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:

Storch, Steve - Chair, Local 3799
Burns, Sheryl - Co-Chair, Local 1936
Champagne, Rachel - Local 4879
Dussin, Kelly - Local 1260
Elford, Douglas A. - Local 15
Grube, Anne C. - Local 3500
Harit, Archana - Local 2950
Higgins, Martha - Local 798
LaPointe, Bev J. - Local 339
Voss, Brent - Local 1136
Whalen, Cathy - Local 2145
Gallupe, Al - Staff Representative

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

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.

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.