Union News
Vancouver Art Gallery – Ratification of Bargaining Proposals on Zoom
Dear Vancouver Art Gallery Members: Please find attached an invitation to participate in a ratification meeting with your Bargaining Committee.
CUPE BC News Release: Ken Sim’s Budget-Slashing Plan
Greetings Members: Please see news release from CUPE BC regarding plans by City of Vancouver mayoral hopeful, Ken Sim. In solidarity, Warren WilliamsPresident
HSPBA Update (Non-Bargaining) Bulletin – Nearly $10 Million Payout for HSPBA Members
Greetings HSPBA Members: Please find attached an update from Andrew Ledger, CUPE National Representative and Health Coordinator, regarding an HSA legal challenge resulting in nearly $10 million payout for HSPBA members. In solidarity, Warren WilliamsPresident
Community Bargaining Association (CBA) Bulletin: Bargaining on Pause
Hello Community Health Members: Please find attached a bulletin from the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) Negotiating Committee.In solidarity,Warren WilliamsPresident
By-Election Results
Dear Members:The results of the by-elections at the General Membership meeting on Wednesday, September 29, 2022 of the two Trustee positions as well as the K-12 Sector Representative position are in. After the nomination process closed, Vanessa Mani was elected as the...
VSB: Wellness Stakeholder Update Presentation Slides and October Wellness Newsletter
Greetings K-12 Members: Please find attached documents below from the Employee Wellness Team at the Vancouver School Board. Wellness Stakeholder Update - September 27, 2022: Wellness Update - October 2022: Employee Health Fair: Employee Flu Vaccination Campaign - Fall...
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...