Keep the market out of it—CUPE BC Water Watch responds to BC’s proposed Water Sustainability Act
BURNABY— The BC Liberal government’s proposed new Water Sustainability Act has the laudable goals of protecting surface and ground water, but its focus on opening BC’s waters to market forces is a dangerous step in the wrong direction, says CUPE BC’s Water Watch coordinator in an online submission to the government’s consultations on the proposed […]
CUPE 2403 jerseys sited at Canucks game
VANCOUVER—When CUPE 2403 – Dawson Creek civic, regional district and library workers – supported their community by sponsoring the Dawson Creek Canucks, they had no idea the CUPE name would be seen in Rogers Arena at a recent Canucks game. The Dawson Creek Canucks were on their way to the five-day Pee Wee Tier 3 […]
CUPE members a visible presence at anti-racism rally
VANCOUVER—Today (March 21) is the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the 51st anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, when police opened fire on hundreds of South Africans protesting against Apartheid’s passbook laws, killing 67 and wounding 186. Each year on this day, citizens around the world observe the anniversary by […]
