Show solidarity with public sector workers in Wisconsin
BURNABY— The recent efforts in Wisconsin and some other American states by radical right-wing governments to strip public sector workers of the right to collective bargaining has potentially huge ramifications for Canadian public sector workers as well. CUPE has been an active participant in recent rallies in the US to protest these divisive and punitive […]
Bargaining resumes for Community Social Services
BURNABY— Members of the community social services bargaining committee returned to the bargaining table earlier this week in an attempt to reach a new collective agreement. Despite being subject to the forced mandate of the bargaining sub-committee, CUPE remains actively involved in representing its members’ rights at the table. The bargaining sub-committee resumed negotiations on […]
Earth Day–April 22, 2011
Earth Day is a time for all CUPE members to take action in their communities to help make the world greener and more sustainable. CUPE members can push for green actions in their workplaces by doing simple things like changing how you get to work and around your community, drinking only tap water, assessing your […]
Burnaby becomes Canada’s first ‘Blue Community’
BURNABY—Burnaby City Council voted unanimously last night to adopt a resolution that affirms the City’s commitment to public water and waste water systems. The City also voted to pressure the federal government to invest in a national water infrastructure system so that all Canadians have access to safe drinking water no matter where they live. […]
Wisconsin labour activists bring message of inspiration, warning
BURNABY— Speaking to a crowd of more than 100 labour supporters and activists in Burnaby last night, Wisconsin labour activists Betsy Kippers and Marc Norberg shared inspirational stories of the current struggle there to protect collective bargaining rights and the right for public sector workers to join unions. Kippers is Vice President of the Wisconsin […]
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 […]
BC NDP Leadership debate information for CUPE BC members
The BC NDP Leadership debate tour kicks off in Surrey at the SFU Campus on March 20. The debate tour will stop in a total of nine communities across British Columbia, ending April 6 in Terrace. CUPE members, especially those who also are NDP members and can vote in the April 17 leadership election, are […]
CUPE BC supports student rally
VICTORIA-Hundreds of students from all over British Columbia gathered at the B.C. Legislature today to protest the lack of proper funding for post-secondary education and the rising cost of getting a post secondary education in B.C. Students were joined at the rally by faculty and CUPE members from around the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island […]
