CUPE 4163 and University of Victoria ratify renewed collective agreement
VICTORIA – The members of the University of Victoria Educational Workers’ Union (CUPE 4163) Component 3 and the UVic Board of Governors have ratified a renewed collective agreement. The agreement, reached last month at the bargaining table, covers over 400 continuing and term sessional lecturers and music performance instructors. “This renewed collective agreement will bring […]
CUPE 4163 and University of Victoria reach tentative agreement
VICTORIA – The University of Victoria Educational Workers’ Union (CUPE 4163) Component 3 has reached a tentative agreement with UVic. The agreement, reached this week at the bargaining table, covers over 400 continuing and term sessional lecturers and music performance instructors at the University. “I want to thank the members of CUPE 4163 Component 3 […]
Support workers at B.C. colleges reach tentative agreement
VANCOUVER – College support workers in B.C. represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative multi-employer agreement with B.C.’s Post-Secondary Employers’ Association and its member institutions. The three-year deal covers approximately 2,100 CUPE members working at five B.C. post-secondary institutions. “We are very pleased to reach an agreement that recognizes the […]
Time to end contracting out at UNBC, say campus workers
PRINCE GEORGE – Some campus workers at the University of Northern British Columbia are among the lowest paid in the region, while the multinational corporation that employs them makes hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. CUPE 3799 says this is unfair and the University needs to bring cleaning services in-house and treat campus cleaners […]
Bulletin – K-12 Presidents Council stands in solidarity with Ontario education workers
With our fellow education workers in Ontario facing an unprecedented attack on their rights and their ability to serve students, B.C.’s K-12 Presidents Council is sending a message of support and solidarity to the Ontario School Board Council of Union and its 55,000 members as they prepare to go on strike. The appalling disregard of […]
CUPE 116 and UBC reach tentative agreement
CUPE and the University of British Columbia have reached a tentative agreement. CUPE 116, representing around 2,700 workers that provide support services at UBC, reached the tentative deal with the province’s largest university earlier this week. “I want to thank CUPE 116 members for their support and interest throughout this round of bargaining. The bargaining […]
Bulletin – Presidents Council endorses Provincial Framework Agreement
The K-12 Presidents are endorsing the new Provincial Framework Agreement reached last week. The British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) also endorses the agreement. Both recommend the agreement be part of local collective agreements. The Provincial Framework Agreement (PFA) has a 3-year term in effect from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025. It […]
School support workers reach tentative deal with BC public schools
Burnaby – A tentative provincial framework agreement has been reached between the unions representing B.C.’s 40,000 school support workers and the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). “Our bargaining committees worked hard to reach this tentative agreement,” says Paul Simpson, president of the K-12 Presidents Council. “Working together, we were able to reach an […]
Bulletin – Thank you to all school support workers
With summer upon us, the K-12 Presidents Council would like to thank all school support workers for their exemplary service through another challenging school year. As the pandemic continues, your dedication and professionalism are to be commended. Thanks to your work, students and families have been able to depend on clean and healthy schools being […]
CUPE 1760, United Way BC ratify new collective agreement
BURNABY-CUPE 1760 and United Way British Columbia (UWBC) have ratified a new collective agreement – the first since United Way of the Lower Mainland amalgamated last year with five other United Way entities. This four-and-a-half-year agreement includes two years of retroactive wage increases, recognition of the current cost of living and several improvements important to […]