Bulletin – K-12 Education Recovery Plan for 2021/22 school year
The B.C. Ministry of Education has released a guide for its K-12 Education Recovery Plan. The plan lays out broad guidelines for districts to deliver programs and supports in the 2021/2022 school year that are in line with the province’s over all pandemic recovery efforts. In addition to releasing the plan, Minister of Education Jennifer […]
CUPE 15 members ratify three-year deal with City of Vancouver
VANCOUVER—CUPE 15 members who work at the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Parks, Britannia Centre, and Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre ratified a three-year agreement with the City last week. The agreement, retroactive to January 1, 2020, remains in effect until December 31, 2022. CUPE 15 President Warren Williams noted that bargaining although protracted, was respectful. “We are […]
Sign the pledge to support public health care!
VANCOUVER—Public health care is under attack—again. Last September, the BC Supreme Court dealt a strong blow to the efforts of Dr. Brian Day to undermine our publicly-funded health care system. Dr. Day’s Cambie Clinic, one of the largest for-profit surgical centres in Canada, sought to invalidate key sections of the BC Medicare Protection Act (MPA) and usher in […]
Bulletin – Stigma, Privacy and Mental Health
Doing our part to reduce stigma of COVID-19 The pandemic has caused a huge amount of stress on all of us – within our families, in our workplaces, and in our communities. While we are hopeful a return to ‘normal’ will be coming soon, the pandemic is not yet over and we must all remain […]
Health Care Presidents review survey results, begin preparations for bargaining
BURNABY—CUPE’s Health Care Presidents Council (HCPC), gathering virtually for their quarterly meeting on June 3, used the results of a recent member survey to start developing a plan for a public campaign while setting the agenda for an upcoming bargaining conference that will establish priorities for the next round of contract talks. During the meeting, […]
Bulletin – Custodians, caretakers, building services workers call wraps up series of K-12 support staff discussions
Custodians, caretakers, building services workers and other CUPE members working in similar classifications took part in the last of a series of Zoom calls for K-12 staff to discuss their experiences during the pandemic and their bargaining priorities going forward. Some of the pressing issues discussed include the availability of adequate replacement for custodial staff […]
New BC Health Ministry Professional Development fund to support HSPBA members
BURNABY—Working in partnership with the government of British Columbia, the Health Sciences Professional Bargaining Association (HSPBA), led by the Health Sciences Association of BC, has secured $3 million in new funding to support professional development for members covered by the HSPBA collective agreement. The funding, provided by the BC Ministry of Health, is aimed at providing […]
Bulletin – In Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
As we have all had time to reflect on the news from the former Tk’emlúps Indian Residential School in Kamloops, we would like to take the time to recognize our members that support the Indigenous communities in which these atrocities occurred. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all Indigenous communities and families. We know this is one more devastating […]
CUPE 339 ratifies collective agreement with City of Nelson
NELSON — CUPE 339 members ratified a collective agreement on Monday following 10 days of bargaining. The agreement includes two per cent increases over each year of the four-year agreement as well as improvements to benefits and other language. Members working at Nelson’s Youth Centre will see improvements to vacation, sick leave, and education leave. […]
CUPE BC Statement on Kamloops Residential School Discovery
CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta today issued the following statement on behalf of the CUPE BC Executive Board. The discovery last week of a mass burial site containing the bodies of 215 children at the former Kamloops Residential School is a terrible but important reminder that Canada’s racist and genocidal approach to First Nations […]