Your communications chair, Colin Newell, was in attendance for the CUPE-BC 2017 Convention Communicators Breakfast in Victoria B.C. in April. – One of the events was a very interesting (and at times gritty) session that featured a talk by noted labour activist Canadian photographer Josh Berson – Your communications chair has been taking photos for almost 50 years and here…
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Your CUPE 951 executive members were there! President Kara White, Vice-president Kirk Mercer, 2nd Vice-President Ted Godwin, Chief Steward Laurie Whyte, your Communications Chair Colin Newell, Trustee Maddy Smith and Member at Large, Pat Shade. Your CUPE 951 members worked hard with other members of post secondary institutions around British Columbia – identifying key areas that are of interest to…
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VICTORIA—Delegates to CUPE BC’s 54th annual convention today elected a new Executive Board to lead the union for the next two years. CUPE BC President Paul Faoro and Secretary-Treasurer Trevor Davies were acclaimed to continue in their roles, and Cindy McQueen, Tanya Paterson, Karen Ranalletta and Michelle Waite were elected to serve as General Vice Presidents. Delegates also elected four…
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Doing something about noise! Crowd Sourcing Noise Measurements We’ve all known for a long time that exposure to workplace noise causes hearing loss – kids in school learn about it in Grade 4! Workers have been losing their hearing for years at alarming rates; an estimated 74% of construction workers by the time they reach retirement age(1)! Now is the…
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Hello everyone, Emergency Preparedness Week is this May 7th to 13th. This is a great reminder that we all can do more to be prepared for disrupting emergency events in our lives. Several lunch time learning events have been scheduled and are open to any member of the campus community. Bring your lunch and come out and learn! A…
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CUPE 951 – proudly supporting 1UP VICTORIA SINGLE PARENT RESOURCE CENTRE Bring a donation of BABY FOOD, FORMULA OR DIAPERS (ALL SIZES, CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH!) and all baby friendly (and necessary!) toiletries; lotions, balms, creams, etc http://www.singleparentvictoria.ca BRING ITEMS TO THE CUPE 951 BBQ JUNE 21, 2017 COMMONS BLOCK Other items will be gratefully accepted, toys, new or gently…
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