Battered Women’s Support Services local to join aboriginal social workers strike
VANCOUVER—Members of CUPE 1936 who work for Battered Women’s Support Services will be joining Aboriginal Service workers in solidarity tomorrow (December 4) for a strike action at the eastside office of Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS). Aboriginal Service workers and social workers from VACFSS, who are members of the BCGEU, are taking […]
CUPE colleges construct framework deal
VANCOUVER—Three days of intense bargaining has produced a provincial framework deal for CUPE college support workers. The template for agreement was reached late Sunday night by the College and Institutes Support Staff Bargaining Association (CISSBA) and the government’s BC Post Secondary Employers’ Association. The framework is for a no concessions, four-year deal with no wage […]
Rotating strikes planned for Thursday, Friday as health science professionals pressure for a new union contract
VANCOUVER-As health science professionals return to the bargaining table today, plans to begin rotating strikes have been delayed one day to demonstrate good faith in the bargaining process. Talks between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC are scheduled to continue through the week. With the change, the rotating strikes […]