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MARCH 9, 2010CRD vulnerable to trade restrictions with sewage P3
BURNABY—If local governments opt for public private partnerships (P3s), something which is under consideration for the Capital Regional District’s new...
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MARCH 8, 2010Bread and roses at IWD breakfast
BURNABY – Union women celebrated International Women’s Day with a breakfast that included bread and roses, as well as inspiring...
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MARCH 8, 2010Celebrating International Women’s Day
BURNABY —As International Women’s Day approaches, we reflect on the past year and highlight opportunities to celebrate this important day.In...
Bargaining
MARCH 3, 2010Community Health contract ratified
BURNABY – The BCGEU announced today that the contract negotiated on behalf of community health workers has been ratified by...
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MARCH 2, 2010Liberals further the divide in B.C. with 2010 Budget
VICTORIA—With its first post-Olympics budget, the BC Liberal government is worsening economic polarization and providing little relief to rural communities...
Bargaining
MARCH 2, 2010Health Sciences Professionals negotiations scheduled
VANCOUVER–The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) have agreed to begin contract discussions...
Bargaining
MARCH 1, 2010Community social services bargaining and pension update
BURNABY—Representatives from the community social services sector’s multi-union negotiating team met by conference call on February 22, at the request...
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MARCH 1, 2010Overflow crowd gives thumbs-down to sewage P3
VICTORIA - It was a shutout for public sewage treatment at the Capital Regional District meeting on sewage treatment procurement...
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FEBRUARY 22, 2010Wear Pink on February 26
BURNABY–On Friday, February 26, CUPE members in British Columbia will join folks in communities across Canada by wearing pink as...