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MAY 19, 2021CUPE BC Convention 2021 opens (virtually) in Vancouver with farewell speech from Faoro
VANCOUVER - B.C.’s largest union opened its 57th annual convention today with a final speech from outgoing president Paul Faoro,...
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MAY 18, 2021CUPE 389 celebrates May Day with hot lunches for seniors
NORTH VANCOUVER—CUPE Local 389 creatively adapted their annual May Day tea event honouring seniors in the community who fought for...
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MAY 14, 2021Bulletin - Labourers, grounds and maintenance have their say
K-12 labourers, grounds and maintenance workers shared pandemic experiences, identified and discussed their bargaining priorities, and raised concerns during the May...
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MAY 13, 2021Paul Simpson acclaimed president of K-12 Presidents Council
BURNABY—Members of the K-12 Presidents Council met on May 12 to deal with council business and update members on various...
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MAY 11, 2021Bulletin - Action needed on school board budget projections and resulting cuts
It is school board budget season and, as in previous years, districts are projecting deficits that will impact programming, jobs...
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MAY 11, 2021CUPE Health Care Presidents Council celebrates DTES members during National Nursing Week
VANCOUVER—As invaluable partners in B.C.’s public health care system, CUPE 1004 nurses working in the Downtown Eastside exemplify this year’s...
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MAY 11, 2021Bulletin - IT, tech support, technical and similar classifications share experiences and ask questions
Districts that already had online learning set up were better prepared to deal with the pandemic and remote learning. Setting...
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MAY 6, 2021Bulletin - Indigenous support workers, youth and family workers, library assistants share powerful experiences
Tuesday’s call with Indigenous support workers, youth and family workers, library support staff and other direct student support classifications was...
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MAY 3, 2021K-12 Bulletin 67 - EAs across the Province share concerns and experiences
Hundreds of education assistants, SSWs, CEAs and similar classifications participated in four Zoom meetings held over the last two weeks...