Falcon called to talks
SURREY—The message to Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon was loud and clear – get to the bargaining table tomorrow with paramedics and stay there until there is a fair collective agreement. More than 100 paramedics, CUPE members and union supporters were on hand today in Surrey outside a Chamber of Commerce luncheon where Falcon was […]
Ambulance Service strikes out
VANCOUVER – Despite repeated union warnings that staffing levels are critically low, the BC Ambulance Service has tried to blame its employees for ambulance shortages. The employer applied late Friday night to the B.C. Labour Relations Board claiming that CUPE 873 and some of its members were engaged in an “illegal strike”. An emergency hearing […]
Fraser Valley Library workers ratify agreement
ABBOTSFORD — Members of CUPE 1698 ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional Library on Sunday, December 6. The contract includes 3 per cent in each of three contract years, with the first increase retroactive to January 1, 2009. Significant improvements include an increase in shift premium for people working after 5PM, […]
December 6 1989 – Marking 20 years
Day of remembrance and action to end violence against women BURNABY-On December 6 we remember and mourn the 14 women who were murdered at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. To help commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal massacre and renew the call for change, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has developed a […]
Welcome to our new website
BURNABY—CUPE BC unveiled its new website today – the most significant overhaul of its design and architecture since the union first went online 10 years ago. “We’re pleased to announce that our revamped website is up and running,” said CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill. “Our members have been asking us for a website that not […]
Bill 21 Rally cites community concerns
VICTORIA – More than 100 CUPE members, ambulance paramedics, UVIC students and community supporters came out in the provincial capital today to serve notice on the B.C. Liberals that our right to negotiate is not negotiable.  Members of CUPE locals from Victoria and the surrounding communities made their presence felt outside Liberal MLA Ida Chong’s […]
CUPE BC to BCGEU: Thanks for your support!
BURNABY—B.C.’s ambulance paramedics received a lot of support from the labour movement during CUPE 873’s seven-month job action—but especially from the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU), whose members stood behind picket lines throughout the province. That support was recognized today when CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill, joined by CUPE 873 director of public […]
CUPE makes its presents known
VANCOUVER – More than 100 CUPE members, ambulance paramedics and community activists were on hand last night to greet Premier Gordon Campbell at his annual Christmas party at the UBC Golf Club. Campbell had to run a gauntlet of protesters with Fight Bill 21 signs to enter the building. Santas and their elves gave out […]
Island rallies gain momentum
NANAIMO – CUPE members and community supporters on Vancouver Island turned out in full force this week to demand their right to free collective bargaining. In Courtenay Friday, more than 200 people rallied outside Comox Valley Liberal MLA Don McRae’s constituency office telling the Campbell government to bargain in good faith with the Ambulance Paramedics. […]
A breakfast grilling for B.C.’s Health Minister
Downtown rally calls on Kevin Falcon to admit Bill 21 error, get back to bargaining table VANCOUVER—Not surprisingly, the guest of honour avoided the scene by arriving through an underground entrance. But thanks to the spirited cries of “Stop 21!” from about 200 CUPE and other union activists, BC Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon must […]
