Metro Vancouver District Council celebrates International Women’s Day
RICHMOND— Women from throughout the Lower Mainland gathered in Richmond to attend CUPE Metro Vancouver District Council’s fourth annual International Women’s Day (IWD) lunch this past Friday, March 8. “We sponsored our first lunch four years ago and it was such a success we have continued to do it every year since. Each year the […]
Richmond Library Workers ratify new collective agreement
RICHMOND— Members of CUPE Local 3966, Richmond library workers, and the Richmond Public Library have ratified a new collective agreement. “Our bargaining committee is very pleased to have reached a fair agreement which both parties view as positive for our library. This agreement provides improvements for our members but will also positively impact our community […]
Preparations underway for ratification votes in Community Social Services
Telephone Town Hall on proposed settlement scheduled for March 21, 7 pm – 8 pm BURNABY—Representatives of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association met earlier this week to nail down the timing and process for upcoming ratification votes, which will be held between mid-March and the third week of April. Members should check with their […]
CUPE 391 ratifies new collective agreement
VANCOUVER—CUPE 391 members have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the Vancouver Public Library Board. CUPE 391 voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new agreement this past Sunday (March 3) while the library board met Tuesday night (March 5) and ratified the agreement. “CUPE 391’s bargaining committee had a thoughtful and team-like approach which […]
West Coast LEAF honours a revolutionary life
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of women were on hand for the 26th annual West Coast LEAF breakfast yesterday morning in downtown Vancouver. The event honours another year of achievements and pitches for donations for West Coast LEAF’s upcoming projects in the areas of legal education, law reform, and litigation. The keynote speaker was author and activist […]
Health science professionals ratify collective agreement
VANCOUVER—Health science professionals have voted 83 percent in favour of accepting a new contract that includes wage increases totaling three percent, and protects the wages of hospital pharmacists who were threatened with wage rollbacks of up to 14 percent. The agreement was reached between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers’ Association […]
Tentative deal reached in Community Social Services
Community Living, General Services deal includes pay increase, labour market adjustment, across-the-board improvements BURNABY—After a marathon bargaining session of 13 days, the multi-union Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has reached a tentative collective agreement with the employer. The two-year proposed agreement is fair and reasonable and achieves our members’ key priorities, including an across-the-board […]
Richmond inside workers reach tentative agreement
RICHMOND—CUPE Local 718 and the City of Richmond have reached a new tentative agreement. “We are pleased to have concluded negotiations and to have reached a fair and reasonable deal for our members,” said CUPE 718 president Robert Gilchrist. “However, this was a particularly difficult round of negotiations, one which has unfortunately strained the relationship […]
National President visits locked-out Quilchena Golf & Country Club workers
RICHMOND—CUPE National President, Paul Moist, and CUPE BC Secretary-Treasurer, Mark Hancock joined locked-out members on the picket line at Quilchena Golf & Country Club yesterday (Feb.28). The 19 CUPE Local 4964 members have been locked-out for more than three weeks now and despite numerous invitations by the union to return to the bargaining table management […]
