Committee recommends rejecting tentative agreement
VANCOUVER—CUPE’s Community Health bargaining committee is recommending rejection of the tentative agreement reached with the Liberal government and the BCGEU last week. The tentative agreement offers no general wage increases for two years and trades off hard-won existing benefits for new benefits. For example, a new 25 cent per hour weekend shift premium is being […]
A window full of wait times
VANCOUVER—Ambulance paramedics were on hand Saturday to ‘greet’ BC Liberals meeting to discuss British Columbia communities. Paramedics outside the meeting held up statistics on ambulance wait times across the province for delegates to see. The paramedics, members of CUPE 873, say the lack of attention by the Liberals paid to the “critical condition” of ambulance […]
Town hall addresses ambulance concerns
CASTLEGAR – A lively Castlegar crowd of more than 75 citizens was on hand Tuesday night for a town hall meeting on the state of the area’s ambulance services. People came from outlying communities including Fruitvale, Genelle, Nelson and as far away as Grand Forks to discuss ambulance response times and meet their local paramedics. […]
Assessment talks underway
VICTORIA – Collective bargaining began today for 560 BC Assessment employees – members of CUPE 1767. Both sides have presented preliminary proposals. The CUPE bargaining team met with representatives of the Crown Corporation in the first of 18 days of scheduled talks over the next three months. The existing three-year contract expired in December. Bargaining […]
CRD sewage options include privatization
VICTORIA—The fight for public sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District has entered the final phase. After three years of work to develop a new plan, the CRD has released a paper clearly outlining sewage treatment options. The options for discussion are public, private or a mix of the two. Kim Manton, of CUPE’s Keep […]
CUPE members in Okanagan say “Kill Bill 21”
VERNON—CUPE members demonstrated at Liberal MLA Eric Foster’s constituency office on Saturday to protest Bill 21 – the Liberal government’s unprecedented legislation that forces workers, who were in the middle of voting on a collective agreement, back to work. The small crowd of Okanagan Mainline District Council delegates was joined by concerned members from the […]
CLC weighs in on Bill 21
OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress has voiced “increasing concern” over the deterioration of the B.C. ambulance service and the lack of a settlement in the paramedics’ dispute. CLC president Ken Georgetti said the CLC, which represents more than three million Canadian workers, hopes the provincial government will come to its senses and voluntarily bargain […]
CUPE 391 unleashed!
VANCOUVER– CUPE 391 invites you to a sneak preview of their comedy feature film, “Mistress Superior”. Check out the film this Sunday, January 10 at Pacific Cinematheque at 1131 Howe Street (between Helmcken and Davie Street) at 12:30PM and 2:30PM. The Local would like to invite all CUPE members to this free screening. The event […]
