Rediscovering a city’s forgotten Black past
VANCOUVER—CUPE BC’s Committee Against Racism and Discrimination offered a rare glimpse into bygone Vancouver with a Black History Month event on Saturday (February 21) that celebrated the rich social and cultural history of the Hogan’s Alley community in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood. “Until 2013, when I was at the City of Vancouver’s Black History Month […]
Ghosts of Hogan’s Alley to come alive with Black History Month event
VANCOUVER—Deep in the heart of the city’s downtown core, decades before the Georgia viaduct was built, there once was a thriving Black neighbourhood known as Hogan’s Alley. The ghosts of that community will be dancing once again on Saturday morning and early afternoon (February 21), thanks to a Black History Month (BHM) event sponsored by […]
Medicare will be a top priority for federal voters: CUPE, Council of Canadians report
OTTAWA—Public health care is a priority worth fighting for—and possibly the top priority for Canadians in the upcoming federal election, concludes a report released this week by CUPE and the Council of Canadians. The report on the joint Health Accord Campaign is the result of a 15-month consultation in 15 communities, most of them targeted […]
Comox Valley CUPE locals deliver a catch
COURTENAY – The Comox Valley Food Bank received a healthy addition with the donation of more than 12 cases of canned wild salmon delivered by three Comox Valley CUPE locals this week. The donation was part of an Island-wide initiative by the Vancouver Island District Council in partnership with Protein for People, a community partnership […]
B.C.’s largest union to support “Yes” vote in transportation plebiscite
BURNABY—CUPE BC’s Executive Board voted this week to support the “Yes” campaign in the transportation and transit plebiscite to be held in Metro Vancouver this spring. “While we would prefer that the provincial government actually demonstrate leadership on this crucial issue and properly fund public transit and transportation, we will strongly encourage our members in […]
Public rally calls on Southern Railway to end lockout
NEW WESTMINSTER—Speakers at a public rally held on Saturday (February 14) in support of CUPE 7000 members called on Southern Railway to end the six-week lock-out—a dispute which, apart from hurting the workers most affected, has cost the company millions of dollars, caused numerous problems for its customers, and highlighted ongoing concerns about safety. The […]
Working families shoulder the burden to deliver ‘balanced’ budget—CUPE BC
VICTORIA—The B.C. provincial budget introduced today continues the BC Liberals’ practice of “balancing” the budget on the backs of those who can least afford it, while cutting taxes for high-income earners, CUPE BC Secretary-Treasurer Paul Faoro said today. “The finance minister compared B.C. to Canada’s gold medal winning junior hockey team, but a more apt […]
Moist, Fleury bring national support to locked out SRY workers
NEW WESTMINSTER—Paul Moist, national president of CUPE, and Charles Fleury, national secretary-treasurer, shared a message of solidarity here on Wednesday, offering support for locked out Southern Railway workers on behalf of the union’s 630,000 members across Canada. During their visit to the picket line neat the Southern Railway office, the national officers presented CUPE 7000 […]
CUPE 7000 to send Valentine greeting to Southern Railway
NEW WESTMINSTER—Locked -out members of CUPE 7000 will be sending a Valentine’s Day greeting to Southern Railway with a public rally to take place outside the company’s service yard in New Westminster. The rally, which will start at 12 noon on Saturday, February 14, is aimed at raising public awareness of the lockout among Quayside […]
February is Black History Month
BURNABY—This year, Black History Month comes at a critical moment for human rights and equality in North America. The police shooting of Michael Brown, a young African American teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri, and similar incidents involving police violence against people of African descent in New York, Toronto and elsewhere have only heightened unrest, thrusting the […]
