Paul Faoro to host DOXA festival screening

VANCOUVER—CUPE BC secretary-treasurer Paul Faoro will be the sponsor host for this Wednesday night’s screening of “We Are Wisconsin” at the 2013 DOXA documentary film festival. “We are Wisconsin” is one of the feature films for the Justice Forum at the DOXA festival, which began on May 3 and runs until Sunday, May 12. CUPE […]

BC Liberal’s comments on special needs kids ‘out of touch’—CUPE BC

BURNABY – Peace River North BC Liberal candidate (and incumbent MLA) Pat Pimm’s comment at an all-candidates debate that children with special needs are “causing the teachers extra time and trouble” and “have caused public school enrollment to decline,” are mean spirited and out of touch, CUPE BC President Mark Hancock said today. Hancock said calling school […]

SFU: Let them eat Cake – and they did!

 BURNABY –CUPE 3338 at Simon Fraser University marked 1,132 days without a contract today by serving cake to its members on the main Burnaby Mountain campus. The cakes read “1132 days without a contract” and “ SFU = bad faith.” One cake was delivered to SFU human resources.       Contract talks have been stalled by […]