CUPE BC sets sights on worker power at the ballot box
“When we plan together, bargain together, campaign together, and stand together…we win” – Karen Ranalletta, CUPE BC President to 2024 CUPE BC convention VANCOUVER— Wrapping up four days of discussions and deliberations in Vancouver, delegates to the 2024 CUPE BC convention have set the priorities for B.C.’s largest union for the coming year. The convention […]
Worker solidarity: protecting hard-fought worker’s rights in upcoming elections
VANCOUVER— Enhance and defend worker rights. Strengthen labour laws. Support the right of workers to organize. These are the things Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said politicians need to make a priority to win the votes of workers. “We must be under no illusions that workers are having a very hard time […]
The power to radically improve the lives of workers
VANCOUVER— Whether they spell it labour or labor, unions are working to better the lives of workers, fight for racial justice, and are united in opposing right-wing extremism on both sides of the U.S – Canada border. Delegates of the 2024 CUPE BC convention welcomed April Sims, president of the Washington State Labor Council for […]
Convention Forum charts a course to a better CUPE BC convention model
VANCOUVER— This year’s convention forum was dedicated to the future as delegates gathered to consider how CUPE BC’s senior decision-making body, its annual convention, could evolve to better meet members’ needs. In his introductory comments, Secretary-Treasurer Trevor Davies led forum participants through both the opportunities and challenges facing the union when considering how to best […]
