What is the Better Data Project?

UVic launched the Better Data Project in November 2023. It is focused on collecting demographic details of UVic’s campus community (Faculty, Staff and Students). It replaces the Employee Equity Survey and provides an ongoing collection point for students. Once aggregated, the data will be used to help inform support structures, strategies, and institutional plans. Basically, the goal is to better…

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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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