CUPE BC marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

BURNABY—CUPE BC is proud to mark the 23rd annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities. “Both in the workplace and society at large, our union has a strong track record of fighting for the rights of persons with disabilities,” said CUPE BC President Mark Hancock. In 2012, CUPE launched the disability rights awareness campaign “A […]

December 6: National day of Remembrance and Action to end Violence against Women

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, where 14 women were singled out and murdered because of their gender. A CUPE member who worked at the school was one of the murdered women. Over 50 per cent of Canadian women will experience an incident of violence sometime in their […]