Union News
Museum of Vancouver 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.
VSB Employee Wellness Resources
Greetings K-12 Members: Welcome to a new school year! Please see below for some employee wellness resources from the Vancouver School Board Employee Wellness Team. LifeWorks Employee & Family Assistance Program: WellAssist Navigation Program: Employee Wellness...
Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
September 8, 2022 The passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's longest reigning monarch, will have a different meaning and effect on all of us. As President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 15, it is my duty to give my condolences and prayers for the...
Information Bulletin: Park Board’s Fall Exhibition Celebrates Indigenous Culture in Community
Greetings, Please find attached an information bulletin from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation regarding an exhibition to celebrate Indigenous culture in the community.
City et al Bargaining Committee Election Meeting on September 20, 2022
Dear City et al Members: Your collective agreement will expire on December 31, 2022 and City et al members are invited to elect members for their Bargaining Committee. Please find the Bargaining Committee election meeting notice attached below that was also mailed out...
REMINDER – Mental Health and Wellness Courses for Langara College Members
Greetings Members: Please find below information to participate in a pilot program for Mental Health and Wellness courses.
City et al Bargaining Committee Update
An article from the City et al Bargaining Committee (City of Vancouver, Parks, Britannia, and Ray-Cam) is printed in the March issue of the Members’ Voice that you will be receiving next week. The following is a further update to that article that includes new...
Help Black Shirt Day be an annual Event! Sign the petition.
From the Anti-Racism Coalition of Vancouver (ARC), Chair: "We only have 16,600 signatures and would like to top 25,000 before our meeting with the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside Minister of Education on March 18th." In British Columbia, thousands of students wear pink...
March 11 Session on Labour and LGBTIQ Movements Working Together for Human Rights (Dignity Network)
Solidarity Matters: Global Labour & LGBTIQ Movements Working Together for Human Rights Throughout the world, labour unions have been a powerful force for the advancement of human rights for LGBTIQ people. A panel of stellar speakers will reflect upon the important...
Call for Expression of Interest EDMP Representative
Please find an expression of interest for an EDMP backfill position attached above. Please circulate this to the Vancouver Coastal Health members in your work place. Any questions can be sent to me directly.Thank you in advance for sharing this and if applicable, your...
Save the Date! Car Caravan to Support BC’s Unequal Women on Mar. 8 IWD 🚗
Hotels are refusing to recall their long-term workers when the hospitality industry recovers. Instead, mass firings are being used to strip away gains made by women who are the backbone of this industry and set them back to an earlier era. Hyatt is on the verge of...
City et al Bargaining Committee Update
Your City et al Bargaining Committee (City of Vancouver, Parks, Britannia, and Ray-Cam) has not met with the employer since November 2020. In November, after an overwhelming response to our survey, the committee presented an alternative approach that would speed up...
Rent Strike Bargain Campaign
At the February 2021 CUPE Local 15 Executive Board meeting the Executive voted unanimously to circulate information of the Rent Strike Bargain Campaign on behalf of the Vancouver and District Labour Council as follows:At their January 2021 meeting, The Vancouver and...
Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Ox
Tracking COVID-19 for Safer Schools Research Study
We are pleased to announce that CUPE Local 15 has agreed to participate in an upcoming research study that will certainly benefit our VSB members. The program “Tracking COVID-19 for Safer Schools” is a study to understand COVID-19 transmission in schools in order to...
Bulletin #52 – K-12 Safety Guidelines Revised
Please post and/or distribute the attached bulletin. We will be posting it to @cupek12bc accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and on https://bcschools.cupe.ca We ask you to follow these social media accounts and amplify shared news by liking and/or...