In Memoriam: Sister Bev Lapointe

 BURNABY – CUPE BC President Mark Hancock is unable to attend the Celebration of Life for longtime CUPE activist Bev Lapointe, who recently passed.  Gerry Schmon, president of CUPE’s Kootenay District Council will read the letter at the ceremony. (Sister Lapointe’s official obituary follows.) Dear Sisters and Brothers, I am writing on behalf of the […]

K-12 Presidents’ Council accomplishes much

VANCOUVER – The CUPE K-12 Presidents’ Council met in Vancouver on April 14 and 15 with a full agenda. Over the course of two days members elected a new executive, ratified bargaining proposals, approved proposed bylaw amendments, and elected representatives to SSEAC. On the first day the Presidents’ Council reviewed the proposed bylaw amendments. They opted […]