Recognizing excellence in B.C. schools
Nominations for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education are open. These awards are a great opportunity to highlight and celebrate the vital role support staff play in delivering quality public education in the province. There are three specific awards that are particularly relevant to K-12 school support members. Outstanding Support – School Community This […]
CUPE 561 Chilliwack Rally
This video is only one of the videos captured during the CUPE 561 Chilliwack Rally. For more videos from the rally, please check out our Vimeo Showcase.
Rally for striking CUPE 561 members turns up the heat on BC Transit
CHILLIWACK – A boisterous noon-hour rally in support of striking CUPE 561 members had a strong message for the Crown corporation that contracts out transit services in the Fraser Valley: BC Transit needs to live up to its responsibility to provide public transit for the region and is failing the public by remaining outside the […]
Education workers raise alarm over Vancouver School Board childcare plan
VANCOUVER— The Vancouver School Board’s proposed plan to contract out childcare services to outside organizations and prevent school staff from running childcare programs is inefficient and will not adequately meet the urgent childcare needs of Vancouver families, says the union representing Vancouver education support workers. CUPE 15, representing over 2,000 school board workers, says VSB […]
Union leaders to address public rally in support of striking CUPE 561 members
CHILLIWACK– BC Federation of Labour Secretary-Treasurer Hermender Singh Kailley, CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta, and CUPE 7000 (SkyTrain workers) President Tony Rebelo will be among the speakers at a public rally to be held here tomorrow in support of CUPE 561 (First Transit), whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three […]
Mayor Ken Sim’s Actions in the DTES are Cruel and Dehumanizing—CUPE BC
VANCOUVER— The province’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees-BC, is calling on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim to reverse course on his process of decampments in the City’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). “The ongoing decampment in the DTES is the vision of Vancouver’s City Council and Mayor Ken Sim,” said CUPE BC President and Vancouver […]
CUPE 116 Aquatic Centre members reach tentative agreement with UBC
VANCOUVER— CUPE has reached a tentative agreement for its members working at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre. CUPE 116, representing around 80 members at the Aquatic Centre, reached the deal with UBC last week. “Our bargaining committee is pleased with the tentative agreement and believe that we have achieved a fair and equitable […]
CUPE 561 members share public concerns about daily impacts of Fraser Valley transit strike
Union urges affected residents to contact BC Transit, demand action from First Transit COQUITLAM—CUPE 561, the union representing striking Fraser Valley transit workers employed by the foreign-owned corporation First Transit, today shared some of the feedback they’ve received from members of the public expressing concerns about the job action’s negative impacts on their daily lives. […]
Community social services workers ratify three-year deal
BURNABY – The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) announced today that the 19,000 members of the community social services bargaining unit employed by the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) voted 95 per cent to accept the tentative agreement. The agreement was negotiated with the nine unions representing members in the agreement: BCGEU, CUPE, […]
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 […]