Good news also comes in threes
HOPE – CUPE 458 members have reached a new collective agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional District. The workers at Hope District Recreation and Cultural Services (HDRCS) have ratified a four-year agreement retroactive to January 1, 2008. The contract will expire on December 31, 2011. The new deal includes a three-per-cent wage increase in each […]
Managers to escape the knife in public library cuts
Admin counts for only one of 25 FTEs to go in first round of City budget rollbacks VANCOUVER— With Vancouver Public Library management first to drop the axe this morning in the City of Vancouver’s 2010 budget cuts, CUPE 391 president Alex Youngberg is wondering why administration is suffering barely a scratch in all the […]
Barlow says ‘get active’ for public sewage treatment in Victoria
VICTORIA – Speaking to a full house at St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria, Maude Barlow brought a global perspective to the local campaign for public sewage treatment. It was an energizing evening that started with the Raging Grannies and included a wonderful performance by Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Wyckham Porteous. The event was sponsored by the Council […]
Final call for convention resolutions
BURNABY—With only two months remaining before CUPE BC’s annual convention, all locals and district councils affiliated to the union are encouraged to submit final resolutions by tomorrow (February 20) and return their credentials for registration by Friday, March 5. This year’s convention takes place in Vancouver at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from April 21-24. For […]
‘Tappies’ toast World Water Day
VANCOUVER—World Water Day celebrations kicked off a day early Sunday with a tap water toast, local roots band Headwater and MC Charlie Demers presenting the first annual Tappie and Crappy awards. View video. CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill set the stage for the awards at Grandview Park in East Vancouver – reflecting on the successful […]
CUPE members rally to build a better B.C.
VANCOUVER—CUPE members turned out in big numbers Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, joining more than a thousand people from a wide range of organizations to draw attention to the damage the BC Liberal government is doing to B.C. Emceed by well-known actor and blues musician Jim Byrnes, the “Build a Better BC” rally featured speakers and […]
Social services workers unite to support communities
BURNABY—Community social services workers are in every community in B.C., helping people daily. The services these workers provide are crucial to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the province. Yet these programs remain a low priority for the provincial government. Social services workers from all across the province have come together […]
University workers set to bargain
VICTORIA – University support workers in several CUPE locals have served notice to bargain with their respective employers. The CUPE workers provide important services at universities across the province including maintenance, administrative support, custodial support, food services, horticulture, child care, teaching assistance, print shops, IT services/technical support and library services. The Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committee […]
