Bulletin – K-12 First offer made on provincial public sector wages

Your K-12 provincial bargaining committee met yesterday with the B.C. Public School Employersโ€™ Association (BCPSEA). At this bargaining session, BCPSEA tabled their first monetary offer. We are sharing BCPSEAโ€™s offer with you to make sure you have accurate information. BCPSEA proposed a 2-year term, with annual general wage increases divided between different dates in each […]

Better BC Schools campaign launch

Schools should be a safe, inclusive places. But underfunding for B.C. schools means there are not enough school support workers. And thatโ€™s making school harder. For everyone. Our students deserve better. We deserve better. Over the past school year, thousands of school support workers have signed our message to the Minister of Education telling them […]

Fewer education assistants means less support for Delta students

DELTA โ€” A shortage of education assistants in Delta Schools will mean less support for the districtโ€™s most vulnerable students next school year. This is the warning from CUPE 1091, the union representing school support workers in the Delta School District. โ€œEducation assistants are overwhelmed trying to meet the needs of students. Come September, there […]