K-12 Bulletin – 63 Clerical and administrative members share their stories
Clerical and administrative K-12 members participated in the second of a series of Zoom meetings last night to share their experiences and issues. Clerical members face increased stress as frontline workers who have all their regular duties to perform, plus additional pandemic-related work such as creating fillable forms. Often the work they do every day […]
Decriminalization, overdose response funding critical to addressing opioid crisis: CUPE
BURNABY—CUPE’s Health Care Presidents Council (HCPC) said today that two moves by the provincial government to address the opioid crisis are important steps that will help save lives while reducing the stigma around drug use that often prevents people from seeking the help they need. On the fifth anniversary of B.C.’s declaring the overdose crisis […]
K-12 Bulletin #62 – Learning from the pandemic, planning for the future
Bus drivers from across BC took part in the first of a series of virtual meetings for CUPE members in the K-12 public education system. Calling in from communities across the province, bus drivers shared their experiences on the job during the pandemic, discussed common issues in their workplaces, and looked forward with ideas on […]
CUPE 4951 welcomes 50 workers from Prince George Public Library
Union’s newest members were part of largest unorganized library system in B.C. PRINCE GEORGE—Nearly a decade after its last organizing drive for the same group, CUPE 4951 has finally welcomed Prince George Public Library (PGPL) workers to their local following an overwhelming certification vote in favour of joining the union, confirmed on April 7. The […]
CUPE BC, Local 8911 celebrate Emergency Services Dispatchers and 911 Awareness Week
BURNABY—Emergency dispatchers and 9-1-1 call takers are the life line for our communities and their work has become all the more important during the COVID-19 pandemic, CUPE BC President Paul Faoro said today, noting the Province of British Columbia’s proclamation of Emergency Service Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week (April 4-10, 2021). “These workers provide such […]
CUPE 1004 reaches tentative agreement with City of Vancouver, Board of Parks & Recreation
VANCOUVER – CUPE 1004 has reached a tentative collective agreement with the City of Vancouver and the Board of Parks and Recreation. The CUPE 1004 bargaining committee is unanimously recommending the settlement agreement for ratification by members. “I want to thank the bargaining committee for their hard work and dedication in reaching this tentative agreement. […]
CUPE 23 welcomes City of Burnaby fitness professionals
Union credits mayor and council for recent moves to bring multiple services in-house BURNABY—CUPE 23 has welcomed approximately 50 fitness professionals as new City of Burnaby employees after an overwhelming certification vote in favour of joining the union, confirmed by the Labour Relations Board on March 23. The new CUPE members are mostly instructors of […]
