UVic Sessional Workers Ratify Two-Year Deal
VICTORIA—CUPE sessional instructors at the University of Victoria have ratified a new two-year collective agreement. The employer is expected to ratify the deal by the end of the month. The contract runs from May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2014 and includes wage increases of 2 percent in the first year and 1.38 percent in […]
Community Social Services to resume strike action at end of January
Actions will highlight the scope and diversity of sector services VANCOUVER – The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is planning a strategic escalation of job action beginning later in January that will highlight the diversity and scope of CSS services. Examples include community living services, women’s services, aboriginal services, family services, youth services, and more. […]
Vancouver outside workers ratify agreement
VANCOUVER—CUPE 1004 members have ratified a new collective agreement in Vancouver. Vancouver outside workers and the City of Vancouver have a new four-year deal which is retroactive to January 1, 2012 and expires December 31, 2015. The new agreement includes modest wage increases of 1.25 percent, 1.75 percent, 1.75 percent and 2 percent in each […]
‘Drop in the Bucket’ Campaign Brings New Water Fountains to Capital Region Parks
VICTORIA—As West Coast runners and hikers dream of the spring air blowing passed their ears, lovers of the Galloping Goose and Lochside Trails in the Capital Region District (CRD) now have the option of carrying one fewer item on their jog – a bottle of water. Thanks to fundraising efforts of the Drop in the […]
Tentative deal reached for Community Health members
VANCOUVER—The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC). The two-year proposed agreement covers over 14,000 workers in community health, and comes after one year of difficult negotiations. The agreement achieves our members’ key priorities including an across the board wage increase while protecting […]
CUPE BC President to discuss Core Service Review
PRINCE GEORGE—CUPE BC President Barry O’Neill will be in Prince George discussing the negative impact Core Service Reviews have on communities this Wednesday, Jan.16. The public event “City Services under Attack” aims to bring awareness to the flaws of these types of biased reviews says O’Neill. “The name core service review has become a trendy […]
CUPE BC in solidarity with Idle No More
CUPE BC is honoured to add our voice to the growing chorus of support for the grassroots Idle No More movement. Canadian Union of Public Employees members in BC stand in solidarity with First Nations and aboriginal peoples across Canada in their long fought struggle for justice. CUPE BC calls on Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]
CUPE BC in Solidarity With Idle No More
CUPE BC is honoured to add our voice to the growing chorus of support for the grassroots Idle No More movement. Canadian Union of Public Employees members in BC stand in solidarity with First Nations and aboriginal peoples across Canada in their long fought struggle for justice. CUPE BC calls on Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]
CUPE 1760 ratifies settlement with United Way
BURNABY — After more than 18 long months without a contract, United Way of the Lower Mainland reached a settlement with their unionized staff. CUPE 1760 ratified a four-year collective agreement Tuesday, with no wage increases for 2011 and 2012 and a two per cent increase in each year starting in 2013. The union also […]
CUPE 825 ratifies four-year collective agreement
PORT MOODY—The City of Port Moody and members of CUPE 825, municipal and library workers, have ratified a four-year collective agreement. CUPE 825 ratified the agreement on Wednesday, January 9 and the City ratified on Tuesday, December 18. “The collaborative relationship that has been developed between the union and employer in past years helped both […]
