CUPE 951 President calls for donations to United Way

VICTORIA—CUPE 951 President Kirk Mercer, is urging other union locals to consider donating to the United Way on December 3, Giving Tuesday. Mercer is the Labour Committee Chair and a Director of United Way. He explains his reasons for donating in a video released yesterday. Mercer donates to the United Way because he believes that […]

CUPE 748 reaches tentative agreement with Kootenay Lake School District

NELSON –CUPE K-12 Local 748 reached a tentative agreement with School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) following two days of mediation on November 23. CUPE 748 President Michelle Bennett characterized bargaining as challenging, noting that in her experience it was one of the hardest rounds ever. “We could not have gotten to a collective agreement without […]