Union News
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...
HSPBA Bargaining Bulletin – BC’s 22,000 Specialized Health Care Professionals Reach Tentative Agreement
Dear HSPBA Members: Please see attached bargaining bulletin from Andrew Ledger, CUPE National Representative and Health Coordinator.
K-12 President’s Council Bulletin – Solidarity Message
Dear K-12 Members:Please see the attached message of solidarity from BC K-12 workers to Ontario education workers. Please post and distribute widely to share this important message. We stand united with Ontario K-12 workers and will provide whatever support we...
Bulletin 67 – EAs share concerns and experiences – Further meetings schedule is listed here
Please see the attached bulletin for all VSB employees.
Reporting COVID-19 contracted at work to WorkSafeBC
Call for Nominations – CUPE Human Rights Awards
Nominations are now open for CUPE’s three human rights awards which recognize the achievement and activism of CUPE members in advancing equity and human rights. The awards will be presented at the 2021 CUPE National Convention in November. Nominations are due no...
How to Access Your Pay Advice for the Vaccination Clinic
Please see the attached bulletin about how to get a pdf for you to print off or save to your device for the vaccination clinic.
CUPE BC WEB CONFERENCE INVITATION
Build Your Resilience: Tools for Managing the Stress of COVID-19 June 15, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:00 am PST Dear Members, We are pleased to invite you to CUPE BC's Summer 2021 web conference offering. Please find the event details below: Title: Build...
IMPORTANT: Staff Vaccination Opportunity
Sent on behalf of Collette O’Reilly, Director Risk Management, Vancouver School DistrictTo All VSB Employees,Attached is an important letter from VCH announcing the next phase of the K-12 vaccination campaign.During this phase, 17,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine is...
K-12 COVID-19 Vaccine School Scheduling Information
Vancouver Coastal Health is solely responsible on the selection of schools as to when members will be vaccinated. The Vancouver School Board has no involvement in this selection process. VCH makes their decisions based on the data they have with regards to community...
K-12 Bulletin #65 – Vaccination Appointment Update
This bulletin outlines the announcement by the Ministry of Labour introducing amendments to the Employment Standards Act that, if passed, will provide all workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This is very welcome news...
CUPE Health Services Workload and COVID-19 Survey
Please find the link to the CUPE Health Services Workload and COVID-19 Survey 2021 in the attached document below. The deadline for survey completion is April 30, 2021.
K-12 COVID Bulletin #64 and Vaccination Program Information
Please see attached K-12 Bulletin #64, Vaccination Bulletin, and Vancouver Coastal Health letter for answers to frequently asked questions and more details on the K-12 Vaccination Program below.