CUPE Local 8911: Governance and financial review of E-Comm 9-1-1 system a welcome next step

VANCOUVER โ€” Emergency Communications Professionals of BC, the union that represents over seven hundred 9-1-1 operators, dispatchers, and support staff at E-Comm 9-1-1, welcomes the announcement of a governance and financial review by the provincial government. โ€œWeโ€™ve consistently raised the alarm about the systemic issues that have been plaguing B.C.โ€™s 9-1-1 emergency response system and […]

Celebrating library workers as CUPE BC sponsored BC Summer Reading Club wraps

RICHMONDโ€” This summer over 4000 kids in Richmond alone have signed up to be part of the BC Summer Reading Club โ€“ some of the estimated close to 100,000* toddlers to 14 year olds who are expected to be participating in this yearโ€™s challenge.   Parents like Kristy DelGrosso know how beneficial the program is, as […]