UNBC teaching assistants vote to join CUPE

PRINCE GEORGE — Teaching assistants (TAs) at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) voted overwhelmingly to join CUPE 2278 in a Labour Board vote held on Wednesday. The 76 TAs will now be members of the union local representing teaching assistants and English-language instructors at the University of British Columbia (UBC). “We are so […]

Emergency Dispatchers Awareness Week highlights CUPE work

Local 873-02 members work behind scenes as “first first responders” in emergencies RICHMOND—CUPE 873-02 dispatchers are the lifeline for people in distress and the nerve centre for emergency response in B.C.—facts to be highlighted during Emergency Service Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week (April 7-13, 2019). The more than 500 emergency dispatchers, call takers and support […]