Skytrain contract talks derailed

BURNABY – Talks have broken off between CUPE Skytrain workers and BC Rapid Transit Company.  The two sides reached impasse today at the bargaining table after eight months of negotiations.  CUPE Local 7000 represents 537 Skytrain operators, attendants, trades, maintenance workers, office staff and dispatchers.  The Canadian Union of Public Employees members have been without a new […]

CUPE members take pride in Vancouver’s international recognition

VANCOUVER – Global consulting firm Mercer’s latest worldwide quality of living survey confirms that Vancouver is a great place to live.  The 2014 report ranks Vancouver first in Canada and fifth in the world for quality of life. CUPE BC President Mark Hancock said that the criteria on which Vancouver was judged to be outstanding […]