Women face uphill battle in Honduras
BURNABY—Nearly one year after the coup d’etat that ousted democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya, labour rights and working conditions for most of the country’s residents have only gotten worse—especially for women, a leading Honduran activist told CUPE BC’s International Solidarity committee on June 14. “Occupational health and safety is a virtually unknown subject in Honduras,” […]
Support motorbike ride for fallen soldiers
PORT COQUITLAM—Members of CUPE’s civic local here will join a special tribute on June 12 to Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan. The Memorial Ride for the Fallen, supported by CUPE 498, is being organized by the Ubique Unit of the 3rd Canadian Army Veteran (CAV) Motorcycle Units. The CAV is a national organization […]
Bargaining update for CUPE Community Social Service members
BURNABY— The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) bargaining committee tasked with negotiating a new collective agreement for Social Services members met with the employers’ group (CSSEA -Community Social Services Employers’ Association) on June 1, 2010. The parties exchanged feedback on the proposals tabled last week. The government’s CSSEA has tabled a concessionary package that […]
Powell River community forms Water Watch Coalition
POWELL RIVER—Several concerned Powell River community groups have come together to form the Powell River Water Watch Coalition. These groups were shocked by the City of Powell River’s surprise announcement in April 2010 that they had reached an Agreement in Principle with Catalyst Paper for, among other things, co-treatment of municipal sewage in the Catalyst […]
Inflammatory report criticizes trustees’ focus on education
BURNABY— The B.C. government claim that the Vancouver school district has no real financial problems, not only demonstrates a lack of respect for the parents, students and elected trustees – but also a lack of understanding of the education system. Commenting on the Comptroller General’s review of Vancouver School Board operations, CUPE BC president Barry […]
Add your voice
BURNABY—The CUPE BC Occupational Health and Safety Committee wants to hear from you through their survey on health and safety issues. Members throughout B.C. face struggles to deal with issues such as unsafe working conditions, violence in the workplace, working alone, and risk to young workers. Please add your voice to the survey. The easiest […]
Online petition for local services
VERNON— BC Assessment offices in Vernon and Penticton are slated to be shut down by the provincial government. The 22 members of CUPE 1767 who work at these offices want to keep jobs and services local and have launched an online petition to let the province know. The province wants a single office for the […]
Western municipal workers conference coming up
REGINA—Civic workers from the four western provinces will be converging on Saskatchewan’s capital city next month, as CUPE National hosts the union’s Western Canadian Municipal Workers’ Conference. The conference, to be held June 10-12 at the Ramada Hotel in Regina, will feature various workshops and three plenary discussions: “Public Works!—What Canadians think about privatization”, led […]
CUPE school staff give notice to bargain
BURNABY—CUPE locals representing staff in the public education system have served notice to open bargaining with their employers. Collective agreements covering over 26,000 workers in school districts throughout the province expire on June 30. The CUPE BC K-12 Presidents’ Council served formal notice today to the BC Public School Employers’ Association on behalf of member […]
Local Elections Task Force recommendations positive — CUPE BC
BURNABY—The recommendations of the Local Government Elections Task Force to make local election campaigns more transparent are a good first step towards improving voter participation and re-building trust between elected officials and their constituents, CUPE BC Secretary-Treasurer Mark Hancock said today. “CUPE BC argued very strongly against the introduction of a corporate vote in BC, […]
