Contract session a first for the Kootenays
CRANBROOK—CUPE members from municipalities throughout the Kootenays met this weekend in Cranbrook to review collective agreements and plan for municipal bargaining. The meeting, sponsored by the Kootenay District Labour Council (KDC), was the first time Kootenay municipal locals got together to compare contracts. “I got a lot out of the session and learned about language […]
CUPE Steps Up for Youth
NARAMATA—In mid-February, 58 teens, young adults and adult volunteers gathered in Naramata to experience the Motivating the Teen Spirit (MTS) workshop, thanks to sponsorship from CUPE 608, Okanagan Mainline District Council and the CUPE BC Women’s Committee. Participants of all ages and backgrounds – youth in care, youth in crisis, peer counsellors and ‘A-students’ – […]
Community Social Services workers to Bloy: Give us a fair deal!
BURNABY—British Columbia’s 15,000 community social service workers—including 2,500 CUPE members—are asking their supporters to contact their MLA, and Social Development minister Harry Bloy, to demand a fair deal. Unionized CSS workers provide important services to women, children and families, youth, people with physical or developmental disabilities and First Nations in towns across British Columbia. In […]
The Future of Water in BC
BURNABY—As a part of World Water Day activities, CUPE BC is proud to co-sponsor with the Council of Canadians, the Wilderness Committee and the Sierra Club BC a presentation by Jim Olson, one of the world’s foremost experts in the public trust doctrine. The Government of BC is currently involved in the “Modernization of the […]
BCGEU forces vote to reconstruct negotiating committee
BURNABY— The community social services bargaining committee for the BCGEU today tabled and passed a proposal for a special negotiating subcommittee which sets minimal limits on bargaining member representation. Under the GEU’s proposal, which passed under the endorsement of the Health Sciences Association, UFCW and CLAC, the negotiating subcommittee would be comprised of four members […]
Municipal proclamations piling up for Community Social Services month
BURNABY—To date, 40 municipal councils from across British Columbia have proclaimed March as Community Social Services Awareness Month, or recognized community social services in some fashion. This includes the city councils of Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George, Trail, Whistler, Kelowna and Richmond. The province of British Columbia has also proclaimed March 2011 “Community Social Services Month.” […]
Hundreds take the tap water pledge at Camosun
Victoria – A steady stream of students, staff and faculty came by the CUPE 2081 booth to take the tap water pledge and get a free water bottle on March 10. At the end of the day 530 people had taken the pledge. The event was part of the national Bottled Water Free Day campaign […]
City of Revelstoke and CUPE 363 ratify contract
REVELSTOKE—The City of Revelstoke and members of CUPE 363, municipal workers, have ratified a four-year collective agreement. CUPE 363 ratified the agreement on Saturday, March 5 and the City ratified on Tuesday, March 8. “I’m extremely happy with this co-operative partnership with CUPE,” says Revelstoke Mayor David Raven. The new agreement includes wage increases of […]
CUPE 338 welcomes Regional District of Central Okanagan members
KELOWNA—CUPE 338 welcomed 90 new members from the Association of Local Government Employees Union (ALGEU) in a voluntary transfer of bargaining rights approved by the Labour Board yesterday. “We are pleased to welcome these workers into CUPE 338,” says CUPE 338 president Brent Soroka. “They will be an excellent fit and will complement our union.” […]
Return to progressive taxation key to true equality – McQuaig
VANCOUVER—CUPE BC was proud to sponsor West Coast LEAF’s 24th Annual Equality Breakfast celebrating International Women’s Day. Keynote speaker was Canadian journalist and best-selling author Linda McQuaig. She addressed a full hall, speaking on equality and social justice. McQuaig praised the work done by West Coast LEAF. She spoke about the injustices caused by our […]
