BC Liberals must reinvest in environmental standards and enforcement
When I saw the images on TV and the internet of the tailings pond beach at the Mount Polley mine earlier this month my first thought was that there must be some mistake, that things like this don’t happen in BC. How wrong I was—and how wrong the BC Liberal government has been to think […]
CUPE rally Monday to target United Church in Naramata Centre strike
BURNABY – Supporters of striking CUPE members at the Naramata Centre, operated by the United Church of Canada, will rally outside the Church’s offices in Burnaby Monday morning. They will be calling on the Church to stop plans to contract out local jobs at the Naramata Centre and to bargain in good faith with the […]
Fast action by college community saves daycare
PRINCE GEORGE – When the College of New Caledonia board announced in March that it was laying off CUPE members and closing the daycare because it “wasn’t viable”, the college community sprang into action. “Members were concerned about their jobs, but they were more concerned about the impact on the community of losing this centre,” […]
CUPE colours shine brightly at Pride parade
VANCOUVER—CUPE members and staff were out in force for Sunday’s annual Pride parade, with a colourful new float and plenty of union swag to distribute among the crowd, which this year was estimated at 500,000. CUPE BC president Mark Hancock, secretary-treasurer Paul Faoro, and HEU president Victor Elkins were joined by other executive members, local […]
Castlegar city workers closer to a first-ever strike
CASTLEGAR — The CUPE Local 2262 workers who keep City of Castlegar services running are one step closer to taking job action. The Local is holding strike training for its members this week. CUPE 2262 President Leford Lafayette says his 34 members are extremely frustrated. “Despite being in bargaining for a new contract for more […]
BC Liberals should drop political stunts, get back to the table—CUPE BC
BURNABY – CUPE BC says the Christy Clark government’s latest political ploy in its dispute with the BC Teachers Federation demonstrates the BC Liberals’ lack of commitment to education and shines a light on the failure of the government to deliver affordable child care in British Columbia. “This government is using children as pawns, making […]
