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Committees

Committees

CUPE BC’s Committees are mandated to carry out the policies, campaigns and action plan developed at convention. Members are appointed by CUPE BC after soliciting recommendations from affiliated locals and the District Councils. Membership of each committee is further reflected by the Terms of Reference of each committee. Final determination of appointments to committees is made by the CUPE BC Executive Board.

Protecting the public sector from private profiteers This committee works to protect the public services B.C. communities rely on. Committee…
Making B.C.’s colleges and institutes work This committee works to protect publicly funded colleges and institutes in B.C. and develops…
Protecting and supporting our society’s most vulnerable This committee deals with issues specific to community social service workers who are…
Building the knowledge and confidence to win This committee works with the staff of the Union Education Branch and advises…
Fighting climate change and environmental injustice The Committee is responsible for proposing initiatives and activities that help CUPE members make…
Guiding the path towards reconciliation The Indigenous Committee was established to provide information, awareness, and education to Indigenous CUPE members…
Advancing workers’ rights globally This committee builds membership capacity and participation in support of workers’ rights globally. It promotes greater…
Supporting students in clean and healthy schools This committee promotes quality public education as a pillar of our communities, and…
Supporting public libraries and library workers This committee focuses on issues affecting CUPE library workers in communities across the province.…
This committee works to highlight the public services CUPE’s municipal workers provide to communities across the province. Working in countless…
Supporting safe and healthy workplaces for all This committee builds membership knowledge, capacity, and participation to effectively combat unhealthy workplaces…
Fighting for everyone’s right to retire This committee promotes and supports pension literacy and education, and develops strategies to advocate…
Working to create more accessible workplaces This committee provides education and raises awareness about disability issues for members with disabilities,…
Fighting for safer and more inclusive workplaces This committee promotes safe workplaces by offering solutions to fight homophobia, transphobia and…
Using our power to lead progressive change This committee provides members with information about political choices, and encourages them to…
Challenging racism and oppression in all its forms This committee builds membership capacity to stand up for racial justice in…
Protecting trades work, connecting trades workers The Committee raises the profile and awareness of the working trades in British Columbia,…
Connecting our communities, strengthening public transit This committee works on issues of importance to CUPE members who are transit operators…
Supporting university locals to work together strategically The Committee supports university locals in the province to coordinate strategically on such…
Cultivating safe spaces for women to participate and lead Members of this committee are committed to building capacity within CUPE’s…
Supporting the next generation of leaders CUPE BC’s Young Workers Committee was established to bring focus and priority to issues…