Bulletin – 6.75% wage increases starting July 1
New inflation figures released this week confirm that the maximum wage protections in our K-12 Provincial Framework Agreement will be triggered, and members will receive the full 6.75 percent wage increase starting July 1, 2023. This brings the total general wage increases for the first two years of the agreement to well over 10 percent […]
Bulletin – K-12 bargaining concludes in B.C.
All K-12 school support locals in the province have ratified renewed collective agreements with their respective school districts as of this week. This caps off a very successful round of bargaining that saw significant gains – and no concessions – for the provinces over 40,000 school support workers. Some of the improvements K-12 school support […]
<strong>CUPE 561 takes aim at First Transit parent company as indefinite shutdown looms</strong>
COQUITLAM— Following three days of failed negotiations, CUPE 561 says its members who work for First Transit will commence a full walkout on Monday. HandyDART will operate at essential service levels for passengers requiring treatment for cancer, multiple sclerosis, and renal dialysis. All other transit services in the Fraser Valley will cease indefinitely until a […]
<strong>Workers at Science World decide to unionize, join CUPE</strong>
VANCOUVER— Workers at Vancouver’s iconic Science World have decided to join B.C.’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The 150 workers will be part of CUPE Local 1004, a multi-unit local that represents a diversity of community, municipal and professional workers across the region. “We are proud to welcome workers at Science […]
<strong>CUPE municipal workers in Abbotsford ratify new contract</strong>
ABBOTSFORD— CUPE Local 774 members, municipal workers in Abbotsford, have ratified a new two-year agreement. The ratification vote took place Thursday March 9 and members voted 89 percent in favour of the new agreement which provides wage increases of 4.5 percent for 2023 and 4 percent for 2024. “We are very pleased that we were […]
<strong>Library, clerical & theatre workers reach tentative agreement with UBC</strong>
VANCOUVER— CUPE 2950, representing library, clerical and theatre workers at the University of British Columbia, has reached a tentative agreement with the university. The union and UBC came to the agreement Thursday after more than three months of bargaining. It covers over 1500 support staff at several UBC campuses and other facilities. “I want to […]
<strong>Pacific Blue Cross, CUPE Local 1816 ratify new five-year collective agreement</strong>
BURNABY — Pacific Blue Cross and CUPE Local 1816 are pleased to announce the ratification of a new, five-year collective agreement. The parties have been engaged in productive negotiations since discussions began last fall. Those efforts have resulted in a new agreement with a substantial number of updates and improvements in priority areas. The agreement […]
<strong>CUPE 951 reaches tentative agreement with University of Victoria</strong>
VICTORIA—The union representing over 900 Office, Technicians, Animal Care Assistants and Child Care Workers at the University of Victoria has reached a tentative agreement. CUPE 951 reached the deal with UVic late last week after 5 months of bargaining. “Thanks to the support of our members, we’ve been able to make some real improvements for […]
<strong>CUPE 561 and First Transit set to meet on Thursday as job action plans continue</strong>
Without a deal by March 20, Fraser Valley transit will be reduced to essential service levels BURNABY—Following a two-day shutdown of all transit services in the Fraser Valley except for HandyDART, CUPE 561 has reached out to First Transit, and the two parties have agreed to sit down for talks on Thursday (March 2) in […]
<strong>Community Bargaining Association unions ratify new three-year collective agreement</strong>
BURNABY— The member unions of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). The deal, ratified by a vote of more than 94 per cent, is retroactive to April 1, 2022 and effective until March 31, 2025. The CBA made substantial gains […]
