Diversity work requires ‘visionary persistence’
Workplace, union equality a long—but rewarding—road, says CUPE disability rights activist BURNABY—Achieving equality rights and promoting diversity—both in the workplace and in one’s union—can be a long, tough road. But with visionary leadership and dogged persistence, real change does happen, CUPE 1936 vice-president and disability rights activist Sheryl Burns recently told a group of activists […]
CUPE BC to present “Bananas!*” at DOXA festival
VANCOUVER—CUPE BC, a screening partner at the annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival (May 7-16), will host the screening tomorrow afternoon of Swedish director Fredrik Gertten’s critically acclaimed film “Bananas!*” Part of the DOXA festival’s justice forum series, “Bananas!*” recounts the story of Nicaraguan banana workers’ struggle against the corporate giant Dole Food. The suspenseful documentary […]
Beef up CPP, Conservative panel told
RICHMOND—A few hundred people came from across the Lower Mainland to tell their stories and make the case for better retirement security at a May 3 forum on Canada’s retirement income system. Conservative Members of Parliament Diane Ablonczy, Ted Menzies and Alice Wong heard from close to 40 people – many calling for an improved […]
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. […]
Community swims to celebrate May Day
SUMMERLAND—The Summerland Aquatic and Fitness Centre was filled with swimmers at a CUPE-sponsored community swim on Saturday, May 1. CUPE Local 523 Okanagan Skaha sponsored the free public swim at the Summerland Aquatic Centre and president Zoe Magnus said that many expressed their appreciation for this purely positive event. “It is a great way to […]
