Community Social Services Locals

Sheryl Burns

Sheryl Burns is the proud president of CUPE Local 1936 and the Workers with Disabilities Representative on the BC Federation of Labour Executive Council.  She is serving her third term on the CUPE BC Executive Board, including her second term as one of four General Vice-Presidents.

Sheryl currently represents CUPE members on the City of Vancouver Joint Childcare Council and on the Provincial Social Services Sector Roundtable.  She also sits on the Provincial Accessibility Legislation Advisory Committee.

Sheryl has chaired and participated on numerous CUPE BC and CUPE National Committees, including the CUPE BC Community Social Services Committee, the CUPE BC Environment Committee, the CUPE BC and National Workers with Disabilities Committees, and the CUPE National Women’s Committee.  She is the proud 2017 recipient of the CUPE National Disability Rights Award.