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…
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…
Dear CUPE 951 Member, We need your help this week. CUPE members have fought hard for our extended health benefits, which we access through our benefits provider, Pacific Blue Cross. Right now, Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) members can vote to elect new directors to the PBC Board. As plan members, the health and well-being of you and your family are…
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…
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…
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