Bulletin – Education Assistant Workforce Survey
We’re writing to you on behalf of the Working Group on the Current State of the Education Assistant (EA) Workforce in B.C. (the EA working group). CUPE and the Ministry of Education formed the EA working group in May 2021 to gather information and data to better understand the current state of the EA workforce and […]
CUPE 1760, United Way BC to begin first round of bargaining after amalgamation
BURNABY—United Way British Columbia (UWBC) and CUPE Local 1760 will be meeting on Monday, January 10 to begin negotiations for a renewed collective agreement, the first contract since United Way of the Lower Mainland amalgamated last year with five other United Way entities. The current collective agreement expired on April 30, 2020. “We look forward […]
CUPE BC welcomes one-week delay to in-classroom education in K-12, urges additional safety measures
BURNABY—CUPE BC welcomes the provincial government’s announcement today of a one-week delay to returning to in-classroom education in B.C. schools and urges the province to implement additional measures to keep students and staff safe, CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta said today. “With the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases over the holidays, it makes sense to […]