Cheque cheers locked-out landscapers
RICHMOND – CUPE 4964 workers at the Quilchena Golf Course marked their 50th day of being locked out with a visit from Barbara Wilson, president of CUPE 3966. Wilson was on hand first thing this morning to present the local with a donation cheque of $500. Wilson told CUPE Municipal Sector coordinator Heather Inglis that […]
B.C. Equality rep wins CLC disability rights award
BURNABY—CUPE’s National Equality representative for the B.C. region, Conni Kilfoil, has been named as one of three inaugural recipients of the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award. Established in memory of a long-time activist on the disability rights working group of the Canadian Labour Congress, this award recognizes the outstanding contributions of workers who have […]
Community activists to march against racism
Community activists to march against racism Annual event focuses on historic injustice, current struggles for equality VANCOUVER—In recognition of today’s International Day for the Elimination of Racism, CUPE members will once again hit the streets this weekend to march against all forms of racial injustice and discrimination. The Lower Mainland’s annual community march against racism, […]
President pledges CUPE support for public education
VANCOUVER – CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill decried government attempts to privatize public education in a speech to 700 BC Teachers’ Federation delegates today. Speaking at the BCTF’s annual general meeting in Vancouver, O’Neill said “nobody has the right to sell our education,” adding that CUPE will fight any government attempts to take away public […]
Library workers in New Westminster vote to join CUPE
NEW WESTMINSTER—Library workers in New Westminster have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining CUPE. “New Westminster public library workers are a welcome addition to the growing CUPE library sector,” says Heather Inglis, CUPE BC’s library coordinator. “Library services are undergoing change at an unprecedented rate and these workers have chosen to join a union that […]
