Less staff means less service on Skytrain
BURNABY—CUPE 7000 (BC Rapid Transit, Skytrain workers) has launched an awareness campaign about the impact of recent significant layoffs in the IT department. Members are wearing buttons that say “Less staff, less service” to emphasize critical shortages in scheduling and maintenance, among other areas. CUPE 7000 president Bill Magri says the planned reduction of important […]
First-ever Local Economy Summit a big success
VANCOUVER—If British Columbians all shifted their household spending by ten percent toward “local first,” BC would see 31,000 net new jobs and $940 million in new wages. That’s the most significant finding announced at last week’s Local Economy Summit, presented by CUPE BC’s Ten Percent Shift campaign. The findings are included in “Independent BC,” an […]
