Pacific Blue Cross Election Results

Hi friends, You might remember my email in late August about the Pacific Blue Cross board elections—great news, we won! Jatinder Bir, Lori Mayhew, and Aaron Sumexheltza were all elected, ensuring the board will keep workers’ interests at the forefront. Thanks to everyone who helped share the message—and secure this win. we reached 16,000 CUPE members, showing how strong we…

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Emancipation Day

On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect after being passed by the British Parliament.  The Act began the legal abolition of slavery that impacted people of African descent who were enslaved in British colonies, including Canada. In 2021, Members of the Canadian Parliament voted unanimously to officially recognize August 1st as Emancipation Day in Canada. CUPE…

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VIDC Leadership Conference

The CUPE Vancouver Island District Council has recently announced an upcoming Leadership Conference, taking place from July 24-27, 2024, at Vancouver Island University (VIU)!  Your Executive has passed a motion to send up to 4 members to attend this Leadership Conference, with the intention of having one person attend each “bundle”. To put your name forward for consideration, please email…

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Executive Board Elections – May 29, 2024

The elections, outlined below, will be taking place in person at the David Turpin Building A104 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm on Wednesday May 29th, 2024. First Vice President-incumbent: Page DeWolfe Head Steward-incumbent: Stephen Leckie Treasurer-incumbent: Michael Rheault Communications Chair-incumbent: Ranbir Prihar Member at Large—incumbent: Erica Burns Trustee-incumbent: Jessica Fox All positions are 2 year terms except for the 3…

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Update on April Salary Increase

As you may recall, the upcoming April salary increase was negotiated as 2% plus the potential for an extra 1% based on BC Consumer Price Index. We are pleased to let you know that the increase will be the full 3%. You can find more information on the cost-of-living adjustments here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024FIN0013-000387

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