Month: December 2022

CVRD and CUPE reach four-year labour agreement for continued delivery of services

DUNCAN, BC– The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 358 have reached agreement on a four-year collective agreement for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. “We are very pleased to announce that we have reached this agreement after months of work by the highly […]

Village of Pouce Coupe workers ratify new contract

POUCE COUPE – CUPE 2403 members working in the Village of Pouce Coupe have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new five-year contract. “We were really pleased with the tone of this round of negotiations and the collaborative approach taken to address workplace issues,” says CUPE 2403 President Stephanie Goudie. “This new contract helps to […]

CUPE 561 bus drivers at First Transit vote 98 per cent in favour of job action

ABBOTSFORD—In a strike vote completed over the weekend, CUPE 561 members who work as bus drivers for First Transit in the Fraser Valley have voted 98 per cent in favour of job action. The strike vote was held after the parties reached impasse at the negotiating table. The two sides are far apart on wages, […]

CUPE 4163 and University of Victoria ratify renewed collective agreement

VICTORIA – The members of the University of Victoria Educational Workers’ Union (CUPE 4163) Component 3 and the UVic Board of Governors have ratified a renewed collective agreement. The agreement, reached last month at the bargaining table, covers over 400 continuing and term sessional lecturers and music performance instructors. “This renewed collective agreement will bring […]