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January 3, 2012
Half a century of keeping B.C. strong
Happy New Year, to all 85,000 CUPE BC members! I hope you were able to enjoy the holidays with your friends and families and get some much-needed rest after an extremely busy 2011. As we plan our activities for this coming year—including CUPE BC’s 49th annual convention, April 25-28 in Victoria—it’s important to look back on the year past as well. It was a remarkable year for our province, our country, and our union. The November local elections, for example, saw a record number ...
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Here’s to public-private partnerships we can truly embrace
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Let’s all give a Shift!
Already this year, we’ve seen the swearing in of a new premier and a “new” cabinet. While we wish Premier Clark well—and are glad that one of her more...
Let’s build stronger local economies by shifting our spending
Last week I had the privilege of launching our Ten Percent Shift campaign in Langford. More than 400 people turned out to the launch, and I was extremely more...
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