CUPE hosts provincial healthcare bargaining convention
RICHMOND—Members of local 15, 1978, 3495 and 4816 came together October 14 to discuss current issues in the healthcare field and identify CUPE’s bargaining priorities for the upcoming round of negotiations. The morning started with a welcome from CUPE BC secretary-treasurer Mark Hancock. Guest speaker Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam and the Opposition Health […]
P3 water – Public money used to push ‘private’ option
ABBOTSFORD—Today’s announcement of a federal grant for the city’s P3 water plan comes as no surprise. The announcement this morning of a $65.7-million grant (of taxpayers’ money) is the federal government’s way of pushing communities to privatize public services like water treatment and delivery. The announcement doesn’t change the math. Public Private Partnerships still cost more, […]
CRD municipal workers reach tentative agreement
VICTORIA—CUPE Local 1978 and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have reached a tentative contract settlement. Details will be released once the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the CRD and the Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association have all ratified the new agreement. The parties were in negotiations for nearly six months. Their last collective agreement expired […]
