CUPE members honour VIU faculty picket lines
NANAIMO—CUPE members at Vancouver Island University are honouring picket lines for Vancouver Island University Faculty Association (VIUFA) today. Faculty turned their collective bargaining frustrations into action this morning and erected picket lines at VIU’s Nanaimo, Cowichan, Parksville and Powell River campuses. CUPE members at Vancouver Island University were asked to honour picket lines today, following […]
International Women’s Day celebrations begin
VANCOUVER- The community celebrated International Women’s Day in style on Saturday, March 5 with a parade down Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, followed by an indoor festival at the WISE Hall. In honour of the 100 year anniversary of IWD, the parade featured women representing different times from the past. CUPE women were there with one of […]
Human rights still low on Colombian gov’t agenda – Celeyta
BURNABY—Despite claims of its new president that Colombia is turning the page on its violent past, the reality has been business as usual for labour and human rights activists who continue to be threatened or killed for their work, CUPE members and staff learned this week. Berenice Celeyta is director of NOMADESC (Association for Research […]
Call to action at BC Fed IWD breakfast
BURNABY-The annual BC Federation of Labour International Women’s Day breakfast held special meaning this year as union women marked the 100th anniversary of IWD. CUPE BC had a table at the event. Hosted by Irene Lanzinger, secretary-treasurer of the BC Fed, the morning was kicked off by interim leader of the BC NDP Dawn Black. […]
CUPE Metro hosts moving, memorable IWD lunch
COQUITLAM-Evergreen Cultural Centre was done up in style to welcome women in the Tri-Cities to a celebration of International Women’s Day. CUPE Metro Vancouver District Council vice-president Cindy McQueen welcomed a full house to the second annual event. Women from agencies and organizations in the Tri-Cities area came to enjoy wonderful food, moving speeches, great […]
Future of Community Social Services negotiations on the line
BURNABY— The Community Social Services bargaining committee is meeting this week to prepare to resume negotiations next week with the provincial government’s Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) and its member employers. We’re looking forward to working with employers to reach a fair settlement that improves the working life and conditions of our members. We hope the […]
Community Social Services workers to rally today at Employer meeting in Kelowna
BURNABY – Unionized community social service workers will rally today in Kelowna at the annual convention of their employer bargaining association, CSSEA (the Community Social Services Employers Association.) Throughout negotiations, CSSEA has insisted that community social services workers accept their “zero mandate.” Employers have so far offered only two more years of: • No wage […]
Rally for a fair deal sends a strong message to community social services employers
BURNABY—Wednesday’s rally in Kelowna by community social services workers and their supporters outside a provincial meeting of the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) sent a strong message to the employer that CSS workers deserve fairness and respect, and they need a settlement after a full year of contract negotiations. “A fair deal from our […]
Community Social Service workers issue open letter to Employers
Community Social Services workers from across BC have issued an open letter to their employers asking for a fair and equitable collective agreement. The letter can be seen here: www.cssfairdeal.ca CUPE members are encouraged to forward the letter as widely as possible. In addition to the letter, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association has placed an […]
Community Social Services – Keeping up the pressure on BC government
BURNABY—Community social services workers and the unions that represent them, including CUPE, are working with coalition partners to build and maintain pressure on the BC Liberal government to stop the closures of group homes and to properly fund the sector. Earlier this week, a coalition of advocates and unions wrote to Jane Holland, BC’s Advocate […]
