K-12 Bulletin 64 – Custodians/caretakers and building maintenance check in
Custodians, caretakers, building service workers and similar classifications had a choice of two call-in times to accommodate their shift schedules on the latest Zoom calls held yesterday. Many spoke about the impacts of ongoing cuts to custodians by the previous BC Liberal government. Big issues for this group include workload, inadequate replacement when they are […]
CUPE Community Health survey to seek member feedback on workload, COVID-19 issues
BURNABY—CUPE’s Health Care Presidents Council has launched a survey canvassing CUPE members in Community Health about workload issues and the impacts of COVID-19 on their working lives. The survey will be used to give CUPE a greater understanding of workload concerns for our members in the Community Health Bargaining Association (CBA) and Health Science Professionals […]
CUPE BC celebrates Education Week
BURNABY—In a recent release, the B.C. Government recognized the contribution of staff, students and families to school communities throughout the province during Education Week (April 12 – April 18). The release features CUPE 606 member, Sarah Marchand, a custodian at Cedar Elementary in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district. “On behalf of our 100,000 members across the […]
CUPE 1285 “Fills the Bus” for local food banks
TRAIL—Acting on greater community need brought on by the pandemic, CUPE 1285 members—K-12 support workers in Trail, Castlegar, Rossland and Fruitvale—held a successful food drive this past weekend to support local food banks. CUPE 1285 member Jaydeen Ashton, an education assistant at Stanley Humphries Secondary and the event organizer, said that the food drive’s success […]
