Bulletin – Trades members have a frank and open discussion
CUPE members working in trades have played a crucial role during the pandemic, putting in safety measures to keep schools safe and thereby helping to keep the economy open. As well as discussing the impact of the pandemic and identifying concerns for bargaining, members took the opportunity for frank discussion on a variety of topics. Local […]
Singh to CUPE BC delegates: ‘Thank you for fighting for people’
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, addressing CUPE BC convention on Thursday, thanked delegates and the entire labour movement for their efforts in fighting for workers’ rights, safe workplaces, and pensions—efforts that helped elect his team of 24 New Democrat Members of Parliament who fight every day for working people and families across Canada. “This pandemic […]
Bulletin – StrongStart and early childhood educators share their challenges and want more understanding of their roles
StrongStart facilitators and early childhood educators (ECEs) help children get the best educational programming possible, to have social and emotional learning skills for an easier and familiar transition into Kindergarten. They work closely with families acting as counsellor, secretary, and educator, to name just a few of their roles. Members shared pandemic experiences, listened to a presentation and […]
CUPE 389 celebrates May Day with hot lunches for seniors
NORTH VANCOUVER—CUPE Local 389 creatively adapted their annual May Day tea event honouring seniors in the community who fought for workers’ rights such as pay equity. Instead of serving lunch and tea at Silver Harbour Centre, they bought 200 hot lunches—including soup and chicken cordon bleu prepared by Silver Harbour’s chef, and cake pops purchased […]
Bulletin – Labourers, grounds and maintenance have their say
K-12 labourers, grounds and maintenance workers shared pandemic experiences, identified and discussed their bargaining priorities, and raised concerns during the May 11 Zoom meeting. Experiences shared with other classifications included increased workload and going from being unseen and behind the scenes, to being in the spotlight. Pandemic experiences and challenges include: safety concerns around working in crews […]
Paul Simpson acclaimed president of K-12 Presidents Council
BURNABY—Members of the K-12 Presidents Council met on May 12 to deal with council business and update members on various issues. Members elected their executive board that will serve for three years. Elected or acclaimed are: President                  Paul Simpson, […]
Bulletin – Action needed on school board budget projections and resulting cuts
It is school board budget season and, as in previous years, districts are projecting deficits that will impact programming, jobs and services the public relies on. But unlike other years, the COVID-19 pandemic has created larger potential deficits for this fiscal year because new costs and additional pandemic expenses are causing a shortfall in projected […]
Bulletin – IT, tech support, technical and similar classifications share experiences and ask questions
Districts that already had online learning set up were better prepared to deal with the pandemic and remote learning. Setting schools up with networks and technology was challenging but tech departments swung into action and got the job done. Members identified and discussed their bargaining priorities as well as other important concerns. Issues arising from […]
Bulletin – Indigenous support workers, youth and family workers, library assistants share powerful experiences
Tuesday’s call with Indigenous support workers, youth and family workers, library support staff and other direct student support classifications was powerful both because of the generous sharing of personal stories and in terms of the unique challenges these members face. Members identified and discussed their bargaining priorities as well as other important concerns. Library assistants […]
K-12 Bulletin 67 – EAs across the Province share concerns and experiences
Hundreds of education assistants, SSWs, CEAs and similar classifications participated in four Zoom meetings held over the last two weeks to share their experiences and issues. Members identified and discussed their bargaining priorities as well as other important concerns. Experiencing the pandemic EAs dealt with and continue to face many challenges brought on by the […]
