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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013KDC celebrates 50 years of solidarity
CRANBROOK – The Kootenay District Council (KDC) celebrated 50 years of solidarity in the Kootenays this month. They marked the...
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013North Shore Winter Club management should listen to members, return to bargaining—CUPE BC
NORTH VANCOUVER—Locked out North Shore Winter Club (NSWC) employees are gearing up for an evening of action as the NSWC...
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013Local governments call for review of recycling regulation changes
VANCOUVER – Local government officials are calling for the Provincial government to step in and re-examine Multi-Materials British Columbia’s (MMBC)...
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013Tentative deal reached for CUPE’s public school education workers
RICHMOND, BC—The Canadian Union of Public Employees has reached a tentative Provincial Framework Agreement with the BC Public Schools Employers’...
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013Upcoming bargaining dates crucial to BC schools staying open—CUPE BC
Government must drop concession demands or face strikeBURNABY—Bargaining dates set for next week between CUPE’s K-12 bargaining committee and the...
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013CUPE secures additional bargaining dates but government offers are net loss for education workers
VANCOUVER—CUPE’s talks with the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association will continue on September 16, but a lack of progress on...
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013Prince George civic locals deliver strong strike mandate
City’s ‘final offer’ soundly rejected by frustrated employeesPRINCE GEORGE—Prince George’s two CUPE Locals have delivered a strong strike mandate—93 percent—putting...
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013Ongoing bargaining reaches critical stage
VANCOUVER—Provincial-level bargaining for CUPE education members made progress this week. Presidents’ Council and the employer will continue to meet over...
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013CUPE 441 education workers to present to Saanich School Board
SAANICH—The union representing education workers in District 63 will make a presentation to the Saanich School Board to press for...