Throne Speech echoes people’s agenda – CUPE BC

VICTORIA – Today’s Throne Speech offered welcome news to members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in BC. “CUPE members are happy to hear plans to deliver on commitments made in the last election,” said Paul Faoro, President of CUPE BC. “British Columbians now have a government that is working for them.”  BC Lieutenant […]

LRB order allows CUPE to picket Pacific Blue Cross allies

Order took effect at noon for firms that failed to extricate themselves as PBC ‘preferred brokers’ BURNABY—Members of CUPE Local 1816 began picketing at noon today outside some of the 15 businesses identified as “Preferred Travel Insurance Brokers” for Pacific Blue Cross during the benefit provider’s lockout of its more than 600 employees. Today’s development […]