Health science professionals ratify new collective agreement
Members of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have voted 77 per cent in favour of accept a new collective agreement effective April 21, 2022 to March 31, 2025. Highlights of the contract include a general wage increase of about 12-14 per cent over three years for all members, plus additional increases for most members based […]
CUPE 561 bus drivers at First Transit vote 98 per cent in favour of job action
ABBOTSFORD—In a strike vote completed over the weekend, CUPE 561 members who work as bus drivers for First Transit in the Fraser Valley have voted 98 per cent in favour of job action. The strike vote was held after the parties reached impasse at the negotiating table. The two sides are far apart on wages, […]
CUPE 1767, BC Assessment reach tentative agreement
CUPE 1767 and BC Assessment have reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract, which will run retroactively from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The tentative agreement covers approximately 600 members of CUPE 1767 who work as appraisers, assessment administrators and property information collectors, as well as in communications, finance, information technology […]
Making a difference for worker health and safety
Being at the table as a member of a board of directors—part of a leadership team with the same goals or community vision—is a great way to share our values and principles as union activists. Our experiences as workers, often very different from those of other board members, adds to the variety of opinions and […]
CUPE transit workers launch campaign encouraging more use of public transit
BURNABY — Citing higher fuel prices and cost of living, increasing traffic and commuting challenges, as well as concerns about climate change, two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing transit workers in the Lower Mainland and Capital Region have launched a new campaign urging more members of the public to “Try Transit!” […]
Court ruling on Cambie clinic another stake in the heart for private health care, says CUPE BC
VANCOUVER—Today’s ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissing a constitutional challenge by Brian Day and his Cambie Surgery Centre is another important win for public health care and a resounding defeat for private, for-profit health care that affirms fundamental principles of justice and fairness, says the B.C. Division of the Canadian Union of Public […]
Full-capacity emergency response the best defense against heat dome tragedies, says CUPE
BURNABY—The provincial government’s report to the chief coroner on last summer’s heat-related deaths is an important first step in identifying preventive measures to help save lives, but effective response to such events in the future will ultimately depend on a greater commitment by the agencies that fund emergency response, say the Ambulance Paramedics of BC […]
CUPE 1760, United Way British Columbia reach tentative agreement
BURNABY—CUPE 1760 and United Way British Columbia (UWBC) have agreed to terms for a new collective agreement. Details of the tentative agreement will be circulated to members shortly. “Our bargaining committee is satisfied with the agreement and will be recommending its ratification to the membership,” said CUPE 1760 President Lena Shillington. “Details will be circulated […]
Health Care presidents reissue call for more sector support
BURNABY—The community health sector continues to suffer from systemic challenges arising from staffing shortages, workload, and mental health issues and needs more support in these areas, CUPE’s Health Care Presidents Council concluded at their quarterly meeting held on Thursday. In addition to local updates and a sector bargaining review, Council members discussed a report from […]
In memoriam: Bernice Kirk
The CUPE BC family is mourning the loss of former president and secretary-treasurer Bernice Kirk, who passed away on Friday. A fierce defender of workers’ rights and public services who believed in the power of political action, Sister Bernice was a Coquitlam school board employee and CUPE activist who, after serving as president of Local […]
