“We can never stop fighting for the living”

CUPE members remember the dead and pledge to continue the fight for the living VICTORIA – Over 300 people gathered Saturday morning to honour the 142 workers in BC who died at work and the thousands more who were injured in 2011. CUPE 50, CUPE BC and the Victoria Labour Council organized the extremely well-attended […]

CUPE BC convention passes emergency resolution on school calendar changes

VICTORIA—In response to the introduction of Bill 36 by the BC Liberal government, delegates at CUPE BC’s 49th Annual Convention in Victoria passed an emergency resolution opposing the elimination of the standard school year. Delegates expressed concern that the proposed changes are more about the bottom line and budgets than quality education. CUPE members, including BC’s […]