CUPE 1004 office gutted by fire
VANCOUVER—The offices of CUPE 1004, which represents 3,500 City of Vancouver workers, was gutted this afternoon by fire. The staff at the Maritime Labour Centre office were not injured. Vancouver Police say they have an unidentified man (not affiliated to CUPE 1004) in custody who was arrested at the scene. CUPE 1004 president Mike […]
Hancock elected CUPE BC President, Faoro Secretary-Treasurer
New Executive Board sworn in at CUPE BC’s 50th Annual Convention VICTORIA—Delegates to CUPE BC’s 50th Annual Convention today elected Mark Hancock as President, replacing the retiring Barry O’Neill. CUPE 15 President Paul Faoro was elected Secretary-Treasurer. “I want to thank first and foremost the members of Local 498, Port Coquitlam Municipal Workers, my home […]
Building ‘projects for life’ in Colombia
VICTORIA—Colombian union activist Berenice Celeyta moved delegates on Friday with an emotional guest speech that thanked CUPE BC for ten years of solidarity while inviting delegates to continue assisting her efforts to build ‘projects for life’ in a country whose people suffer continual threats of violence. Celeyta, director of NOMADESC (Association for Research and Social […]
CUPE vows fight on post-secondary cuts
VICTORIA – CUPE has called on the BC government to restore appropriate funding to public post secondary institutions and end budget cuts made on the backs of CUPE workers. The union resolution came on the heels of a new round of cuts by the University of Victoria. While the Canadian Union of Public Employees BC […]
Taking down the numbers
VICTORIA—In the latest of his cross-country breakfast meetings with CUPE secretary-treasurers and trustees, National secretary-treasurer Charles Fleury told British Columbia’s local financial officers on Thursday morning that better financial reporting structures are improving the union’s ability to serve its members nationwide. At the convention event, attended by about 80 delegates, Fleury’s presentation outlined the union’s […]
Tentative deal reached at the Vancouver Art Gallery
VANCOUVER—The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) and the CUPE members who work there have reached a tentative agreement. “We are pleased to announce that we have concluded negotiations and have achieved a fair and reasonable agreement for the dedicated staff at the VAG,” says CUPE 15 president Paul Faoro. “While this round of negotiations was difficult […]
Rethink Child Care website launched
A coalition of unions and child care advocates across Canada has launched a new website to raise awareness about the need for universal child care in this country. The Rethink Child Care website is available in both English and French. The site includes many user-friendly features, including videos and news articles, all of which are […]
CUPE BC launches satirical online campaign for BC election
Burnaby – CUPE BC is launching a social media campaign today to inform voters about important issues in the upcoming BC provincial election. The campaign uses a comedic relationship metaphor to urge British Columbians to ‘have the talk’ with family, friends and neighbours about the importance of voting on May 14th. The campaign includes an […]
CUPE BC’s 50th Annual Convention kicks off in Victoria Wednesday night
VICTORIA—CUPE BC’s 50th annual convention will run April 10-13 at the Victoria Convention Centre, and will include the election of a new Executive Board. The convention will be the last for Barry O’Neill as President of CUPE BC as he is retiring after 16 years of leading BC’s largest union. WHAT: CUPE BC’s […]
Province pockets $15.6m from cash-strapped K-12
VICTORIA – The BC Ministry of Education website brags it’s “maintaining” K-12 funding for school operating grants, but fails to mention what it’s doing with $15.6 million earmarked for school boards. Every year, the province reserves a portion of operating grants to school districts so that, when final enrolments are known, district-by-district funding adjustments can […]
