In This Together
K-12 update from CUPE BC and the Ministry of Education regarding COVID19
Dear CUPE members, We want to thank you for your patience and understanding as government, school districts, Canadian Union of Public Employees and teachers work together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of in-school classes. We know it has been a difficult time for everyone involved. The decision to suspend in-classroom learning […]
CUPE calls for dialogue and reconciliation in Wet’suwet’en territory
Statement issued by CUPE National: Police intervention will not resolve the dispute in traditional Wet’suwet’en territory – respectful and honest dialogue is the only path to a resolution. For this reason, CUPE calls on all parties to resume meaningful discussion, as soon as possible. CUPE is especially troubled by the creation of an exclusion zone within unceded Wet’suwet’en territory […]
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CUPE BC statement on RCMP actions at Unist’ot’en camp
CUPE BC today issued the following statement regarding last week’s events at the Unist’ot’en camp in Wet’suwet’en First Nation territory. CUPE BC is committed to Reconciliation and the implementation of the 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We know that the provincial government shares that commitment, and that the federal government […]
Public Employee Winter 2019
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CUPE members in B.C.: With just 3 days to go in the Pro-Rep referendum, let’s get this done!—Faoro
With the deadline to mail-in ballots come and gone, and with just three days left after today to vote in the Proportional Representation referendum, CUPE BC is reminding members to deliver their ballots in person to make sure British Columbia moves forward with a fairer system of voting. “This is a historic opportunity for our […]
CUPE BC Statement on Persons Day
Today is Persons Day in Canada, a day to commemorate the 1929 legal decision that finally gave Canadian women the right to vote. Two years earlier, five Canadian women who became known as the “Famous Five”– Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Henrietta Muir Edwards—filed a legal challenge against the provisions of […]
