vaccination schedule for front-line workers including K-12 educational and child care staff.
International Solidarity
Petition to the Government of Canada. Please click on the link below if you want to sign it.Whereas:On January 8, 2020, Ukrainian passenger Flight PS752 was shot down by two Iranian governments missiles;All of its crew and passengers, who were mostly Iranian-Canadian,...
Classifications Updates Deliver Pay Improvements for HSPBA Members
Attached is some great news! Please take a moment to review the bulletin and circulate it to your HSPBA colleagues. If you have any questions, you may direct them to me via email at tpaterson@cupe.ca. Special thanks to Chris Losito for his hard work and...
HSPBA Professional Development Fund 2020-2021
Attention: HSPBA Members,Please see the attached bulletin for details about the HSPBA 2020-2021 Pro D funds available to CUPE health science members.In the 2019-22 round of collective bargaining, the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA)...
BREAKING: NESTLE SELLS WATER BUSINESS TO WALL ST FOR $4.3 BILLION
by Mark Calzavara, The Council of Canadians, April 2021 This week’s news that Nestlé is selling its bottled water interests in Canada is a capitalistic déjà vu for communities that have been fighting the bottled water giant for decades.The new owners will be private...
DON’T LET CORPORATE LOBBYISTS STAND IN THE WAY OF UNIVERSAL PHARMACARE
by Donya Ziaee, of the Council of Canadians, March 2021 After years of pledging to deliver pharmacare, the federal Liberals have yet again failed to follow through on that promise. On Wednesday, February 24, Liberal MPs joined Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois...
COUNCIL OF CANADIANS TELLS MPS TO STOP INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION (P3s)
Dylan Penner, March 2021 On February 23, 2021 the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met to discuss the mandate of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Included below are notes from Climate and Social...