A private company is going to move to B.C. and endanger our safe blood supply unless we stop them. Join your community Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30 pm to learn more about the threat of paid plasma and what you can do to help keep our blood system safe. The hosts will be speaking along with Kat Lanteigne, advocate and co-founder…
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CUPE BC Convention 2016 was a well attended and very busy event! This is the 1st CUPE BC Convention for me since 1992 or 1993! It was great to be back – actually saw one or two familiar faces from so long ago — and lots of new faces too! There is nothing quite like a large gathering of like…
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The most recent statistics from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) tell us that in 2014, 919 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada – more than 2.5 deaths every single day. Among the 919 dead were thirteen young workers aged fifteen to nineteen years; and another twenty-five workers aged twenty to twenty-four years. Add to these fatalities…
Read moreConvention 2016 CUPE BC Convention App Available We are very excited to announce that whether you are a delegate to the CUPE BC 2016 Convention or you want to follow along from home, there is a convention app for mobile devices that will connect you to all of the action. No matter what kind of mobile device you use, the…
Read moreSOOKE – The District of Sooke has voted unanimously to end their contract with for-profit contractor EPCOR and bring wastewater services in-house. Sooke staff estimate that the District can save approximately $225,000 annually by operating and maintaining the system themselves. There will be a six month transition period and the District will officially take over as of October 1, 2016.…
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