CUPE National Convention Report

Your delegates to the 2023 National Convention were Kirk Mercer, Page DeWolfe, Amy Issel, Nykita Downie, and Heidi Neeves. The Convention took place from October 22-27th in Quebec City, with over 2200 delegates representing more than 740,000 CUPE members across Canada. Convention business ranged from debate on the resolutions and constitutional amendments submitted by locals, divisions, and district councils, to…

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Victoria Pride Parade 2023

951 members Kirk Mercer, Page DeWolfe, Susie Dancer, Stephen Leckie, and recent retiree Ted Godwin joined the Victoria Labour Council with the BC Ferries and Marine Workers Union float the MV Queen of Solidarity (captained by Vikki Smudge) and close to 100 members from several other unions including other CUPE Members from Vancouver Island District Council and Nanaimo Duncan District…

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Why all the rules?

When you attend a general meeting, you will notice the rules of order we use to move the meeting forward. We have an agenda to follow and there are set rules for how and when that agenda may be modified. These can be found in our Bylaws, and are pretty standard as meetings go. As you attend more meetings, you…

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IDAHOBIT 2023

Despite the acronym, this day is not about small folk who live in the Shire; May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. The date of May 17 was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. It is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about…

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