B.C.’s largest union ‘Ready for the Fight’: CUPE BC opens annual convention in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — B.C.’s largest union is setting its agenda to tackle economic and political uncertainty head on to defend workers and public services. CUPE BC, the provincial division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, kicked off its annual convention this evening in Vancouver. Karen Ranalletta, president of CUPE BC, opened the 3-day convention by […]
Convention Kicks off Next Week!
BURNABY – CUPE BC Officers and General Vice-Presidents welcomed more than 100 new and returning delegates to the 2025 Convention Orientation on Wednesday evening. Held online one week before the Convention opens, the orientation is organized in advance of each annual gathering to ensure that new delegates feel ready to participate fully in the convention […]
Bulletin – BC K-12 provincial bargaining kicks off
The K-12 provincial bargaining committee met with their counterparts from the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association this week to begin negotiations for a new Provincial Framework Agreement. Talks began with your provincial bargaining committee tabling a comprehensive set of proposals. With guidance from K-12 locals and the provincial bargaining survey, the union’s proposals covered a […]
Gabriola Island Fire Fighters Join Canada’s Largest Union
GABRIOLA ISLAND – Fire fighters at the Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) have joined Canada’s largest union in pursuit of fair wages, improved working conditions and increased safety. The certification, which has been approved by the BC Labour Board, covers 29 workers at the GVFD. “We are very excited to welcome GVFD workers into our […]
CUPE BC – Investment in Public Services is Critical During Economic Uncertainty
VICTORIA — Budget 2025 includes necessary capital investments for infrastructure projects in K-12, health, post-secondary, and transportation, helping to keep public services stable in the years ahead. Where previous budgets focused on expansion of services and programs to make life more affordable for families and workers, this budget shifts to capital investments to address current […]
Bulletin – Standing in solidarity with Alberta CUPE education workers
Over 4000 education workers in the Alberta K-12 public school system are on strike. These CUPE members are fighting back against years of provincial governments mandated wages that have left K-12 workers struggling to get by. So far, nine CUPE locals across the province are on the picket lines. The members represented by these locals […]
Kamloops School District plans fail to address education worker shortage
KAMLOOPS — School support workers are raising an alarm over School District 73’s plans to use undertrained and underqualified replacements for education assistants in Kamloops schools. The union representing over 900 school support workers in SD73 says the plan is an attack on qualified school workers and a threat to the quality of supports available […]