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OCTOBER 1, 2021CUPE BC presents priorities for B.C. Budget 2022
As part of the provincial government’s pre-Budget 2022 consultations, CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta presented the union’s priorities and recommendations....
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JULY 27, 2021It’s time to reconnect
In the year and a half since the first COVID-19 lockdown, we’ve learned just how challenging and unpredictable pandemic times...
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MARCH 25, 2021Connecting with our members never stops
As you read this issue of Public Employee, we’re well into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While vaccines...
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NOVEMBER 18, 2020Electing a BC NDP majority government was crucial—let’s remember why
All CUPE members in B.C. should celebrate the election of a BCNDP government on October 24. Not only was Premier...
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AUGUST 31, 2020We can’t be together this Labour Day—but we’re still in this together
Labour Day has always been one of my favourite days of the year. As the heat of summer begins to...
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MARCH 18, 2020Information for CUPE members about COVID-19 and their workplaces
CUPE BC is here to support our Locals, and we are working hard with CUPE National's Regional Office to ensure...
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JANUARY 6, 2020The work begins now
Why we need a BC NDP majority government Welcome to the first edition of Public Employee for the 2020s. It...
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OCTOBER 18, 2019Why we’re with Jagmeet
The federal election on October 21 offers working people an opportunity to cast their ballot for an unambiguously pro-worker and...
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AUGUST 26, 2019Labour Day—to know where we need to go, we must remember how we got here
While we all look forward to the Labour Day weekend, and think of it as the “final weekend of summer,”...