May Day = Community Action Day
CUPE members across B.C. are heading out into their communities to mark May Day 2010. Under the banner of Community Action Day, locals and district councils are celebrating International Workers’ Day by hosting creative community events. “We must recognize and commemorate May Day for the contributions that workers are making today as well as for […]
Tax fairness policy adopted
VANCOUVER—Delegates today adopted a comprehensive policy on tax fairness. The policy is a response to serious revenue problems at all levels of government due to tax cutting, tax shifting, and outright refusal of corporations like Catalyst Paper to pay their legally-assessed taxes. British Columbia’s tax system is increasingly unfair. That in turn means all levels […]
April 28: Remember the dead, fight for the living
BURNABY—April 28 is the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured as a result of unhealthy work environments. This day is particularly important for CUPE members as it was CUPE’s National Health and Safety Committee who, in 1984, first proposed the idea for a day to honour workers injured or killed at work. […]
