Environment Committee

This committee gives CUPE members information about environmental problems and new methods of protecting the environment. It also does community education work on environmental issues.

Members of the committee are:

Davies, Trevor - Chair, Local 374
Burns, Sheryl - Co-Chair, Local 1936
Champagne, Rachel - Local 4879
Elford, Douglas A. - Local 15
Harit, Archana - Local 2950
Higgins, Martha - Local 798
Leonard, John - Local 498
Voss, Brent - Local 1136
Whalen, Cathy - Local 2145
Gallupe, Al - Staff Representative

Environment fact sheet - 2011

For more information on environmental issues, contact the Labour-Environmental Alliance Society (LEAS) at www.leas.ca

Check out the conference summary report on the "Jobs, Justice, Climate" conference held September 10 and 11, 2010

Keynote address by David Foster from the BlueGreen Alliance

What we are working on

Protecting whistleblowers

The environment committee is working with the Labour - Environmental Alliance to raise awareness about the need to support and protect whistleblowers - those employees with the courage to speak out against injustice, criminal acts, and/or corruption.

Download our pamphlet.

Newsletters

April 2011
November 2010
January 2009
Spring 2008

CUPE BC Environment Committee top ten list of things CUPE Members can do to reduce our carbon footprint

1. Local Economy - Shop locally, products made or grown locally stimulate local economy and employment while contributing less carbon emissions. GO ORGANIC!
2. Grow a Garden - The food tastes better.
3. Reduce - Reuse - Recycle.
4. Alternatives - Find alternatives to toxic chemical cleaners - Purchase a CancerSmart Guide from LEAS.
5. Foot Power - Cycle or take public transportation.
6. Avoid plastic shopping bags - bring your own cloth shopping bag. It is a great way to show off all those great looking CUPE bags you have accumulated from conferences and conventions.
7. Solar Power - Use a clothesline.
8. Tune in, Turn on & Turn off electricity when not in use.
9. Read a book – Rather than watching television.
10. Get a bright idea – Install energy efficient light bulbs.
11. Rain barrel – Catch and store rainwater for use in the garden.

Okay…we came up with an extra one…there are many more things we can do. Feel free to add to the list.