Union News
City et al Bargaining Update February 2023
Greetings City et al Members: Your bargaining committee continues to meet weekly. We are on our way to being able to present thought-out proposals that we will share with our members to vote on for ratification, prior to meeting with the employer. Please make sure...
Letter from the Vancouver and District Labour Council to Vancouver School Board Trustees
Please see the attached letter on behalf of Stakeholder Unions at the Vancouver School Board to the Trustees regarding their proposal on combining the Finance and Personnel Standing Committees.
CUPE and Allies Rally for Public Health Care on Parliament Hill
Please see message at the link below from CUPE National regarding the rally for public health care on Parliament Hill. https://cupe.ca/cupe-and-allies-rally-public-health-care-parliament-hill?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CUPEToday
Vancouver School Board /CUPE Local 15 Information Bulletin – New Collective Agreement and COVID-19 Update
Greetings Vancouver School Board Members: We wish to keep everyone updated regarding the changes to your new collective agreement; especially with wages and benefits. Updates for your wages and benefits are competing with the legal requirement the employer has...
Museums Bargaining Update
Greetings VMM, MOV, and HRMSC Members: In December 2022, we notified the employer of our intent to start the bargaining process. We requested documents and sent a draft protocol agreement. Unfortunately, through to January 2023, we were unable to reach an agreement...
Black History Month
Black History should be recognized 365 days a year, and not limited to a single month. Black History acknowledgement is also a time for all Canadians to reflect and educate ourselves on the history of Black enslavement, discrimination and criminalization of...
Educational Staff COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Please find attached information about the vaccine rollout in schools. Please note the vaccines provided will be Pfizer and Moderna not AstraZeneca. Details are in the attachment from Vancouver Coastal Health. Be aware that the vaccine distribution is solely...
COVID-19 and Mask Requirements Q & A
The provincial Steering Committee has developed a Q&A document to assist school districts in implementing the recent updates to the Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings regarding mask requirements. The Ministry...
Bulletin #62 – April 12, 2021
Hello K-12 Members,The CUPE K-12 Presidents Council, along with CUPE National staff, have started the series of consultation and planning calls with K-12 (including early years) members grouped together by similarity of job duties. The first meeting was held on...
COVID 19 Update – April 12, 2021
Greetings, We would like to update members on our recent discussions with the employer regarding the roll out of the K-12 vaccine program.We were hoping to hear something from government last week, but they did not have any answers for us yet.If you were not aware,...
Vaccines and Expansion of COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits for Schools
The VSB has requested vaccines for all employees who may have even only been in a school once a month. The COVID-19 rapid test kits that the VSB piloted in ten schools earlier this year were highly successful. These test kits have been approved for expansion to all...
Q&A on Updated Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines/Rapid Response Teams
The provincial K-12 committees have released new and updated information that will be helpful in your local COVID-19 response effort. Please find the documents below.
Register for K-12 Consultation and Planning Calls Bulletin #61
The CUPE K-12 Presidents Council, along with CUPE National staff, are announcing a series of consultation and planning calls with K-12 (including early years) members grouped together by similarity of job duties. The attached bulletin contains the descriptions, dates,...
2021 Executive Board Elections
Nominations were held at the March 24, 2021 Virtual General Membership Meeting. Due to the amendment of Bylaw 12.4 in 2019, which altered the election cycle of the Executive Board positions, only one trustee position was up for election this year.Nominations took...
Deputy Minister’s K-12 Mask Requirement Update Bulletin
Further to yesterday’s PHO announcement and Deputy Minister’s bulletin, BCCDC Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools and the Provincial COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings have been updated to reflect the amended mask requirements for K-12 staff...
K-12 Updated Information on COVID-19 Bulletin #59
Please post and/or distribute the attached bulletin. We will be posting the bulletin below 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...