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Community Social Services
CUPE represents approximately 2,500 workers in B.C.'s Community Social Services sector. We are the second largest union for social services workers in B.C.
We are a key part of strong communities and promote locally based social structures by supporting people with developmental and physical disabilities, children, youth and families, Aboriginal people, immigrants and refugees, women, the homeless and mentally ill, victims of crime and people in conflict with the law.
We work in group homes, shelters and supported housing, sexual assault centres and victims' services, transition houses, child care centres and programmes that provide counseling, rehabilitation, employment training, outreach, advocacy and referral services as well as crisis lines and information services.
We make it possible:
- For people with developmental and physical disabilities to live in community based homes and have jobs;
- For women and children to have safe shelter from abuse;
- For struggling drug and alcohol addicts to get counseling and treatment;
- For children and adults with autism and their families to receive support, training, and personal care;
- For people in crisis or need to find the information and services they desperately need;
- Vital services to exist and help provide hope to people in need.
We negotiate collectively with other unionized Community Social Services workers for respect, fairness and security.
Click here for a full listing of the community social services services in which we represent members in British Columbia.
Sector Coordinator: BC Regional Office
Latest Story
January 26, 2012
First bargaining dates set for Community Social Services
Multi-union CSSBA, employers agency to commence talks during week of February 27 BURNABY— Community-based social service workers across British Columbia are returning to the bargaining table in 2012. Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2012. The first dates for bargaining with the employer have now been set for the week of February 27. The Community Social Services Union Negotiating Committee held meetings last week in order to formalize the Unions’ bargaining demands for one ...