Disability Pride Month is a time to highlight and celebrate the contributions people with disabilities make to our Union. Since not all disabilities are visible, we encourage everyone to use this month as an opportunity to educate yourself on ableism and how to eliminate it from our workplaces.
The University of British Columbia is the largest university in BC and one of the largest in Canada. Yet it is one of the last universities in the country without a union for graduate research assistants. The lack of a union has prevented UBC student workers from being able to affect their working conditions and negotiate for fair wages. It…
Thank you to each of our members and retirees who came out to the December meeting and Holiday Social, we hope everyone enjoyed the streamlined meeting, good food, and good company! The Executive would like to wish everyone a safe holiday and happy new year.
Our local is moving from @uvic.ca email addresses to @cupe951.ca addresses starting in December 2023.
Individual executive board members may still use their personal email. Additional role based emails may be added in the future. For full confidentiality, we do recommend contacting us from non-uvic email addresses.
On December 6, 1989, 14 women lost their lives simply because they were women. Each year, we take time to remember their names: This years event will be at the BC Legislature at 5pm, https://psacbc.com/…/december-6-national-day-of…/