CUPE 1858 at VIU first Canadian union local to sponsor friendship bench project

CUPE 1858 started the Friendship Bench project in 2015 as a legacy piece to honour their 40th Anniversary as a local. Kicking off the fundraising with a significant contribution from the local, members then made personal donations that were matched by Vancouver Island University (VIU) to raise the additional funds necessary to make this bench a reality. […]

Pumpkin patches thrill school kids and build community

BURNABY – CUPE 23 (Burnaby civic employees) member Chris Revitt with his wife Daniella and three children started bringing a pumpkin patch to Burnaby children four years ago because the family wanted as many kids as possible to be able to have the experience of visiting a pumpkin patch. Thanks to ongoing support from CUPE […]

Statement from CUPE BC re Vancouver School Board firing

BURNABY – Today’s news that Premier Christy Clark has fired the democratically elected Vancouver School Board shows that her education agenda is more about closing schools than providing quality public education, CUPE BC President Paul Faoro said today. “The Vancouver School Board trustees who stood up to this government’s efforts to close schools and continue […]

Get to know Library Workers in BC – October is Library Month

BURNABY – Across Canada, October is celebrated as Library Month to recognize the dedication and hard work of library workers and to emphasize the important role libraries play in education, research and literacy in our communities. This year to celebrate library month CUPE BC will be featuring several of our library workers from various sectors […]

New report highlights services coming back in-house

Back in House: Why Local Governments are Bringing Services Home, a new report from the Columbia Institute says that across Canada and around the world public services that were once outsourced are now coming back in-house. The reason for this new trend – using in-house services saves money.    “‘Back in House’ debunks the myth that […]

CRD once again approves primarily public plan for sewage treatment

VICTORIA – Decades of discussion about sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District (CRD) came to an end yesterday when the CRD Board approved a plan for new sewage treatment infrastructure to be built in the Core Area. The plan includes a publicly owned, operated and maintained wastewater treatment plant to be built at McLoughlin […]

Stop delaying, sign CPP expansion agreement now—CUPE BC

The BC Liberal government of Premier Christy Clark should stop delaying the modest expansion of the Canadian Pension Plan and sign the agreement other provinces and the federal government developed, CUPE BC President Paul Faoro said today. “I’ve written to the Premier to tell her that delaying CPP expansion is not an option, and that […]