CUPE BC, Vancouver Island District Council of CUPE and CUPE 358 sponsor the Vancouver Island Tap Water Crew at Islands Folk Festival and are short on volunteers this year. If you would like to help out and make this an ALL CUPE CREW, please contact Michèle <mfavarger@gmail.com> or Danny <danata454@gmail.com> by no later than next Friday, July 3. IFF 2015…
Read moreStudent and worker solidarity at UVic! Representatives from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals 4163, 917, 951, the Professional Employees Association (PEA), the Faculty Association, the UVic Students’ Society (UVSS), the Graduate Students’ Society (GSS), the Steelworkers, and Unifor!
Read moreReaffirming the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Canada’s largest union is welcoming the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. “As workers, we must acknowledge the attempted cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples. This is a dark part of our history shared amongst all Canadians,” says Paul Moist, national president of CUPE. “We stand strong as an…
Read moreCUPE 951 members have once again contributed generously to this scholarship fund! These scholarships are open only to sons and daughters of active members of contributing locals* of the Canadian Union of Public Employees of the Greater Victoria area. The selection will be based on a combination of GPA/academic standing, 1 reference letter, and a 1 page informative letter. An…
Read moreAfter mediation with Vince Ready, CUPE 116 and the University of British Columbia have reached a tentative settlement through to 2019. More details in CUPE 116’s Bargaining Bulletin: Bargaining Bulletin – Tentative Agreement Reached – May 29, 2015
Read moreCUPE BC has launched an Environment Allstars contest. Open to CUPE members in B.C., the contest is designed to highlight creative projects that support the environment and to engage and celebrate CUPE members who have shown leadership as stewards of the environment in their lives, their workplaces or their communities. Apart from doing good for the environment, members who enter can win…
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