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APRIL 14, 2010Provincial underfunding to blame for VSB budget woes
VANCOUVER—Education minister Margaret MacDiarmid was not on hand to hear the community struggle with an $18 million funding shortfall in...
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APRIL 13, 2010Good news also comes in threes
HOPE – CUPE 458 members have reached a new collective agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional District.The workers at Hope...
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APRIL 13, 2010Managers to escape the knife in public library cuts
Admin counts for only one of 25 FTEs to go in first round of City budget rollbacksVANCOUVER— With Vancouver Public...
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APRIL 13, 2010Barlow says ‘get active’ for public sewage treatment in Victoria
VICTORIA – Speaking to a full house at St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria, Maude Barlow brought a global perspective to...
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APRIL 13, 2010Final call for convention resolutions
BURNABY—With only two months remaining before CUPE BC’s annual convention, all locals and district councils affiliated to the union are...
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APRIL 13, 2010‘Tappies’ toast World Water Day
VANCOUVER—World Water Day celebrations kicked off a day early Sunday with a tap water toast, local roots band Headwater and...
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APRIL 13, 2010CUPE members rally to build a better B.C.
VANCOUVER—CUPE members turned out in big numbers Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, joining more than a thousand people from a wide...
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APRIL 13, 2010Social services workers unite to support communities
BURNABY—Community social services workers are in every community in B.C., helping people daily. The services these workers provide are crucial...
Bargaining
APRIL 13, 2010University workers set to bargain
VICTORIA – University support workers in several CUPE locals have served notice to bargain with their respective employers.The CUPE workers...