CUPE SkyTrain workers reach tentative deal
VANCOUVER – CUPE Local 7000 SkyTrain workers have reached a tentative agreement with the BC Rapid Transit Company. The new contract must still be ratified by both parties. The tentative deal was reached Wednesday during non-binding mediation at the BC Labour Relations Board. The two sides were at the bargaining table for eight months before […]
Portland Hotel Society staff committed to continuing vital work
VANCOUVER—Portland Hotel Society staffers are committed to continuing the vital work of the society’s many projects, facilities and services in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside despite the recent changes to the PHS’s board of directors and senior management. That was the clear message delivered to CUPE BC president Mark Hancock and secretary-treasurer Paul Faoro as they toured […]
Talks break off, job action likely for White Rock civic workers
WHITE ROCK – After two mediation sessions with little progress, workers in the City of White Rock say that job action now looks likely. In February, members of CUPE 402-01 voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action if negotiations failed to produce a fair settlement in their current round of bargaining. CUPE 402-01 President Mike […]
