District of Tofino workers vote to strike
TOFINO-CUPE 118 members working for the District of Tofino voted to strike on June 9 after hitting an impasse in negotiations. The CUPE 118 bargaining committee says workers deserve a fair deal with improvements to wages and working conditions. “It is disappointing the District of Tofino is not understanding employees’ concerns,” said CUPE 118 President […]
Full-capacity emergency response the best defense against heat dome tragedies, says CUPE
BURNABY—The provincial government’s report to the chief coroner on last summer’s heat-related deaths is an important first step in identifying preventive measures to help save lives, but effective response to such events in the future will ultimately depend on a greater commitment by the agencies that fund emergency response, say the Ambulance Paramedics of BC […]
